State of Finance for Nature in Cities 2023: Time to Assess - Summary for Local Policymakers.
2023
Nature-based solutions can help cities become more resilient, healthy and equitable. But for urban nature to reach its full potential, investments need to be substantially scaled up. In 2020, NbS received just 0.3% of overall spending on urban infrastructure, and investments are unequally distributed across and within cities. With this publication, UNEP and the Penn Institute for Urban Research outline gaps and opportunities for NbS financing in cities, best practices from around the world, and actions that local governments, financial stakeholders, private sector and knowledge partners can take to scale up investments for nature in cities.
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Topic: Governance and planning, Food production and ecosystem management
Tags: Future trends and projections, Monitor and evaluation, Urban and peri-urban forestry
Organization: UNEP
Author: United Nations Environment Programme; University of Pennsylvania, Penn Institute for Urban Research Cities; Climate Finance Leadership Alliance
Year: 2023
Type: Policy Briefs
Region: Global coverage
Resource format: Document