Mapathon as a community-led initiative identifying and documenting potential urban planting sites. It capitalizes on technology and scientific methods to create a structured repository of sites ideal for greening in cities.
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ENSURE Framework
ENSURE provides a ‘one-stop platform’ for stakeholders to designate an intervention as an NbS and to map and estimate its benefits. The framework help users to identify the type of the NbS, map the factors that influence its implementation, and customise an intervention based on the targeted geography, its scale, and the stage of implementation....
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ENSURE Toolkit
The toolkit is based on the ENSURE Framework and allows users to enter values to demarcate an activity as a NbS, identify local factors of influence to shape the objectives of NbS and estimate the economic effectiveness of NbS by conducting a cost-benefit analysis.
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Lakes Framework
The farmework is codeveloped with BBMP and Friends of lakes to guide the sustainable management and rejuvenation of shallow urban and peri‑urban lakes across peninsular IndiaThe document aims to support collaborative lake restoration by integrating ecosystem health, community involvement, governance, and climate resilience.
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Decode Nbs
Decode NbS is a web-based decision nudging tool developed by WWF-India under its One Planet City Challenge (OPCC) in collaboration with NIUA. The tool offers a collection of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) as an alternative to constructed city infrastructure to address specific challenges due to climate change. It empowers decision-makers with tailored function-based solutions as sustainable...
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Water Diagnostic Tools
The Urban Water Body Diagnostic (UWD) Tool is designed to serve as a decision-support system for managing water bodies within cities. This tool helps in identifying and prioritising actions for the rejuvenation of water bodies. Using this tool, cities can conduct a holistic rapid assessment of all their water bodies periodically, in order to identify...
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AquaWISE
AquaWISE is a web-based decision support tool created to assist users select site-specific greywater treatment technologies for schools located in arid and semi-arid regions. The tool requires minimal input, utilizing readily accessible data on the school’s water consumption, socio-economic factors and the intended use of treated wastewater. It aids in identifying the most suitable and...
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LakeRevive
LakeRevive is an innovative decision-support tool designed to help contractors, site engineers, environmental professionals & citizen volunteers select appropriate nature-based solutions (NbS) for urban lake restoration initiatives. The tool guides users through a systematic process to determine whether blue-green infrastructure such as constructed wetland (CW), floating islands (FI), or a combination of both would be...
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Sustainable Lake Restoration (SLR) Framework
Sustainable Lake Restoration (SLR) has been introduced as a strategy to address ecological, economic, and social challenges in nutrient management, aiming to improve lakes’ ecological conditions while providing broader socio-economic co-benefits. It seeks to integrate circular economies, demonstrate wider social and economic benefits, and directly engage local communities. The framework aims to eliminate knowledge gaps...
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RAWES
Rapid Assessment of Wetland Ecosystem Services tool enables assessment of wetland features such as extent, hydro-geomorphology, biodiversity, ecosystem services and threats in a rapid format. The tool can be used for prioritisation of wetlands in a landscape or basin for further management planning.