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governance
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Community Dialogue- Integrative governance of water sensitive urban design

31/03/2023 - 14:00 to 15:00

A community discussion and knowledge sharing opportunity supported with a short framing presentation

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Change management for better water
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Mainstreaming water adaptation at national and urban level

This report highlight the role of change management for urban and national mainstreaming of water adaptation. The report is currently undergoing editing. This is the original report by the consultant Caroline Figueres. 

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Floating Future article by Stean Huebner, AsiaGlobal Online
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Sustainable Floating City, Past and Present

 
A landmark sustainable floating city pilot project in the South Korean port of Busan is likely to be a herald for effective climate adaptation, offering a commercially viable model for other cities and regions at risk of flooding from rising sea levels and other potential coastline disasters, writes historian Stefan Huebner of the Asian Research Institute at National University of Singapore. 
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Accra
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Improving Decision-making on Interventions in the Urban Water System of Accra

Management of water in an urban context has an important effect on the general health status of the city’s population. Accra is one of these cities where the urban water system is far from optimal, and therefore a number of projects are underway to improve the situation. In the current situation, only a part of the expanding city has reliable access to drinking water.

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Crops
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Improving water sources and use in urban agriculture in Beijing

Beijing is facing a shortage of water. Because of a downward trend in rainfall, surface water is gradually drying up and the level of groundwater is declining. This decline in availability of water is affecting urban agriculture in the city. Innovations are being sought by both the government and farmers focusing on the use of new water sources, like reuse of wastewater and rainwater harvesting, and improved water management.

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Kampala
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Climate and Vulnerability Risk Assessment for Water and Sanitation in Uganda

This document used the risk assessment methodology of the GWP and UNICEF Strategic Framework for WASH Climate Resilient Development, which is based on a step-by-step participatory assessment procedure, aimed at involving government planners, decision-makers, and practitioners responsible for WASH service delivery in Uganda.

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city
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Knowledge exchange on urban resilience

13/02/2023 - 15:00 to 17:00

On February 13, 2023 at 15:00-17:00 CET an interactive global knowledge exchange on urban climate risk assessment will  was hosted for city officials and risk assessment practitioners to discuss and exchange knowledge on assessing and addressing informal settlements, and exchange knowledge of successes and challenges with implementation, after risk assessments.

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Effective governance is the key for climate resilience
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Effective governance is the key for climate resilience

In this third roundtable, hosted by GCA andBeijing Municipal Institute of City Planning and Design in March 2022, experts from experts from Beijing, Milan and New York presented their city's governance in pursuit of becoming climate resilient. Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, senior advisor to the CEO, GCA chaired the meeting.

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Climate resilient building
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Complexities of eco-restoration involve multiple authorities

In this second roundtable, GCA brought together officials from Beijing and international experts to discuss the main objective of IWRM,  communication across sectors and methods of coordination, the responsibilty of the government for climate adaptation and disaster resilience through information and experience sharing between cities.

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Beijing is one of the worst-affected cities
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Working with Beijing on its water eco-restoration plan

In this first roundtable of the knowledge exchange, GCA brought together officials from Beijing and international experts to discuss how environmental pressures in Beijing could be mitigated through a water restoration strategy that covered the three principles of water-sensitive or sponge cities.

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Water square in Rotterdam
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Water adaptation in urban areas - Rotterdam

The changes in climate are experienced most acutely through the water cycle. A functional biosphere can regulate water. Urban centers are hotspots where water can trigger progress. In Rotterdam, several stakeholders have come together to develop several areas to leverage the adaptive capacity of water, as this video shows.

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Image Credits/Crédits d'images: Institut des Métiers de la Ville
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Urban agriculture

This article provides an overview of the different types of urban agriculture in African countries.  These can provide livelihoods, nutritious meals, cooling and flood mitigation/alleviation. The aim is to collect case studies to provide concrete examples for learning and upscaling. 

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Sanlihe River Park /VCG Photo
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Restoration of urban water bodies

In this article we have collected a list of restored water bodies from urban areas around the world. Restoring old water bodies is an important resilience measure, to adapt to climate change and to strive for sustainable development in urban areas.

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Beijing roundtable
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International roundtable: Beijing Water Eco-Restoration Strategy

23/03/2022 - 12:00 to 14:00

Beijing is the first city in China to initiate land and space ecological restoration developing five major rivers and canals as green corridors to restore their connectivity and ecology. This knowledge exchange convened city officials and international experts via round tables to support these efforts.

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State and Trends in Adaptation 2021 : Africa
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Water Adaptation: Plans and Possibilities for Africa

The 2021 State and Trends in Adaptation Report by the GCA with a focus on Africa, provides an insight into the current state and prospects of water-related resilience in Africa, and lays out a detailed blueprint for water resource management for the continent.

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Testing of rain bed
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Testing Rain Beds in Oslo

Several rain beds and open storm water solutions have been implemented in Oslo, Norway. This video shows testing storm water retention in two urban rain-gardens in Oslo. It shows show this ensured that the design flaws could be detected and corrected. 

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Floating city development
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Sustainable Floating City Development

To cope with the future challenges of the growing world population and land scarcity, new solutions to build cities and grow food should be developed. Building floating structures on water could be a solution to gain the space we need for urbanization and food production.

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