Location matters: Rethinking wetland restoration for combating floods in China
Abstract
• Global flood events have been surging significantly in recent years. • Wetlands are recognized as a nature-based solution to defense floods. • Wetlands’ flood-regulating functions vary with their location in the watershed. • China’s current “No Net Loss” policy lacks spatial targeting. • Location-based wetland restoration enhances flood mitigation cost-effectively.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
Flood Risk Assessment and Management
Wetland Management and Conservation
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Geography and sustainability
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 100408–100408
- Publication date
- 8 January 2026
- Language
- EN