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Greening Cities

How cities choose to respond to climate change and urbanization challenges is more critical now than ever before. It affects not only the livability of the residents but also the ecological wellbeing by providing valuable refuges for a wide range of biodiversity. Cities around the world are increasingly pursuing green sustainability agenda, to grow their economies while working to reduce carbon footprints and avoid biodiversity loss. Moreover, cities are uniquely positioned to deliver green recovery after crises and provide the foundation of resilience. In fact, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for open green spaces in cities and access to urban nature, providing insights into future planning and policies. 
Greening Cities supports an integrated approach to managing urban biodiversity and the ecosystem, in which “green” and “blue” assets such as grasslands, parks, rivers, lakes, coastal water systems, and wetlands are an integral part of the urban design, land use, and spatial planning. Using natural capital accounting, cities can measure the impact of ecoservices through economic and environmental metrics, and plan, assess, and invest in a network of green urban infrastructure that connects urban and urban peripheries to increase ecological functions, while integrating the value of nature in decision-making. 
 
Understanding the interconnectedness among urban biodiversity, ecosystem services, climate change, and our wellbeing, Greening Cities initiatives will help cities deliver green and low carbon growth.
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Piloting Nature-based Solutions for Urban Cooling

  • Country/ City
    World
  • Topic
    Nature-based Solutions, Green Infrastructure
  • Published On
    December 28, 2022
  • Author(s)
    The World Bank, ESMAP
  • Abstract
  • Piloting Nature-based Solutions for Urban Cooling

    Reducing excess urban heat and protecting populations from extreme temperatures is one of the 21st century’s key resilience and sustainability challenges. As the planet warms, cities are increasingly finding that they need new ways to keep urban temperatures down to protect their residents. Urban cooling options have primarily focused on space cooling through air conditioning. Nature-based solutions and leveraging urban design to cool cities have yet to be fully deployed and understood, especially by policymakers and urban planners.

Advancing Urban Sustainability for a Green Recovery

  • Country/ City
    World
  • Topic
    Urban Planning, Greening Cities
  • Published On
    August 02, 2022
  • Author(s)
    GEF
  • Abstract
  • Advancing Urban Sustainability for a Green Recovery

    Cities are central to economic growth and have a pivotal role to play in achieving global climate, nature, and sustainable development goals. Yet this potential remains largely untapped as cities continue to face unprecedented environmental and social challenges. The current COVID-19 pandemic has affected cities deeply, and continues to be a barrier to sustainable and equitable development. The pandemic has widened already vulnerable gaps, and impacted capacity of cities to adopt sustainable pathways for future growth.

Best Practices and Lessons Learned: Urban Orchards in a Natural Reserve

  • Country/ City
    Asunción, Paraguay
  • Topic
    Gender, Economic and Social Development, Ecosystem services, Nature-based Solutions, Green Infrastructure
  • Published On
    July 01, 2022
  • Author(s)
    UNDP, MADES
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  • Abstract
  • Best Practices and Lessons Learned: Urban Orchards in a Natural Reserve

    “Banco San Miguel y Bahía de Asunción” Ecological Reserve is the city’s largest green area. Spreading over 300 hectares, this unique ecosystem is recognized worldwide as a conservation site for shore and migratory birds. However, the reserve is home to numerous families living in vulnerable conditions. Waste management has become a social and environmental challenge in the area, but the community is working with the Asunción Green City project to reduce irregular dumpsites and restore the reserve.
     

Urban Nature and Biodiversity for Cities. Policy Brief

  • Country/ City
    World
  • Topic
    Nature-based Solutions, Green Infrastructure, Urban Planning, Policy and Governance
  • Published On
    September 22, 2021
  • Author(s)
    Anne D. Guerry, Jeffrey R. Smith, Eric Lonsdorf, Gretchen C. Daily, Xueman Wang, Yuna Chun
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  • Abstract
  • Urban Nature and Biodiversity for Cities. Policy Brief

    One important way for urban leaders to rise to today’s challenges is to bring biodiversity and nature into urban design through urban ecological planning. Such planning recognizes that cities depend on biodiversity and that biodiversity depends on cities. Ecological planning not only illuminates the linkages between urbanization and biodiversity, but also helps integrate this understanding into urban planning, strategy, and investment.

Urban Forest Greenhouses: Construction and Management (Spanish)

  • Country/ City
    Asunción
  • Published On
    February 20, 2021
  • Author(s)
    MADES, UNDP, GEF
  • Abstract
  • Urban Forest Greenhouses: Construction and Management (Spanish)

    This report aims at the training of workers related to institutional forest nurseries that provide plants for urban arborization within this territory.
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