Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Water management (SDG 6) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Blue infrastructure Green areas for water management
Chennai, India
The ‘City of 1,000 Tanks’ project offers a holistic solution to the problems of floods, water scarcity and pollution in Chennai (Ref. 1). The project's primary objective…
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Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests
Greater Manchester , United Kingdom
City of Trees is an innovative movement set to re-invigorate Greater Manchester’s landscape by transforming underused woodland and planting a tree for every person who lives…
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Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Community gardens and allotments
Chennai, India
The Community Garden Project was proposed in 2018 by Samyuktha Kannan (a resident of Chennai City) to the Resident Welfare Association (RWA), which is a non-governmental…
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Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Regeneration, land-use and urban development Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Nature on buildings (external)
Greater Manchester , United Kingdom
Number One First Street is at the corner of Medlock Street and Whitworth Street behind the train arches near Oxford Road Station in the city center of Manchester (ref. 6).…
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Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Green areas for water management
Greater Manchester , United Kingdom
Three London Plane trees were planted in a specially designed trench in Howard Street, Salford, Greater Manchester in 2015 with the aim of capturing the impact that trees had…
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Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Greater Manchester , United Kingdom
The Environment Agency, Manchester City Council and the Irwell Rivers Trust had undertaken works to renaturalise a section of the River Medlock running through Manchester.…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
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Revealing the Roch projectWater management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Greater Manchester , United Kingdom
The Revealing the Roch project uncovered two sections of the River Roch to expose a historic bridge which had been hidden for over 100 years (ref 1). Re-opening and…
Budget€2,000,000 - €4,000,000
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Salford Second BasinClimate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Water management (SDG 6) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Greater Manchester , United Kingdom
The city of Salford has experienced several floods and is at risk of flooding once every 100 years (Ref1). The majority of properties in the city that lie in a high-risk…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Stevenson Square Green MakeoverClimate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Nature on buildings (external) Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Greater Manchester , United Kingdom
Manchester’s Stevenson Square was given a green makeover. In addition to securing funds from Manchester City Council, the project underwent a substantial crowd fundraising…
Budget€10,000 - €50,000
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SuDS pilot in Greater Manchester Schools 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)
Green areas for water management
Greater Manchester , United Kingdom
The project aimed to test the potential to use existing surface water drainage charge mechanisms to incentivize increased implementation of Sustainable Urban Drainage Schemes…
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The Carbon LandscapeClimate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Water management (SDG 6) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity Health and well-being (SDG 3) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Greater Manchester , United Kingdom
The Carbon Landscape is a pioneering project in landscape restoration in Wigan, Warrington and Salford. Led by the Lancashire Wildlife Trust, it will revitalize a landscape…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
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Wigan Flashes Wetland RestorationEnvironmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Water management (SDG 6) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Greater Manchester , United Kingdom
Wigan Flashes Project is encouraging natural re-colonisation to a site of very high conservation value and an enormous asset for recreation for the local community. The Wigan…
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