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...
The India Forum for Nature-based Solutions invites you to the third session of our Masterclass Series on 'Financing and integrating community engagement in Nature-based Solutions initiatives across Indian cities' on Thursday, 10th October, from 3 pm to 4-15 pm. The session will focus on presentations by Sukanya Narain (Founder of Sustainnovate; Strategy advisor and mentor...
