Nature-Based Solutions for Building Resilience in Towns and Cities: Case Studies from the Greater Mekong Subregion

Resource type: 
Research
Main entity: 
Asian Development Bank
Type of entity: 
Bank
Funding: 
Asian Development Bank
Key themes: 
Climate change adaptation
Cities
Water security
Societal challenges: 
Climate Resilience
Scope: 
Asia
Focus: 
Cambodia
China
Lao
Myanmar
Thailand
Vietnam
Description: 

Working with local governments, nongovernment organizations, women’s groups, and professional associations, town-wide adaptation measures were defined by overlaying climate change projections on town plans and zoning schemes for strategic infrastructure. This publication captures valuable experience and lessons from the project.

Date: 
2016
Language: 
EN