The growing impact of climate change has made it critical to include nature-based solutions (NBS) in urban planning. The session...
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Tackling Climate Risks by Promoting NBS in Indian Cities
This blog first appeared on NIUA.org on July 28, 2021. Adapting to climate risks is imperative for cities. Cities are the epicentre...
Climate Change and Cities: Learning Series | Session: Urban Freshwater Ecosystems
The session presented data and analytics on the changes to urban water ecosystems due to expanding city footprints and highlight...
Climate Change and Cities: Learning Series | Session: Nature-based Solutions
The session introduced various Nature-based Solutions (NbS) that have been adopted by cities to address climate related challenges. The effective...
Creating a flood resilient Indian ‘Sheher’ through Water Sensitive Urban Design
In the last few years many Indian cities have started working on interventions aimed at flood-proofing and stormwater management at various scales.
Operationalising Nature-based Solutions: innovative approaches to financing ecosystem restoration
Climate related disasters and inequities may push more than 100 million people in developing countries below the poverty line by 2030.
Urban Greening for Cooling Cities
Over the past two decades, extreme temperature events have increased in frequency and severity around the world. The number of...
Nature based Solutions for healthy, resilient cities
Till early March, most global reports indicated that the number of cities in India with a population of more than 1 million, will grow from 42 to 68 by 2030.
Living with water: integrating blue, green and grey infrastructure to manage urban floods
Rampant urbanization and climate change are twin triggers causing severe and frequent urban flooding across India. Traditional grey stormwater infrastructure such as...