Extreme climate events are increasingly posing a severe risk for Indian cities, and with 75% of India’s 2050 infrastructure still to be built, building climate-resilient infrastructure becomes key. This panel discussion spotlights the critical necessity of urban NbS in India, the challenges associated with it, and the way forward actions needed to mainstream NbS interventions...
The India Forum for Nature-based Solutions will be formally launched at the NIUA Pavilion at the World Urban Forum building momentum and visibility for the Forum. The event seeks to engage international organisations, solution providers and investors who can support the objectives of the forum and accelerate the implementation of urban NbS in India.
The first convening of the Steering Committee of the India Forum for Nature-based Solutions agreed upon governance structures and the roles and responsibilities of the Steering Committee, the Secretariat and the Task Forces. The partners committed to ‘Climate Proofing 100 million residents and infrastructure worth $100 billion in Indian cities by 2030.’ This sets a...
The India Forum for NbS hosted a breakout session at the 'Driving Holistic Action for Urban Rivers 2023' – a National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and National Mission For Clean Ganga (NMCG)-led event under the Ministry of Jal Shakti's River Cities Alliance. The session focused on understanding the potential for Nature-based Solutions addressing the risks faced by #rivercities. The Forum also released the...
At Connect Karo 2023, the Private Sector Task Force (currently referred as the Funding & Financing Task Force) of the Forum held the first roundtable with select funders and financiers to understand their perspective of funding Nature-based Solution projects, particularly in urban India. This included discussions regarding the learnings and challenges in the space and...
A PechaKucha session was held at WRI India’s flagship event Connect Karo 2023, where 10 startups/solution providers/non-profits from across India were shortlisted to showcase their urban NbS solutions and practices in a short and crisp format with fixed time slot of 3 mins 45 secs each. In addition to this, the startups/non-profits were allocated an...
At Connect Karo 2023, the Forum launched its first edition of the Annual Research Program to address knowledge gaps and support local research on adopting and sustaining nature-based solutions tailored to the context of Indian cities. For more details, click here.
The India Forum for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) today held its inaugural annual summit. The Summit of the Forum saw over 100 public and private actors including participation from government representatives, civil society organizations, academicians, funders and financiers to come together to build synergies and foster dialogue, across the ecosystem, to increase awareness on NbS. For...
In partnership with the City of 1000 Tanks alliance, this class will acquaint participants with the Water Balance Model and the development of projects that use water as leverage for climate resilience impacts. The model looks at collecting rainwater, treating wastewater and runoff pollution with decentralised Nature-based Solutions (NbS). The flow recharges the underground aquifer, preventing...
