Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Climate Change Adaptation: Linking Science, Policy, and Practice Communities for Evidence-Based Decision-Making

Niki Frantzeskaki; Timon McPhearson; Marcus J Collier; Dave Kendal; Harriet Bulkeley; Adina Dumitru; Claire Walsh; Kate Noble; Ernita Van Wyk; Camilo Ordonez; Cathy Oke; Laszlo Pinter

Journal article

Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Climate Change Adaptation: Linking Science, Policy, and Practice Communities for Evidence-Based Decision-Making

Niki Frantzeskaki, Timon McPhearson, Marcus J Collier, Dave Kendal, Harriet Bulkeley, Adina Dumitru, Claire Walsh, Kate Noble, Ernita Van Wyk, Camilo Ordonez, Cathy Oke, Laszlo Pinter

Bioscience | Oxford University Press (OUP) | Published : 2019

DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biz042

Abstract

Nature-based solutions offer an exciting prospect for resilience building and advancing urban planning to address complex urban challenges simultaneously. In this article, we formulated through a coproduction process in workshops held during the first IPCC Cities and Climate Science Conference in Edmonton, Canada, in March 2018, a series of synthesis statements on the role, potential, and research gaps of nature-based solutions for climate adaptation and mitigation. We address interlocking questions about the evidence and knowledge needed for integrating nature-based solutions into urban agendas. We elaborate on the ways to advance the planning and knowledge agenda for nature-based solutions..

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Funding Acknowledgements

The research leading to this article has received funding from the European Community's Framework Program Horizon 2020 for the Connecting Nature Project (grant agreement no. 730222; www.connectingnature.eu), and the NATURVATION project (grant agreement no. 730423; www.naturvation.eu).Funding was also received from the National Science Foundation's URExSRN project (https://sustainability.asu.edu/urbanresilience; award no. SES-1444755), the European Joint Program Initiative Biodiversa ENABLE project (http://projectenable.eu), and the Australian Research Council (linkage grant no. LP-160100780). The US Agency for International Development is thanked for supporting the participation of ICLEI staff in the IPCC 2018 in Edmonton, Canada.