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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
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Supporting Green Infrastructure Planning in Cities: Tools, Data Needs, and City Perspectives
31 March - 31 March 2026, 8:30 EDT
Background Introduction Agenda Presentation Recording The Urban Nature Program , co-led by the World Bank through its Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC), with support from the GEF, UNEP, and ICLEI, aims to scale up financing to help cities and sub-national governments implement actions
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The World Bank’s webinar series “ Bringing Nature to Cities: Integrated Urban Solutions to Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change” promotes
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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
