r-u-NbS? team in action at Mukuru Bridge School co-design workshop with children and teachers. Kezia, Somba, Martha, Frank, and Ibra Seven years of Realising Urban Nature-based Solutions What's in a name? The Realising Urban Nature-based Solutions (r-u-NbS?) programme is entering its 7th year and we have a lot to share on where this work came from, what we built, how we talked about it, what we got wrong, and where we see the work going next. To kick off, we wanted to go back

The r u NbS programme has marked an important milestone in Embu County with the official launch of a demonstration project in Dallas...

The r u NbS programme has marked an important milestone in Embu County with the official launch of a demonstration project in Dallas...

Cape Town, South Africa – 27 May 2025 At the RISE Africa 2025 Festival, the Realising Urban Nature-based Solutions (r u NbS?) team and...

We are thrilled to share that the r u NbS programme has been featured in WORKS with Nature: Low Carbon Adaptation Techniques for a...

A new publication titled "Costing of Nature-Based and Grey Solutions for Water Management: Case Studies in Nairobi" is now available as...

The r u NbS team will be attending and presenting at The Nature of Cities (TNOC) festival in Berlin, Germany, June 3rd-7th! TNOC Festival...

A Convergence for Nature-based Solutions by Franklin Kirimi Greetings from the Lush Kampong Garden! Nestled amidst Miami's towering...

Co-designing and building Nature-based Solutions with residents for water management By Kezia Ojal In a bid to enhance the resilience of...

Building NbS at Bridge School in Mukuru Kwa Reuben, Nairobi by Teresia Wanjiru After completing a series of co-design workshops, the r...

The r u NBS team will be attending the 15th Conference of the Parties on Biodiversity in Montreal, Canada from December 9th to 16th, 2022....

by Diana Muthoni The Rivers and People Plan can be understood as a green and blue infrastructure master plan for contexts of informal...

Nairobi River Activations Clean Up, Shape up activities at Grogon, Nairobi CBD by Annelyn Oranga Under the title #RiveNiLife the R u NBS...

A Strategic, Participatory, and Collaborative Approach to Planning for Urban Rivers and Water Management by Pascal Mukanga Rivers are...

On the 23rd and 24th of May, 2022 the R-U-NBS team participated in the RISE Africa virtual action festival. The festival aimed at...

By Martha Akinyi NBS as a term is a foreign concept in African urban neighbourhoods, but the ecological functions emulated in this design...

By Barbara Mukiri Co-design entails actively involving stakeholders in the process of designing. It mainly emphasizes on designing with...

By Sabrina Ohler From the 29th to the 31st of March the R-U-NBS project team participated in The Nature of Cities Festival (TNOC) a...

by Loe Guthmann In informal settlements, landscape changes occur rapidly and frequently. This has an effect on nature-based solutions –...