NIUA’s C-Cube and WRI India launch the India Forum for Nature-Based Solutions

What is the News?

National Institute of Urban Affairs’ (NIUA) Climate Centre for Cities (NIUA C-Cube), World Resources Institute India(WRI India) and their partners has launched India Forum for Nature-Based Solutions.

What is the India Forum for Nature-Based Solutions?

It is India’s first national coalition platform for urban nature-based solutions(NbS).

Aim: To create a collective of NbS entrepreneurs, government entities and like-minded organizations to help scale urban nature-based solutions by: 

-Defining a shared language and by communicating benefits that inform actions at the local level including scaling up of existing NbS interventions.

-Driving investment and strengthening delivery mechanisms through multi-stakeholder coordination.

-Mainstreaming urban ecosystem-based services and nature-based solutions in India through informing policy, plans and project interventions.

Led by: National Institute of Urban Affairs’ Climate Centre for Cities(NIUA C-Cube) and anchored by World Resources Institute India (WRI Indija) under the Cities4Forests initiative. 

Supported by: Caterpillar Foundation, Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Govt. of the United Kingdom and Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI).

What is Cities4Forests Initiative?

Cities4Forests is a voluntary coalition of more than 60 cities from around the world involving mayors’ offices and other city agencies such as public water utilities and offices of sustainability.

Aim: To support cities around the world to recognize their interdependence with the world’s forests, and use their own political, economic, and cultural power to ensure forest health and vitality.

Source: The post is based on the article “NIUA’s C-Cube and WRI India launch the India Forum for Nature-Based Solutions” published in PIB on 29th June 2022