CitiesWithNature guide: Nature for urban resilience

Nature provides an abundance of free services such as raw materials, fresh water, food, and plants, many of which are used in traditional medicine. Trees and green spaces improve air quality and lower city temperatures, which are projected to increase globally due to climate change. In urban areas in particular, these natural assets are crucial to the city’s economy and the health and well-being of its people. This guide provides knowledge on building resilience in cities by making use of nature-based solutions. To understand this, we first need to look at what vulnerability, resilience and nature-based solutions are in an urban and coastal context.