Resilient Urban Centres and Surrounds Phase 2 (RUCAS 2)Supporting climate-resilient and inclusive urban communities, environments and economies through locally led urban nature-based solutionsPublicationsCase studies News and EventsGO TO RUCAS 1 Nature-based solutions offer a wide range of benefits to growing urban communities to help build resilient urban centres and surrounds. Get in touchIf you have any questions, contact us at …
Resilient Urban Centres and Surrounds (RUCAS)For climate resilient communities, environments and economies in the Greater Mekong region.PublicationsCase studies News and EventsGO TO RUCAS 2 Nature-based solutions offer a wide range of benefits to growing urban communities to help build resilient urban centres and surrounds. Get in touchIf you have any questions, contact us at info@wscaustralia.org.auThe Resilient Urban Centres and Surrounds …
Inclusive and Equitable Urban Nature-based Solutions: A Practical GuideHome to over half the world’s population, cities create both opportunities, and inequalities. Poor and marginalised people are typically more affected by the negative impacts of rapid urbanisation and climate change such as flooding, heat, urban sprawl, congestion, and polluted air and waterways. Consequently, cities working to become more sustainable and climate-resilient …
Resilient Urban Centres and Surrounds (RUCaS) Akreiy Ksatr Wetland CityPhnom Penh, CambodiaRecent EventsJan. 23, 2026 NbS Typologies for Wetland Cities WorkshopPublicationsRoadmap for Upscaling NbS in Cambodia(opens in a new tab)NbS Typologies for Wetland Cities Catalogue – English(opens in a new tab)NbS Typologies for Wetland Cities Catalogue – Khmer(opens in a new tab)Site case study reportsEnglish(opens in a new tab)ភាសាខ្មែរ(opens in …
Green and Resilient Urban Futures Design Competition – Hanoi University of Civil Engineering Revisioning and rehabilitating an abandoned university campus site We joined the Hanoi University of Civil Engineering – Faculty of Architecture (HUCE FAP) and the International Centre for Environmental Management (ICEM) in a collaboration to revitalise HUCE’s city campus using nature-based solutions. An initial activity in this project …
Resilient Urban Centres and Surrounds (RUCaS) Street 2 Battambang, CambodiaRUCAS HOMERecent eventsOct. 01, 2026 Reimagining an urban parkSep. 02, 2025 Road 501 Co-design Workshop and Engagement with MLMUPCPublicationsRoadmap for Upscaling NbS in Cambodia(opens in a new tab)Heat mapping analysis of NbS for urban cooling(opens in a new tab)Site case study reportsEnglish(opens in a new tab)ភាសាខ្មែរ(opens in a new tab)Site poster …
Resilient Urban Centres and Surrounds (RUCaS) Nong Loup Ian MarshVientiane, Lao PDRRUCAS HOMEPublicationsRoadmap for Upscaling NbS in Lao PDR(opens in a new tab)Environmental Monitoring Summary(opens in a new tab)URBAN WETLAND AND STREAM GUIDELINES(opens in a new tab)RESEARCH BLUEPRINT(opens in a new tab)Site case study reportsEnglish(opens in a new tab)ລາວ(opens in a new tab)Site poster summariesEnglish(opens in a new tab)ລາວ(opens in …
Resilient Urban Centres and Surrounds (RUCaS) Hanoi University of Civil EngineeringHanoi, Viet NamRUCAS HOMERecent eventsJun. 17, 2025 Environmental monitoring workshop in Viet Nam – May 2025PublicationsRoadmap for Upscaling NbS in Vietnam(opens in a new tab)HUCE Green Walls Case Study paper(opens in a new tab)Site case study reportsEnglish(opens in a new tab)Tiếng Việt(opens in a new tab)Site poster summariesEnglish(opens in a …
Resilient Urban Centres and Surrounds (RUCaS) Can Tho UniversityCan Tho, Viet NamRUCAS HOMERecent eventsJun. 17, 2025 Environmental monitoring workshop in Viet Nam – May 2025PublicationsRoadmap for Upscaling NbS in Vietnam(opens in a new tab)NbS Master Plan and Scaling Challenges(opens in a new tab)NbS scaling up roadmap and stakeholder mapping(opens in a new tab)Environmental Monitoring Program report(opens in a new tab)Site …
Resilient Urban Centres and Surrounds (RUCaS) Makkasan Zone C Departure ParkBangkok, ThailandRUCAS HOMERecent eventsNov. 10, 2025 National Knowledge Sharing Workshop in Integrated Urban Water Management and the Role of Nature-based SolutionsSep. 18, 2025 Water Strategy for Polder Cities Designing multifunctional parks to manage polder water environments and mitigate floodingPublicationsRoadmap for Upscaling NbS in Thailand(opens in a new tab)Site case study …