Brief

SUNCASA Project Overview

Resilient Cities. Natural Solutions

The Scaling Urban Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SUNCASA) project aims to enhance climate resilience, gender equality and social inclusion, and biodiversity protection in urban communities in Dire Dawa (Ethiopia), Kigali (Rwanda), and Johannesburg (South Africa). Focused on community-level capacity building and leveraging gender-responsive nature-based solutions (NbS), SUNCASA will benefit 2.2 million people living in high-flood-risk areas.

July 18, 2024

Jointly managed by IISD and the World Resources Institute (WRI), with USD 22 million in funding from Global Affairs Canada through the Partnering for the Climate program, SUNCASA will work with local partners to improve urban communities' capacity to adapt to climate change. By implementing gender-responsive NbS for the restoration of watersheds, riparian corridors, and urban green spaces, the SUNCASA project directly responds to risks like climate change-induced flooding, landslides, extreme heat, and biodiversity loss.

Brief details

Topic
Nature
Focus area
Climate
Resources
Act Together
Publisher
IISD
Copyright
IISD, 2024