Events
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Featured Event
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Scaling Green Infrastructure for a Resilient Rwanda
As climate risks intensify across African cities, nature-based solutions (NBS) and green-gray infrastructure (GGI) are emerging as critical tools for building urban resilience. When strategically designed and implemented, these interventions reduce vulnerability to floods and heat, restore ecosystems, enhance biodiversity, and generate tangible social, economic, and public health benefits. According to a 2025 World Resources Institute (WRI) report, new NBS initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa grew at an average annual rate of 15% between 2012 and 2021—signaling strong momentum and growing
Partner Events
Past events
Explore recordings, presentation and summaries from past events.
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Cities on the Frontline: Migration and Resilience, the MOVE book
Event Summary Historically, migration has been an intrinsic part of how humans navigate the world, however, skewed perceptions and misinformation
Partner Events
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The World Bank’s webinar series “ Bringing Nature to Cities: Integrated Urban Solutions to Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change” promotes integrated urban solutions for cities to
Webinar
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GPSC Webinar Series: Bringing Nature to Cities. Measuring and Reporting Urban Ecological Performance
The World Bank’s webinar series “ Bringing Nature to Cities: Integrated Urban Solutions to Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change” will
Webinar
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Cities on the Frontline: SMEs and Urban Resilience, Delivering a Resilient Economic Recover
Event Summary The Covid-19 pandemic lockdown measures have had devastating effects on jobs and local economies, especially small and medium
Partner Events
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The World Bank’s webinar series “ Bringing Nature to Cities: Integrated Urban Solutions to Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change” promotes
Webinar
Online
Cities on the Frontlines: Mainstreaming Resilience Thinking Into Recovery Packages
Event Summary As cities plan for recovery and investment in key services and infrastructure, they must also address the underlying
Partner Events
