Complexities of eco-restoration involve multiple authorities
In this second roundtable, GCA brought together officials from Beijing and international experts to discuss the main objective of IWRM, communication across sectors and methods of coordination, the responsibilty of the government for climate adaptation and disaster resilience through information and experience sharing between cities.
Working with Beijing on its water eco-restoration plan
In this first roundtable of the knowledge exchange, GCA brought together officials from Beijing and international experts to discuss how environmental pressures in Beijing could be mitigated through a water restoration strategy that covered the three principles of water-sensitive or sponge cities.
The Wadden Sea region: a testing ground for climate adaptation
This case study on the Wadden Sea region is an important part of Dutch thinking on living with water through solutions that are integrated or combined with natural systems and serve multiple functions for regional development.
Scaling up NbS for adaptation in coastal areas
In this webinar, on the 23rd of June, speakers presented coastal adaptation strategies where Nature based Solutions have been used. They explored the challenges and opportunities for upscaling these solutions and discussed the policy framework and financial support to upscale NbS.
The power of three: mangroves, seagrass and corals
Interventions on nature-based solutions need to be systemic. Here we explore the system of mangroves-seagrass - coral reef, and the importance of addressing this as a system. The success of one ecosystem is linked to that of the others, and each performs different functions.
Testing Rain Beds in Oslo
Several rain beds and open storm water solutions have been implemented in Oslo, Norway. This video shows testing storm water retention in two urban rain-gardens in Oslo. It shows show this ensured that the design flaws could be detected and corrected.
Nature based Solutions
A film about sustainable urban transformation for climate change adaptation with focused on mainstreaming nature based solutions in urban governance and planning by Professor Christine Wamsler, Lund University Center for Sustainability Studies.
Sustainable Floating City Development
To cope with the future challenges of the growing world population and land scarcity, new solutions to build cities and grow food should be developed. Building floating structures on water could be a solution to gain the space we need for urbanization and food production.
Webinar: Accelerating Adaptation through Large Scale NbS
This webinar addressed the need for greater effort to identify a pipeline of large-scale NbS projects that accelerate adaptation, and at the same time build the resilience of communities. Speakers presented cases followed by a panel discussion.
