Taking a catchment approach to elevate Nature Based Solutions

20 May 2026
Resilience Stage

To truly reap the rewards of NBS and ensure long-term impact, utilities need to take a catchment approach to deployment. By considering the entire landscape and upstream-downstream interactions, utilities can better manage resources, reduce risks, and enhance ecosystem services. Join this session to uncover holistic strategies, how to maintain successful partnerships and how to integrate NBS into broader water management plans.


Chair welcome and introduction
Gabriela Dotro, Chair - Constructed Wetlands Association

River basin management engaging with multiple players across a catchment
Mike Morris, Technical Director - Stantec

Integrated water management planning: enabling water resilient places using nature based solutions
David Owen, Resilience Partnerships Manager - North and East - Yorkshire Water

Rivers as infrastructure: scaling nature-based resilience
Amina Aboobakar - Rivers Trust

Chairperson
Gabriela Dotro
Gabriela Dotro, Chair - Constructed Wetlands Association
Speakers
Mike Morris
Mike Morris, Technical Director - Stantec
Amina Aboobakar
Amina Aboobakar - Rivers Trust
David Owen
David Owen, Resilience Partnerships Manager - North and East - Yorkshire Water