Аннотация:Against the background of climate change and rapid urbanization, issues related to urbanflooding, surface runoff, water security, and ecosystem degradation have become seriousglobal problems. Case studies have shown that adopting nature-based approaches can helpaddress these challenges and reduce the risk of them occurring. In particular, storm water management has become a popular topic not only for politicians and environmentalists, but alsofor the academic international community. The authors proceed from the fact that the integration of natural solutions (in particular, regarding storm water) into the strategy of urban development and urban water management opens the way to the creation of sustainable cities. Theaim of the study is to demonstrate that the integration of traditional engineering solutions andnatural solutions aimed at solving modern urban water problems (with a focus on storm watermanagement) is a promising and effective direction for achieving urban sustainability, in particular with regard to water resources; provide a platform for further exploration of issuesrelated to this topic, thus contributing to progress in understanding and integrating systemsbased on nature's solutions into the water management model. The study examines naturebased approaches to urban water planning and management (in particular, the sponge city concept), which contribute to addressing issues related to urban water supply, surface runoff andflooding, as well as a number of environmental and social problems; it is shown that the implementation of solutions based on nature implies an interdisciplinary approach and the introduction of open dynamic platforms; it is emphasized that the development of a system of indicators for assessing the economic, social and environmental efficiency of natural («green»)solutions and their integration with «gray» infrastructure needs to be improved. Further research on nature-based solutions for urban water management and their integration with traditional engineering approaches will advance the understanding and implementation of naturebased solutions in urban water management, which will contribute to the solution, incl. environmental and social problems. The results of the study may find a response in the scientificcommunity, among politicians and authorities in the development of mechanisms to preventthe negative impact of climate change, incl. rainfall and drought periods on cities and watermanagement.