Reduce flood risk

Oh Boy – multifunctional urban greening in Malmö, Sweden

The main purpose of the roof is to offer an unique green environment to the residents in the house. In the project every surface, also on the ground below, is maximized with greenery. The greenery offers a range of ecosystem services which also benefits the neighbors and the city. The main purpose of the roof is to offer an unique green environment to the residents in the house. In the project every surface, also on the ground below, is maximized with greenery. The greenery offers a range of ecosystem services which also benefits the neighbors and the city.

Brague DEMO: Flash flood and wildfire hazards in a Mediterranean catchment

Locations of the Brague river and other catchments and municipalities heavily touched by the Oct. 2015 flood disaster © NAIAD D6.1

The public perception of ecosystems (e.g. forests, including possibly protecting ones) is strongly worsened following floods with massive wood jams. This case study aims at performing a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of a Mediterranean catchment to assess NbS benefits, dis-benefits and co-benefits and ways to optimize them.

Paris Oasis Schoolyards programme

Plan of the Charles Hermite Oasis Courtyard, Paris

Reduce the local heat island effect
Provide pupils with a healthy and stimulating learning environment
Educate residents to risk culture on climate change
Make refuges of freshness available to the most vulnerable populations
Create numerous meeting spaces to spur conviviality and solidarity

Ecuador: The Socio Bosque Program

Map of priority areas for Socio Bosque. Source: Ministry of Environment, Ecuador.

Conserve native forests and other native ecosystems to protect their ecological, economic, cultural and spiritual values.
Significantly reduce deforestation and associated GHG emissions.
Improve the well-being of farmers, indigenous communities and other groups living in the country’s rural areas

Green Roof and Water Management in Philippines Government Office Building

Rapid urbanisation in the Philippines has given rise to many challenges as increasing infrastructure developments contribute to reduced open spaces and increased energy consumption.

Both the public and private construction sectors are responding by reshaping the cityscape and designing building structures that are as environmentally responsive as they are beautiful and compact. Now, buildings should not only be sturdy and spacious, they should also be efficient in energy consumption and adaptive to the changing environment.

LafargeHolcim Philippines (LafargeHolcim) has...