Nature-based Solutions for Resilient Cities

Nature-based solutions (NBS), such as green roofs and walls, green corridors, urban parks, or riverside restoration projects, are cost-effective interventions inspired and supported by nature, providing environmental, social, and economic benefits simultaneously. The aim of the training session is to provide an overview of how NBS can support the creation of resilient cities. The training will review different types of NBS, the challenges they can address, and the benefits they can deliver as well as present good practice examples of NBS implementation in cities. The content of the training will be based on the findings of the Urban Nature Atlas, the most comprehensive database of urban nature-based solutions developed within the framework of the EU-funded Horizon 2020, Naturvation (NATure-based URban innovation) research project. The training will be delivered by a research team from the Central European University (Vienna, Austria) and WWF Sweden.

PROGRAM

• Introduction to the session
• Addressing urban sustainability challenges in the context of global goals to build resilient cities
• Overview of nature-based solutions in cities: what are nature-based solutions (NBS), types, challenges they can address, impacts/benefits they can deliver
• Presentation of the Urban Nature Atlas and good practices
• NBS implementation examples: o Green infrastructure in Tianjin Eco-City (Tianjin, China) o Beekeping at Audi Hungaria (Győr, Hungary) o Therapeutic Gardening in Singapore's parks, hospitals and retirement homes (Singapore) o BAM: Biblioteca degli Alberi di Milano (Milan, Italy) o CERES Community Environment Park (Melbourne, Australia)
• Nature-based Cities: WWF’s engagement
• Q&A