PLATFORM FOR URBAN NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS
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- India’s first national coalition platform for urban nature-based solutions (NbS) was launched at the 11th World Urban Forum in Poland.
- It was launched by the;
- National Institute of Urban Affairs.
- Climate Centre for Cities.
- World Resources Institute India.
- Ecosystem-based services and Nature-Based Solutions are the sustainable and cost-effective ways to address climate change-related challenges such as heat, urban flooding, air and water pollution and storm surges.
- It will help in mitigating the impact of climate change.
- It will provide multiple ecosystem benefits while addressing various socio-economic challenges.
- It will build the resilience of vulnerable communities.
- It will bring investment and will strengthen the delivery mechanisms through multi-stakeholder cooperation.
- Mainstreaming urban ecosystem-based services and nature-based solutions in India through informing policy, plans and project interventions