The team spoke with #fishing communities to learn about how they use #dunes for storage of #fishing equipment like boats, nets and also for shade. As we reimagine these spaces through a #netzero lens, incorporating local needs is crucial. Learn more: https://t.co/zaRhKCgxyY
Last week, the #PULL team was in Panaji, exploring how the city’s diverse #NaturebasedSolutions can contribute to combating #climatechange while also supporting local #livelihoods. We uncovered potential tradeoffs between restoration efforts for #sequestration & social use (1/3)
@hemavaishnavi Our panel at the recent #4SHonolulu2023 conference showed how the framing of a #climateemergency enabled institutional changes to manage emerging risks. However, if not carefully managed such declarations can reinforce the existing #power structures. https://t.co/3zuv88qjxo
As a part of our #PULL initiative, we have designed an NbS toolkit for Coastal Indian Cities, drawing on our work in Panaji that supports city decision makers to protect & restore coastal ecosystems. @meenscientist
Find the toolkit here:
https://t.co/WJB85HATWK
Urban Planning Associate, Ronika Postaria's blog sheds light on the criticality of community engagement in implementing NbS & how finding ways to institutionalize NbS principles into urban planning policies can optimize their potential.
Read here: https://t.co/U1HFDFfo9i
As nature-based solutions (NbS) gain prominence in climate policy as a tool to achieve net zero goals, Senior Urban Planner Ashali Bhandari's #blog highlights the need to reframe NbS in the context of developing countries, especially South Asia.
https://t.co/IB5uPscaip
India's urban Nature-based Solutions (NbS) can play a key role in addressing climate change & development goals. We have been working towards reframing NbS within the complex social, political & economic context of rapidly growing Indian cities.
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Focusing on PULL's approach to net zero, @AshaliBhandari's blog highlights the importance of social transformations like behaviour change, people-centric decarbonisation, & new institutional arrangements for cities to transform into a low-carbon society. https://t.co/QkLZsnAitb
Keeping people at the heart of a #netzero society, through our initiative #PULL, we developed #InclusiveStreets, a gendered mobility improvement initiative framework, to improve walking infrastructure & women's access to the city simultaneously.
https://t.co/qDpuattICL
.@ShanthaVenugop1's blog, focused on the tradeoffs between adapting to climate risks like heat & achieving decarbonisation goals, discusses the need for solutions that don't increase electricity consumption while planning for vulnerable urban populations. https://t.co/xJ2fhOT4qo
Cities have a tremendous role to play in building a #netzero society & achieve India’s decarbonisation goals. Through #PULL we work to co-create, test & implement equitable climate solutions, including social planning for #netzero. https://t.co/zaRhKCgxyY.
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Equitable and innovative strategies are needed to adapt to emerging climate risks like floods. #PULL developed a flood mitigation plan for Panaji that employs nature-based solutions and people-centric approaches to build the city's resilience. https://t.co/Dg1EXL1zZO