Nature-based Solutions from Landscapes to Cityscapes - Lessons for South Asia

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09/10/2025
18:30 - 19:30
IUCN Asia Pavilion , Onsite
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
Delivering on Equity Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action

Why attend

Learn how science-led planning and natures' cooling power can transform south Asian landscape and cityscapes. Discover strategies to restore wetlands and reclaim natural waterways - empowering youth to shape climate smart landscapes of tomorrow.

Session Description

This session will explore challenges in integrated landscape and cityscape management, drawing on IUCN’s regional survey insights on NbS understanding and barriers, and how water and disaster policies mainstream or promote NbS. The session plans to discuss how marrying science-led planning with nature’s cooling power can make the landscapes and citiscapes healthier, liveable, and resilient against the climate realities of tomorrow.
Partners
Wildlife Institute of India ( India )

Speaker

Speaker Anushri TIWARI
Anushri TIWARI

South Asian Region Lead, Urban Biodiversity Hub

Speaker Ramesh KRISHNAMURTHY
Ramesh KRISHNAMURTHY

Scientist/Professor, Wildlife Institute of India

Speaker Anouj MEHTA
Anouj MEHTA

Country Director ADB Thailand, ADB

Moderator

Speaker Niladri GUPTA
Niladri GUPTA

Regional Coordinator Water and Wetlands Asia, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Speaker Ala AL DWAIRI
Ala AL DWAIRI

Natural Infrastructure Officer, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)