SUNCASA

Inishiyeetiivii Furmaata Iskeelii Uumama Magaalaa Afrikaa Sahaaraa gadii keessatti jiran irratti hundaa’e Iskeelii Magaalaa furmaata uumamaa irratti hundaa’e (NbS) jijjiirama Haala Qilleensaa Afrikaa Sahaaraa gadii keessatti argamu Madaqsuu (SUNCASA) pirojektii waggaa 3 kan ta’ee fi hawaasa Magaalaa Itoophiyaa, Ruwaandaa, Fi Afrikaa Kibbaa.

SUNCASAn namoota miiliyoona 2.2 naannoo balaa lolaa olaanaa Dire Dawa (Itophiyaa), Kigali (Rwanda), fi Johannesburg (Afrikaa Kibbaa) keessa jiraatan fayyadamoo taasisa. Sagantaa Haala Qilleensaaf Walta’iinsaatiin Dhimma Addunyaa [Global Affairs] Kanaada irraa deeggarsa kan argatuu fi IISD fi Dhaabbata Qabeenya Addunyaatiin [World Resources Institute] kan kennamu SUNCASAn dhaabbilee biyya keessaa bal’aa waliin ta’uun hojiirra kan ooluudha. NbSn pirojektichaa koorniyaaf deebii kennuun naannoo bishaan olka’aa itti tahan, keessumaa oomishtoota xixiqqaatiif bulchiinsa bosona yeroo dheeraa, itti fufiinsa qabuu fi haaromfamuu danda’u guddisuudhaan dinagdee magariisaaf gumaacha kan qabu [agroforestry], bosona, fi bosona deebisanii dhaabuu, naannoo ittisa lolaa [buffer] uumuu fi biqiltuu magaalaa deebisanii dhaabuu fi kunuunsuu kan dabalatudha.

MAGAALAA KEENYA

Diree Dhawaa

SUNCASAn bishaan laga Dechatu kan Itiyoophiyaa Dirree Dhawaatti argamu deebisuun balaa lolaa, dhiqama biyyee fi dhiphina bishaan magaalaa hir’isuun, namoota kuma 200 ol fayyadamoo taasisa.

Kiigaalii

Ruwaandaa Kiigaalii keessatti SUNCASAn bishaan laga Nyabaroongoo gadii keessatti kuufama maayikiroo ni deebisa, kunis balaa lolaa, sigiga lafaa fi dhiqama biyyee salphisuun dandeettii namoota 975,000 dandamachuu isaanii ni fooyyessa.

Johaannesbarg

Afrikaa Kibbaa Johaannesbarg keessatti kan argamu SUNCASAn, gosoota lagaa weerartoota ta’an buqqisuu ykn balleessuu fi jalqabbii biqiltuu dhaabuun, lolaa hir’isuu akkasuma nageenya bishaanii namoota miliyoona 1.045 fooyyessuudhaan bakka laga Jukeeskeitti kuufamu ni deebisa.

ODUU FI TAATEE

Tackling flash floods, urban heat, and other climate change threats in three sub-Saharan African Cities

A new project will use solutions found in nature to improve the resilience of 2.2 million people in Dire Dawa (Ethiopia), Kigali (Rwanda), and Johannesburg (South Africa).

Press release

May 22, 2024

The New Times | Becoming a city in the forest: Catalyzing Kigali’s climate resilience through nature

By 2026, SUNCASA aims to enhance the resilience of 975,000 Kigali residents while promoting gender equality, social inclusion, and biodiversity protection.

WRI | Three Takeaways on Green Infrastructures and Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Resilience

IISD and ICUN recently highlighted SUNCASA in the fifth installment of the NAbSA Dialogue Series. This series takes an in-depth look at NbS and climate adaptation, covering topics such as how to incorporate gender equality into NbS, the importance of biodiversity and ecosystem evaluation.

Alex News | Canada’s foreign affairs minister visits Jukskei River in Alex

Canada’s minister of foreign affairs, Mélanie Joly, visited the Jukskei River on August 22 to view the progress of its government-funded work being done by the Alexandra Water Warriors. The project is significant as it aligns with the city’s water security strategy, which aims to create resilient, liveable, and sustainable urban water environments, and foster a water-conscious society.

Mail & Guardian | Alexandra Water Warriors are reviving Joburg’s Jukskei River

As one of the city’s largest rivers, the Jukskei’s roughly 50km course inexorably marks it as a casualty of Johannesburg’s rapid urbanisation. Its deeply eroded waterways have long been a repository of the city’s sewage, stormwater, litter, industrial waste and building rubble. But through the work of the community-based Alexandra Water Warriors, the healing and restoration of the blighted river is under way. (Photo: Delwyn Verasamy| M&G)

Video: SUNCASA | Resilient Cities. Natural Solutions.

The SUNCASA project is a 3-year initiative aiming to revitalize critical watersheds in Dire Dawa (Ethiopia), Kigali (Rwanda), and Johannesburg (South Africa), by implement gender-responsive nature-based solutions (NbS) such as agroforestry, afforestation and reforestation, buffer zone creation, alien invasive species removal, and urban tree planting.