The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) supported the World Bank in the preparation and implementation of multiple investment projects throughout the Congo River Basin. The World Bank projects across the basin region share common objectives aimed at enhancing urban resilience to climate-related hazards, such as floods and erosion, while improving access to basic urban infrastructure and services. Key components in these projects focus on climate-resilient urban infrastructure development, capacity building, and contingency emergency response.  

This Adaptation Insights builds on GCA technical assistance to integrate green and grey adaptation measures into large-scale infrastructure investment programs under the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program. It further draws on advanced research conducted by the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford, in partnership with GCA, on the application of spatial analytics and financial frameworks to scale nature-based solutions for transport infrastructure resilience globally (Scaling Investments for NbS: GCA portal). The observations presented reflect cumulative evidence and experience derived from collaboration with multilateral development banks and implementation partners engaged in mainstreaming climate adaptation within infrastructure planning and finance.

The NbS Compendium provides actionable guidance to local stakeholders for identifying the replicability potential of existing NbS initiatives, assessing their scalability,and maximizing their benefits in the Kenyan urban context.