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    Nature-based Solutions Urban Water
    Sustainable Cities
    Mumbai
    Perspectives
    October 10, 2025

    Vignettes of Blue-Green Interventions in Mumbai

    • Nature-based Solutions
    • Blue-Green Infrastructure
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Urban Resilience
    • Climate Action Plan
    Urban communities including fishing communities face climate risks. A fisherman on a boat casts a net upon wide waters.
    • Nature-based Solutions
    • Blue-Green Infrastructure
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Urban Resilience
    • Climate Action Plan
    Sustainable Cities
    Perspectives
    August 5, 2025

    Is Urban India Going Underwater Again?

    • Floods
    • Urban Water
    With heavy rains also occurring across many cities, the tension is ripe about urban areas.
    • Floods
    • Urban Water
    Sustainable Cities
    Perspectives
    July 25, 2025

    Building City Capacities for Urban Resilience: Three Learning Modules to Tackle Climate Risks

    • Urban Resilience
    • Climate Action Plan
    • Adaptation
    • Nature-based Solutions
    • Extreme Heat
    • Floods
    Flood at Vadodara-urban flooding
    • Urban Resilience
    • Climate Action Plan
    • Adaptation
    • Nature-based Solutions
    • Extreme Heat
    • Floods
    Sustainable Cities
    Perspectives
    May 14, 2025

    Small Cities, Big Impact: Implementing Climate Action Plans

    • Climate Action Plan
    • Urban Development
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate Finance
    • Nature-based Solutions
    Skyline
    • Climate Action Plan
    • Urban Development
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate Finance
    • Nature-based Solutions
    Sustainable Cities
    Perspectives
    January 23, 2025

    Decoding Urban Adaptation Finance

    • Climate Finance
    • Adaptation
    • Urban Resilience
    • Nature-based Solutions
    A group of people walking down a sidewalk next to a bus as it rains in Mumbai. Photo by Sadiq Sonalkar/Unsplash.
    • Climate Finance
    • Adaptation
    • Urban Resilience
    • Nature-based Solutions
    Sustainable Cities
    Perspectives
    October 4, 2024

    Nature-based Solutions for a Water Secure Urban India

    • Water Security
    • Urban Water
    • Climate Resilience
    • Nature-based Solutions
    • Urban Planning
    Residents climb on a municipal water tanker to fill their containers. Photo by Manoej Paateel/Shutterstock
    • Water Security
    • Urban Water
    • Climate Resilience
    • Nature-based Solutions
    • Urban Planning
    Sustainable Cities
    Media
    August 6, 2024

    RELEASE Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions for Resilient Cities

    • Nature-based Solutions
    • Cities
    • Urban Resilience
    • Urban Greening
    • Nature-based Solutions
    • Cities
    • Urban Resilience
    • Urban Greening
    Sustainable Cities
    Perspectives
    August 2, 2024

    Pathways to Resilient Cities: The India Forum for Nature-based Solutions

    • Nature-based Solutions
    • Urban Resilience
    • Water and Land Resources
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Finance
    Arial view of roads and mangroves in Mumbai. Photo by Parikh Mahendra N/Shutterstock.
    • Nature-based Solutions
    • Urban Resilience
    • Water and Land Resources
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Finance
    Sustainable Cities
    Perspectives
    April 29, 2024

    Advancing an Ecosystem-based Approach for Yamuna River Management

    • Rivers
    • Water Security
    • Urban Water
    • Water Quality
    • Urban Planning
    The Yamuna River meandering through the city of Delhi. Photo by Memories Over Mocha/Shutterstock.
    • Rivers
    • Water Security
    • Urban Water
    • Water Quality
    • Urban Planning
    Sustainable Cities
    Jaipur
    Perspectives
    August 31, 2023

    Pink City to Green City: Building Jaipur’s Climate Resilience through Nature-based Solutions

    • Sustainable Cities
    • Urban Greening
    • Nature-based Solutions
    The city of Jaipur ranks high on the global climate vulnerability index. Photo by Siddharth Thyagarajan/WRI India.
    • Sustainable Cities
    • Urban Greening
    • Nature-based Solutions
    Sustainable Cities
    Perspectives
    August 22, 2023

    India’s First Water Body Census: Connecting the Missing Links

    • Urban Water
    • Water and Land Resources
    • Water Bodies
    • Water Quality
    • Water Resources
    A thriving water body amidst a city. Photo by Shutterstock
    • Urban Water
    • Water and Land Resources
    • Water Bodies
    • Water Quality
    • Water Resources
    Sustainable Cities
    Perspectives
    April 24, 2023

    Trees for Cities

    • Urban Greening
    • Sustainable Cities
    • Urban Resilience
    • Nature-based Solutions
    Cubbon Park, Bangalore. Photo by Pasqualino Capobianco/Unsplash.
    • Urban Greening
    • Sustainable Cities
    • Urban Resilience
    • Nature-based Solutions
    Sustainable Cities
    Rajasthan
    Perspectives
    March 30, 2023

    Unpacking Nature-based Solutions for Building Climate Resilience in Semi-arid Cities: Learnings From Jaipur

    • Sustainable Cities
    • Nature-based Solutions
    • Climate Resilience
    Engaging with local communities in the design, planning and implementation of NbS is critical to determining the impact of these solutions.
    • Sustainable Cities
    • Nature-based Solutions
    • Climate Resilience
    Sustainable Cities
    Mumbai
    Perspectives
    October 27, 2022

    Walking Along the Mithi River: Exploring a 17 KM Long Trained River and Urban Settlements on Its "Banks"

    • Sustainable Cities
    • Urban Water
    • Urban Resilience
    The Mithi river must be allowed to function as a robust flood resilience infrastructure for the city, instead of turning into a dreaded bottleneck.
    • Sustainable Cities
    • Urban Water
    • Urban Resilience