Timeline
2017
Manchester, Valencia and Wroclaw start co-designing nature-based solutions demonstration projects with citizens and stakeholders.
2018
Manchester, Valencia and Wroclaw finalise the co-designs for demonstration projects and start planning the construction works. The cities start working together to begin developing their nature-based solutions strategies. Frameworks to monitor the nature-based solutions are developed and put in place.
2019
Co-delivery/construction of demonstration projects in Manchester, Valencia and Wroclaw is completed. Brest, Modena and Zadar continue preparatory work for developing their nature-based solutions strategies, including implementing NBS pilot projects.
2020
Monitoring and co-management of demonstration projects begin. All cities continue to work on developing or updating their nature-based solutions strategies, with support from each other and GrowGreen partners.
2021
Capacity building and knowledge sharing continues between GrowGreen cities, as well as with replication cities.
2022
Results of monitoring and co-management of demonstration projects and strategy and project development in GrowGreen and replication cities are presented and shared.
Wuhan-GrowGreen Webinar: Digitalisation for Sponge City
22.03.2022.
On 22nd February 2022, invited partners from the GrowGreen and IGNITION projects in Greater Manchester attended a webinar organised with...
Read moreCatalogue of nature-based solutions in Valencia
16.03.2022.
GrowGreen partners Bipolaire published a catalogue of nature-based solutions for the city of Valencia. The “Catalogue of nature-based solutions” aims...
Read moreThe 6th IPCC Report and what it means for cities
03.03.2022.
As the latest climate report was released this week, the messaging couldn’t have been more dire. The report states that...
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