Resources for NBS Education

NBS EduDirectory - The resource landscape of NBS Education

This repository provides a comprehensive list of available resources, including guidance, reports, tools, and services developed around education about NBS. These NBS education resources and materials were discovered through EU-funded online repositories and through desk research. It is updated annually. You can also consult it as a database on PowerBI.

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Learningscenario

Are We Prepared for Natural Disasters?

This Learning Scenario (LS) involves students aged 12-15 in understanding the importance of constructing flood- and earthquake-resistant buildings and bridges using nature-based solutions. They will adopt an engineering and scientific approach, studying a centenary bridge's resilience and discussing the effects of climate change on natural events, with a focus on Disaster Risk Analytics.

Topic: Climate Resilience

Educational Level: Secondary Education

Language:  English

Organisation: European Schoolnet

Publication

Case studies on Adaptation and Climate Resilience in Schools and Educational Settings

15 innovative ideas and actions adopted and implemented by educational institutes in Africa, and across the globe, providing examples on adaptation and climate resilience in schools in different countries across the world.

Topic: Climate Resilience

Educational Level: Non Specific

Language:  English

Organisation: Global Center on Adaptation

Case

Community garden: old crops vegetable garden

This initiative aimed to reverse the trend by the cultivation of old crops, dissemination of their seeds among farmers and educational workshops to protect and increase their biodiversity.

Topic: Climate Resilience

Educational Level: Adult Learning

Language:  English

Organisation: Transition Town Hannover

Project

COOLSCHOOLS

Applied-research project aiming to analyze the multiple co-benefits of implementing NbS for climate adaptation in school environments. It explores how these nature-based school shelters can act as drivers of transformation at larger urban scales through an approach that focus on the needs and views of children and youth.

Topic: Climate Resilience

Educational Level: Primary Education

Language:  English

Organisation: European Commission project

Course

Course on Nature Based Solutions- University of Helsinki

The course will present an overview of the policy relevance of nature-based solutions and their role in addressing important challenges in urban areas.

Topic: Climate Resilience

Educational Level: Higher Education

Language:  English Finnish

Organisation: Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science HELSUS

European Union

NBS EduWORLD is funded by the European Union (Grant Agreement No. 101060525). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.