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The UNA has collected nature-based solutions in several phases:
  • As part of the Naturvation H2020 project, 1000 projects were included from 100 European cities (2017-2021);
  • A collection of 120 climate-focused global cases was funded by the British Academy (BA) in preparation for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26 (2021);
  • An extension of 100 Asian projects was supported by the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) to increase ASEAN member states’ capacity to implement nature-based solutions (2022).

Projects

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Walkway community garden
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Community gardens and allotments
Belfast, United Kingdom

Walkway Community Garden

An environmental improvement programme has helped to clean up a previously derelict plot of land on one of Belfast’s main thoroughfares, by transforming it into a community…
BudgetUnknown
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Courtyards Cordoba 1
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Nature on buildings (external)
Córdoba, Spain

Wall gardens and decorated patios of Córdoba

There is an old tradition to preserve the wall gardens and patios in the center of Cordoba. Every year, the Festival of the Courtyards of Cordoba opens the courtyards to the…
Budget€500,000 - €2,000,000
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A view of the Smruti Van in Warje
Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Health and well-being (SDG 3) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests
Pune, India

Warje Urban Forest

Wajre Urban Forest is Maharashtra state's first urban forestry project developed on the outskirts of Pune city (1, 2). This project was done in a collaboration involving…
BudgetUnknown
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Bioretention flower garden at a previously vacant land
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Water management (SDG 6) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Green areas for water management
Detroit (FUA), United States

Warrendale Bio-retention Flower-gardens

"The Neighborhood, Environment & Water Research Collaborations for Green Infrastructure (NEW-GI)" project in Warrendale, Detroit, aims to advance green…
BudgetUnknown
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WACP 0
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
Blue infrastructure Green areas for water management
Coventry, United Kingdom

Warwickshire Avon Catchment Partnership

The catchment includes the River Avon (a major resource for recreational activities and public water supply) and its various tributaries. Coventry is the largest urban area…
BudgetUnknown
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Green roof at the Washington School
Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Nature on buildings (external)
Sunderland, United Kingdom

Washington School Green Roof

A 5256 m2 extensive green roof was installed to the Washington School in Sunderland as part of the environmental standard set by the local government’s “Building Schools for…
BudgetUnknown
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Lungegård 1
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Water management (SDG 6) Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Blue infrastructure
Bergen, Norway

Water between the Lungegaard lakes

The urban development project between Little Lungegård Lake and Big Lungegård Lake (Store Lungegårdsvann) involves the creation of a canal between the two lakes as a means of…
BudgetUnknown
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Water Forest Mexico
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Economic development and employment (SDG 8) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Parks and urban forests Green areas for water management
Mexico City, Mexico

Water Forest Initiative

The Water Forest region covering around 250,000 hectares in the hinterland of Mexico City provides 70% of the city's urban water demand through the aquifers located…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
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Water Fund Mexico
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Economic development and employment (SDG 8) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Parks and urban forests Green areas for water management
Mexico City, Mexico

Water Fund Mexico

Mexico City's (CDMX) Water Fund was established in 2015 by The Nature Conservancy Mexico on behalf of the Latin American Water Funds Partnership aiming to reduce the…
BudgetUnknown
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LLDA building greenroof
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6)
Green areas for water management Nature on buildings (external) Parks and urban forests
Quezon City, Philippines

Water Management Green Roof

One of the first public institutions to rise to the climate change challenge in the Philippines is the LLDA, which unveiled a two-wing, four-story green building in Quezon…
BudgetUnknown
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Jubilee Park
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
Parks and urban forests Blue infrastructure
Göteborg (FUA), Sweden

Water management in the Frihamnen river

Since 2012, Gothenburg has worked with the Rivercity, an urban development project in the city centre, that uses different ways of working, with innovation at the core of its…
BudgetUnknown
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Rainwater retention on the Kronsberg in Hannover
Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Nature on buildings (external) Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests Blue infrastructure Green areas for water management
Hannover, Germany

Water Management, Hanover-Kronsberg

Kronsberg was built as a model district of sustainable urban development for the EXPO 2000, which motto was 'Humankind-Nature-Technology'. In the previously…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Laduviken water treatment
Water management (SDG 6)
Blue infrastructure Green areas for water management
Stockholm, Sweden

Water park treats water at Laduviken

A water park has been constructed for the treatment of the pumped groundwater and stormwater from Roslagsvägen. A sedimentation basin is being built by the Swedish Transport…
Budget€500,000 - €2,000,000
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A wetland with lots of vegetation surrounded by forest
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6) Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Blue infrastructure
Göteborg (FUA), Sweden

Water retention measures in Gothenburg

This project aims to increase water retention capacity in the landscape around urban areas and promote biodiversity by restoring wetlands and natural streams in the forested…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
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Water Stairs in the Denis Gardens in Brno
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Regeneration, land-use and urban development Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Parks and urban forests Blue infrastructure
Brno, Czechia

Water Stairs in the Denis Gardens in Brno

As part of the restoration of park Denis Gardens, an innovative water element was built consisting of water flowing down the stairs, circulated and cleaned by a pump and…
Budget€10,000 - €50,000
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Water vole by K. Garside
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Blue infrastructure
Reading, United Kingdom

Water Vole Recovery Project

The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) 'Water Vole Recovery Project' is working in partnership with the Environment Agency, the Canal…
Budget€10,000 - €50,000
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