Planning with nature for improved service delivery
The Urban Natural Assets programme is funded through The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) through SwedBio at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University.
Urban tinkering: An alternative approach to planning
With increasing urbanization and population growth, African cities need for new, innovative solutions and planning techniques has never been more important. To implement tailor-made solutions city officials need SPACE and TIME to REFLECT – to look back and think – collectively, on the challenges faced by their cities. Reflection has numerous benefits for cities. Download
Wetland Management Guidelines
Buiding capacity and supporting effective management of wetlands within South African Municipalities These guidelines are a component of a series of project outputs designed to support South African municipalities with improving wetland management going forward. For further information on the project, please refer to the LAB: Wetlands SA project website. Download
Planning for whom? Towards inclusionary planning paradigms in African cities
How can urban planning in African cities be more equitable, participatory, and responsive to the constantly changing needs and realities of our cities and people?
Learn from the youth! The value of wetlands in South Africa
Learn from the youth! The value of wetlands in South Africa The LAB: Wetlands SA project is implemented by ICLEI’s Cities Biodiversity Centre, which is coordinated by ICLEI Africa. In the long-term, the programme seeks to contribute to disaster risk-reduction and resilience to climate change through effective management of biodiversity and wetland and enhancing ecosystem […]