Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Cities: The Power of Nature-based Solutions

Organization: UN Environment Programme

Year of publication: 2021

Type of green infrastructure: all

Summary: This report, produced by UNEP in close collaboration with the Italian Presidency of the G20, investigates the potential of NbS to help build smart, sustainable and resilient cities, drawing from more than a decade of research and experience from G20 countries and beyond. It offers an overview of the best practices of NbS implementation in cities around the world, and a set of guiding principles to improve territorial governance and establish multi-level governance frameworks to increase the impact and coherence of policies and private investments.

Link: Smart Sustainable and Resilient Cities.pdf 7 MB