Our research on inclusive climate policy in Viet Nam is gaining traction – with 2 recent outputs highlighting key messages.
Share your insights: Survey on the Mainstreaming Program
Water Sensitive Cities Australia’s mission is to change the way cities are designed, built and managed by valuing water’s contribution to economic development, quality of life and the ecosystems of which they are a part.
Making a ‘RUCaS’: Experts gather in Bangkok to scale nature-based solutions for climate-resilient cities
The urgency to turn climate ambition into action echoed through every session of the “Nature-based Solutions in Urban Contexts” Conference held in Bangkok last week, as over 140 attendees from across the Mekong subregion and beyond came together to tackle the challenge of scaling Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in cities. Another 180 people joined online for the plenary sessions
Cooling cities using green open spaces
A recent rapid review showed the potential impact green spaces can have on cities in Southern Australia and tropical cities in Asia.
Applying nature-based solutions to create resilient urban centres
We’ve published our RUCaS case study reports, demonstrating how nature-based solutions can be applied in 8 Mekong locations.
Announcing the RUCaS Conference 2025
The RUCaS Conference – Nature-based Solutions in Urban Contexts – is set for 25–27 March 2025 in Bangkok.
Mainstreaming Webinar Series
Our 2024 webinar series helped share expert knowledge on Water Sensitive Cities. We’re planning more for 2025.
People changes at Water Sensitive Cities Australia
Let us introduce 2 new starters at WSCA, and help us farewell 2 valued colleagues
Developing a new tool to better plan, design, construct and maintain WSUD assets
We are working with E2DesignLab and Canopy Economics and Policy to address a key gap in uptake of water sensitive urban design assets – reliable life cycle cost information.
Sharing knowledge about nature-based solutions throughout the Mekong region
We’ve wrapped up 4 very successful Knowledge Exchange events for the DFAT-funded RUCaS program.