SUNCASA

I-Scaling Urban Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Climate Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SUNCASA) iyiprojekthi yeminyaka emithathu ehlose ukuthuthukisa ukunika amandla okumelana nokuguquka kwesimo sezulu, ukulingana ngokobulili, ukubandakanya imiphakathi, kanye nokuvikelwa kwezinhlobonhlobo zezemvelo emiphakathini yasemadolobheni e-Ethiopia, eRwanda kanye naseNingizimu Afrika.

I-SUNCASA izohlomulisa abantu abayizidingi ezingu-2,2 abahlala ezindaweni ezisengozini yokuhlaselwa yizikhukhula eDire Dawa (e-Ethiopia), eKigali (eRwanda) naseJohannesburg (eNingizimu Afrika). Ixhaswe yi-Global Affairs Canada ngohlelo lwe-Partnering for Climate futhi ilethwe yi-IISD kanye ne-World Resources Institute, i-SUNCASA izosebenza ngokubambisana nezinhlangano eziningi zasezindaweni.

Lo msebenzi we-NbS ohlanganisa abantu bobulili obahlukahlukene uhlanganisa ukuvuselela kanye nokulondolozwa kwezindawo eziphakeme lapho imifula iqala khona ngohlelo lokutshala izihlahla, ukutshalwa kabusha kwamahlathi, ukuvuselelwa kwamahlathi, ukwakhiwa kwama-buffer zone, kanye nokutshalwa kwezihlahla emadolobheni.

IZINDAWO LO MSEBENZI OWENZELWA KUZO

eDire Dawa

I-SUNCASA izovuselela indawo okuhamba kuyo umfula i-Dechatu e-Dire Dawa, e-Ethiopia, okuzonciphisa ingozi yezikhukhula, ukuguguleka komhlabathi kanye nokuntuleka kwamanzi emadolobheni, kuhlomule abantu abangaphezu kuka-200,000.

eKigali

EKigali, eRwanda, i-SUNCASA izovuselela izindawo ezingamaxhaphozi ezindaweni ezisezansi noMfula iNyabarongo, inciphise ingozi yezikhukhula, ukudilika komhlabathi nokuguguleka kwenhlabathi, ithuthukise izimpilo zabantu abangu-975,000.

eJohannesburg

I-SUNCASA eJohannesburg, eNingizimu Afrika, izovuselela ukugelezela kwamanzi eMfuleni iJukskei ngokususa izinhlobo zezimila ezingezona ezendabuko kule ndawo nangezinhlelo zokutshala izihlahla, okuzonciphisa izikhukhula futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi abantu abayizigidi ezingu-1,045 bazolokhu benawo amanzi.

IZINDABA NEZINHLELO

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

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.

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)

Umuseke | Kigali : Hagiye guterwa ibiti bisaga Miliyoni ebyiri mu rwego rwo guhangana n’ibiza

Mu Mujyi wa Kigali hagiye guterwa ibiti birenga na Miliyoni ebyiri (2,000,000) hagamijwe guhanagana n’ingaruka z’imihindagurike y’ibihe ziganjemo ibiza bitandukanye nk’ imyuzure n’inkangu bigenda byibasira uyu mujyi.

Africa News Channel | SUNCASA: Resilient Cities Through Natural Solutions

By leveraging the power of nature-based solutions and fostering strong community partnerships, the SUNCASA project promises to make a significant impact on climate adaptation and resilience in sub-Saharan Africa, setting a precedent for sustainable urban development worldwide.

Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation (infographic): Climate Adaptation and Protected Areas Initiative

Climate change impacts greatly affect ecosystems and the communities who depend on them. Nature-based solutions for adaptation (NbS) can play a vital role in helping people and biodiversity build resilience to climate risks. Learn more about what effective NbS for adaptation are and their practical application across different ecosystems to strengthen their resilience.

Guide

May 2, 2024