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title: "NaBa: Nature-based resilient cities"
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# NaBa: Nature-based resilient cities

| **Implemented by: ****ICLEI Colombia** |
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| **  Consortium partners: ICLEI South America, Alexander von Humboldt Institute and World Resources Institute (WRI)** |
| **  Implementation period: May 2022 - September 2024 ** |
| **  Sector: Low-carbon policy** |

 

 

After COP26, the Colombian Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development launched the *Biodiverciudades Initiative* to support cities progress on their climate change goals. The project sought to support the detailed implementation and delivery of activities for six pilot cities: (Montería, Pereira, Bucaramanga, Villavicencio, Yopal, Pasto).

 

The project aimed to integrate Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) into urban planning and development to enhance resilience, biodiversity, and climate action. The main goal was to generate change by equipping municipalities with the tools, knowledge, and methodologies needed to incorporate NbS and climate resilience into their planning instruments and decision-making processes.  

 

Click [**here**](https://americadosul.iclei.org/es/projetos/naba-ciudades-resilientes-basadas-en-naturaleza/) to find out more about the project and its results.

***"The NaBa project has enabled local governments to chart a path for integrating biodiversity, resilience, and climate adaptation directly into their planning processes. This initiative is driving a transformative approach to urban planning that moves beyond traditional models. Moving forward, we are optimistic about witnessing Colombian cities become models of biodiversity-rich, resilient urban ecosystems that embrace sustainable growth and environmental stewardship in the near future."***

*Sergio Aranguren, Technical Coordinator, ICLEI Colombia*

 

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## Main results

- Colombian cities of Montería, Pereira, Bucaramanga, and Villavicencio** **received support for the structuring and implementation of 4 pilot projects with a focus on nature-based solutions. 

- The project presented recommendations for planning and territorial management instruments with a resilient, nature-based approach to six cities (Montería, Pereira, Bucaramanga, Villavicencio, Yopal, Pasto). 

- The NaBa project allowed the strengthening of the technical and decision-making capacities of the beneficiary municipalities,** **based on the generation of technical and knowledge products and the generation of recommendations for decision-making for the integration of biodiversity and ecosystems, resilience, and the climate perspective, in the ordering and planning at a local scale.   

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