Nature-based Solutions for Cities

Event: Nature-based Solutions for Developing Cities

Nature-based Solutions for Cities

04 April 2018

Author / Speaker:

Tony Wong, Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, Hong Kong China - Other materials by the author

Re-examine the importance of nature-based solutions (NBS) to help achieve water management objectives.

NBS for water promote innovativeness by embedding the perspectives of ecosystem services, enhanced resilience, and livelihood considerations in water planning and management. Biomimicry is a nature-inspired solution that embeds ecosystem services into cities and towns.

Geographical Focus:

Global

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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