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NbS Examples Submitted by Participants

Date of publication : 08 May 2025

Area of study

  • Urban planning and development

Type of GBGI

  • Other

Type of Document

  • Any other document(s)

Area of study

  • Ecosystem Disservices

Type of GBGI

  • Other

Type of Document

  • Guidance

NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION WORDS INTO ACTION

Nathalie Doswald, UNEP • Sally Janzen, UNU-EHS • Udo Nehren, TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences • Krystell Santamaría, International Federation of the Red Cross • Marie-José Vervest, Associate Expert Wetlands International • Jorge Sans, Save the Children • Lukas Edbauer, UNU-EHS • Shivangi Chavda, GNDR • Simone Sandholz, UNU-EHS • Fabrice Renaud, University of Glasgow • Veronica Ruiz, IUCN • Liliana Narvaez, UNU-EHS • Suyeon (Sue) Yang, UNEP Global Adaptation Network (GAN) • Dushyant Mohil, Wetlands International South Asia • Dave Uzoski, IISD • Nadine Gerner, Emschergenossenschaft • Cherie Grey, Swiss Re Date of publication : 08 May 2025

Area of study

  • Climate change adaptation and resilience

Type of GBGI

  • Other

Type of Document

  • Guidance

Case studies

Date of publication : 08 May 2025

Area of study

  • Ecosystem Disservices

Type of GBGI

  • Other

Type of Document

  • Any other document(s)

Urban greening for climate resilient and sustainable cities: grand challenges and opportunities

Prashant Kumar1,2,3*, Jeetendra Sahani1 , Karina Corada Perez4 , Ajit Ahlawat5,6, Maria de Fatima Andrade7 , Maria Athanassiadou8 , Shi-Jie Cao1,3, Lisa Collins9 , Sagnik Dey10,11, Silvana Di Sabatino12 , Christos H. Halios13, Felicity Harris14, Colin Horton15 , Luis Inostroza16,17, Laurence Jones18,19 , Thomas Rodding Kjeldsen20, Ben McCallan21,22 , Aonghus McNabola23,24, Rajeev Kumar Mishra25 , Sumit Kumar Mishra26,27,28, Erick G. Sperandio Nascimento1,29,30 , Gwilym Owen31, Khaiwal Ravindra32, Neyval C. Reis33 , Veronica Soebarto34, Jannis Wenk35,36, Hannah Sloan Wood37 and Runming Yao Date of publication : 30 April 2025

Area of study

  • Urban planning and development

Type of GBGI

  • Other

Type of Document

  • Journal paper

Exploring Climate and Air Pollution Mitigating Benefits of Urban Parks in Sao Paulo Through a Pollution Sensor Network

Patrick Connerton , Thiago Nogueira , Prashant Kumar, Maria de Fatima Andrade and Helena Ribeiro International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22, 306 Date of publication : 18 February 2025

Area of study

  • Air Quality

Type of GBGI

  • Pocket parks and larger parks

Type of Document

  • Journal paper

Demonstrating multi-benefits of green infrastructure to schools through collaborative approach

K.V. Abhijith a , Nidhi Rawat a , Ana Paula Mendes Emygdio a , Charlotte Le Den a , Kate Collins c , Paul Cartwright d , Kate Alger e , Ben McCallen f , Prashant Kumar Science of The Total Environment 958, 177959 Date of publication : 01 January 2025

Area of study

  • Air Quality

Type of GBGI

  • Green walls/facades

Type of Document

  • Journal paper

The role of Green Blue and Grey Infrastructure (GBGI) in levelling up in Bristol

University of the West of England Date of publication : 16 December 2024

Area of study

  • Health and Safety

Type of GBGI

  • Pocket parks and larger parks

Type of Document

  • Video

Evidence-base for urban green-blue infrastructure to support insect diversity

Diana E. Bowler, Corey T. Callaghan, Jéssica F. Felappi, Brittany M. Mason, Robin Hutchinson, Prashant Kumar & Laurence Jones Urban Ecosystems 28, 1-14 Date of publication : 07 December 2024

Area of study

  • Biodiversity

Type of GBGI

  • Other

Type of Document

  • Journal paper

Air pollution abatement from Green-Blue-Grey infrastructure

Prashant Kumar, Karina Corada, Sisay E. Debele, Ana Paula Mendes Emygdio, KV Abhijith, Hala Hassan, Parya Broomandi, Richard Baldauf, Nerea Calvillo, Shi-Jie Cao, Sylvane Desrivières, Zhuangbo Feng, John Gallagher, Thomas Rodding Kjeldsen, Anwar Ali Khan, Mukesh Khare, Sri Harsha Kota, Baizhan Li, Shelagh K Malham, Aonghus McNabola, Anil Namdeo, Arvind Kumar Nema, Stefan Reis, Shiva Nagendra SM, Abhishek Tiwary, Sotiris Vardoulakis, Jannis Wenk, Fang Wang, Junqi Wang, Darren Woolf, Runming Yao, Laurence Jones The Innovation Geoscience 2, 100100 Date of publication : 22 November 2024

Area of study

  • Air Quality

Type of GBGI

  • Other

Type of Document

  • Journal paper

CoGreenDemonstrating Multi-benefits of GI to Schools Through Collaborative Approach

Guildford Living Lab, GCARE, University of Surrey, Zero Carbon Guildford, Date of publication : 21 November 2024

Area of study

  • Air Quality

Type of GBGI

  • Green walls/facades

Type of Document

  • Video

IPBES Transformative Change Assessment Data Management Report on the case study database with transformative potential and pitfalls

Lucas Garibaldi Date of publication : 01 November 2024

Area of study

  • Biodiversity

Type of GBGI

  • Other

Type of Document

  • Technical report