urban green spaces

The Government of China has set aside funds to implement the concept of new urbanization and support Ningbo as one of the pilot municipalities in promoting inclusive cities for low-income people and migrant workers. Specifically, the objective of the Ningbo Sustainable Urbanization Project is to improve the use of urban public space, improve urban mobility, and reduce flood risk in selected counties in Ningbo Municipality. This is to be achieved through the components 1) Urban Regeneration, 2) Urban Transport, 3) Flood Risk Management, and 4) Technical Assistance and Capacity Building.

The project's objective is to support the Government of Sri Lanka in reducing the flooding in the catchment of the Colombo Water Basin, and strengthen the capacity of local authorities in the Colombo Metropolitan Area to rehabilitate, improve and maintain local infrastructure and services through selected demonstration investments. The project protected and provided some restoration to the city wetlands as a nature-based solution, allowing them to serve as flood rentention and recreational areas.

The project will dekiver road rehabilitation and new road works and pavements using weather resistant paving material to withstand extreme weather events, introducing the use of green and nature-based infrastructure to mitigate floods and, when necessary, constructing wider drains and culverts to accommodate heavy precipitation, undertaking slope stabilization to protect against climate risks.

The project will rehabilitate local parks and green spaces to better manage stormwater runoff and help reduce the urban heat island effect.

The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania has requested funding for this project to improve urban services and institutional capacity in the Dar es Salaam Metropolitan Area. Dar es Salaam, as engine of growth for the nation, suffers from a backlog in infrastructure investments with growth outpacing infrastructure development; poor connectivity; the mushrooming of un-serviced informal settlements; sprawling energy intensive settlement patterns and capacity and governance constraints. Many parts of the city are also prone to surface and river flooding.

The Government of Mozambique has obtained funding for the Mozambique Cities and Climate Change Project from the Strategic Climate Fund with the objective to increase the resilience of the city of Beira to floods by improving and safeguarding the natural drainage capacity of the Chiveve river. The city of Beira is considered to be the most exposed to current and future climate risks in Mozambique, with rising sea levels and severe erosion taking place along its coastline adjacent.

The project is aiming to increase the resilience of two urban areas. This will include green spaces along the Pirai Metropolitan River Park, the development of an integral management plan for the park, and other green buffers along side the Irpavi and orkohauira rivers to prevent flooding and ensure slope stabilization.

The objectives of the Andhra Pradesh Disaster Recovery Project are to restore, improve, and enhance resilience of public services, environmental facilities, and livelihoods in targeted communities in the State of Andra Pradesh, India. To this end, the Government of India, the State of Andhra Pradesh and the World Bank have designed an integrated project with seven components that includes restoring mangroves to improve coastal resilience, which act as a "shelter belt", and beachfront restoration.