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Realising Urban Nature-based Solutions (r u NbS?) and Urban Natural Assets Teams Host Collaborative Session at RISE Africa 2025 in Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa – 27 May 2025 At the RISE Africa 2025 Festival, the Realising Urban Nature-based Solutions (r u NbS?) team and...
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Jun 112 min read


r u NbS programme featuring in UNFCC's publication "WORKS with Nature"
We are thrilled to share that the r u NbS programme has been featured in WORKS with Nature: Low Carbon Adaptation Techniques for a...
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Nov 27, 20241 min read


Check out the latest paper written based on the r u NbS programme: “Costing Nature-Based vs. Grey Solutions for Water Management in Nairobi”
A new publication titled "Costing of Nature-Based and Grey Solutions for Water Management: Case Studies in Nairobi" is now available as...
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Nov 27, 20241 min read


Meet r u NbS at The Nature of Cities festival in Berlin, Germany!
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...
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Jun 3, 20242 min read


NATURA All Hands Meeting 2024
A Convergence for Nature-based Solutions by Franklin Kirimi Greetings from the Lush Kampong Garden! Nestled amidst Miami's towering...
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Mar 12, 20243 min read


A strategy to build resilience within informal settlements
Co-designing and building Nature-based Solutions with residents for water management By Kezia Ojal In a bid to enhance the resilience of...
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Jul 12, 20232 min read


A participatory and gender-inclusive construction process for community owned Nature-based Solutions
Building NbS at Bridge School in Mukuru Kwa Reuben, Nairobi by Teresia Wanjiru After completing a series of co-design workshops, the r...
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Mar 30, 20232 min read


Meet r u NBS at the COP 15 on Biodiversity in Montreal, Canada!
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....
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Dec 8, 20222 min read


Engaging Communities in Data Collection - Rivers and People Planning in Mukuru, Nairobi
by Diana Muthoni The Rivers and People Plan can be understood as a green and blue infrastructure master plan for contexts of informal...
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Nov 18, 20222 min read


#RiveNiLife
Nairobi River Activations Clean Up, Shape up activities at Grogon, Nairobi CBD by Annelyn Oranga Under the title #RiveNiLife the R u NBS...
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Nov 17, 20222 min read


The ‘Rivers and People Plan’
A Strategic, Participatory, and Collaborative Approach to Planning for Urban Rivers and Water Management by Pascal Mukanga Rivers are...
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Oct 31, 20222 min read


R u NBS at the RISE Africa festival
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...
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Aug 24, 20221 min read


“Doing Things God’s Way” Community Understanding of Nature-based Solutions
By Martha Akinyi NBS as a term is a foreign concept in African urban neighbourhoods, but the ecological functions emulated in this design...
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Jun 13, 20221 min read


Co-design for human centered NBS in Mukuru informal settlement, Nairobi
By Barbara Mukiri Co-design entails actively involving stakeholders in the process of designing. It mainly emphasizes on designing with...
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Apr 27, 20221 min read


R u NBS at The Nature of the Cities Festival 2022
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...
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Apr 21, 20221 min read


Check-in – Focus group discussions on NBS projects
by Loe Guthmann In informal settlements, landscape changes occur rapidly and frequently. This has an effect on nature-based solutions –...
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Dec 8, 20201 min read
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