Accelerating Nature-Based Solutions: Insights from Brazil, India & Indonesia

This webinar is part of WRI Africa’s Green-Gray Infrastructure Accelerator Webinar Series, which draws on the experience of Cities4Forests, Urban Water Resilience, and partners from across the continent to illuminate best practices for planning, financing, implementing and institutionalizing natured-based solutions for urban climate resilience.

Across African cities and globally, nature-based solutions (NBS) and green-gray infrastructure (GGI) interventions are changing the landscape of climate resilience. When done right, these projects can protect people from climate shocks, enhance biodiversity, and improve socio-economic and health outcomes. WRI, under its Green-Gray Infrastructure Accelerator , is bringing a cross-sectoral approach to NBS integration and fostering peer learning exchanges across African cities. However, accelerating NBS and GGI in the Global South requires context-specific approaches, not one-size-fits-all models from the Global North.

In this webinar, WRI teams from Brazil, India and Indonesia will share lessons on designing and financing NBS and the strengths of south-south collaboration. From implementing 30 projects in Indian cities to structuring finance-ready urban initiatives in Brazil and replicating accelerator models in Indonesia, speakers will highlight what works—and why. Join us to explore how cities across the Global South are building more resilient, equitable futures through locally grounded, collaborative approaches to green-gray infrastructure.