The webinar organised by NIUA was the 4th under Sustainable Urban Development – Smart Cities -II webinar series as part of setting up the Communities of Practice (CoP) under this project. The focus of the webinar was on leveraging nature-based solutions (NBS) to enhance urban resilience in Indian cities by examining practical implementation strategies, policy...
The National Institute of Urban Affairs’ Climate Centre for Cities (NIUA C-Cube) and WRI India launched the ‘India Forum for Nature-based Solutions’ on 29th June 2022 at the 11th World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland. Nature-based solutions (NbS) are fast emerging as cost-effective and sustainable ways to address climate change induced challenges such as heat,...
The growing impact of climate change has made it critical to include nature-based solutions (NBS) in urban planning. The session looked at the current barriers in operationalising NBS and the potential opportunities for NBS.
The session presented data and analytics on the changes to urban water ecosystems due to expanding city footprints and highlight the potential of nature-based solutions and blue-green infrastructure to serve as assets for climate proofing cities to water risks and stresses. The speakers also explained cases on restoring the city’s wetlands and lakes and their...
The session introduced various Nature-based Solutions (NbS) that have been adopted by cities to address climate related challenges. The effective implementation of NbS that involves inter-departmental coordination along with other stakeholder participation was also discussed. Tools available to compare the costs and benefits for making informed decisions on where NbS is appropriate were highlighted.
