Resources

On 18th May 2020, GrowGreen hosted a training session on how to engage internal municipal stakeholders in development of nature-based solutions strategies. The webinar recording is available here.

Securing sufficient long-term financing for nature-based solutions is frequently a challenge for city governments, which limits the extent to which cities can successfully adapt to climate change. In March 2019, GrowGreen hosted the European conference on innovative financing for creating...

The Our Rivers Our City campaign invites the public to share their ideas of Manchester’s river valleys, contributing to the development of river valley action plans. See more in our video:

GrowGreen in West Gorton, Manchester, has developed a new park that drinks water to absorb rain and reduce flood risk. Learn more about how this works in our video:

The August 2020 edition of the GrowGreen newsletter is now available here.

The city of Valencia hosted a workshop in March 2020 with academics and NGOs to discuss their perspectives on whether Valencia is a green and nature-friendly city. It brought together diverse actors to identify the challenges that the city is...

The full GrowGreen compendium of nature-based and ‘grey’ solutions to address climate and water-related problems in European cities is available here.

The January 2020 edition of the GrowGreen newsletter is now available here.

GrowGreen is working in the Manchester neighbourhood of West Gorton to manage flooding and reduce heat stress. This video explains more:

In the GrowGreen city of Brest, the River Spernot is being brought back to the surface. Local children help out by placing rocks in the stream, and learn about water management in the city. See more here: