Impacts
GrowGreen aims to:
- Enhance resilience to climate and water risks in the selected neighbourhoods of the frontrunner cities using nature-based solutions
- Produce demonstration projects in the frontrunner cities that contribute to evidence on the benefits of nature-based solutions
- Support the follower cities with developing their city strategies for nature-based solutions
- Enhance citizens’ and stakeholders’ involvement in the design and delivery of nature-based solutions
- Incorporate the lessons learnt into a tool that can support cities worldwide with using nature-based solutions to address climate and water risks
- Stimulate demand for nature-based solutions to develop the global market and support EU business growth
Stakeholders meet in Modena to collaborate on managing floods
20.06.2019.
The city of Modena, Italy, is at risk of localised flooding due to its canal network and proximity to two...
Read moreGrowGreen conference: Taking action to mobilise finance for creating green cities
15.05.2019.
Securing sufficient long-term financing for nature-based solutions is frequently a challenge for city governments, which limits the extent to which...
Read moreThere’s no shortage of money – Interview with Louise Wilson, Director, Abundance Investments
22.03.2019.
Nature-based solutions in cities offer benefits for the environment, for people and for the economy. But cities often find it...
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