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.
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.
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.
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.
International roundtable: Beijing Water Eco-Restoration Strategy
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.
