Nature for climate in cities: where are nature-based responses prioritised in policy – and where are they missing?

Working with nature is increasingly championed as an effective ‘win-win’ climate response. However, it remains unclear how much this is reflected in policy and planning, and the extent to which urban areas – and particularly informal settlements – feature in these efforts.

This paper examines how nature-based responses are reflected in policy frameworks in selected countries in the global South, and the extent to which they are specifically applied to urban and informal settlement contexts.

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Nisi, N. and Schoonman, N. (2026). Nature for climate in cities: where are nature-based responses prioritised in policy – and where are they missing?. IIED, London.
Available at https://www.iied.org/22758iied

Nature for climate in cities: where are nature-based responses prioritised in policy – and where are they missing?

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