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"Sponge Cities" utilizing NBS increase flood resiliency

Extreme flooding in British Columbia has prompted calls for increased permeable surfaces and the transformation of conventional urban areas into "sponge cities," making use of natural infrastructure to mitigate the risk of major flooding in cities. Read more about how NBS can help in this article

Metro Detroit leveraging NBS for flood prevention in the face of a changing climate

Metro Detroit is working on a variety of nature-based solutions to mitigate…

NBS pilot projects across Jaipur intended to showcase the ability of NBS to increase climate resiliency

Nine different NBS initiatives implemented by WRI India through Cities4Forests…

Canadian municipalities' goal of becoming "sponge cities"

Following a phenomenon that has garnered attention in China, several Canadian…