Pioneer
Case
Rain harvesting
A short description of the NBS project
The Association of Landscape Researches and Çankaya municipality have started joint project studies to support urban eco-studies in order to create a sustainable, future-friendly city. Capacity building to implement the rain harvest method with the project, preparation of guidelines on adaptation to climate change and activities in the context of awareness are the results of the project.
The aim of the project is to increase the capacity of the farmers living in the Çankaya countryside in terms of water holding capacity.
NBS Implementation context
Location
Turkey, Ankara
Latitude
Longitude
Status
Ongoing
Dates
Description of the NBS
NBS Scale
city
NBS Impacts scale
city
Urban density/ Soil consumption
high (dense city center, etc.)
Combined with other(s) environmental friendly solution(s)?
if other
NBS Uban Challenges
Climate Issues
Climate mitigation
Climate adaptation
Other
0;
Urban water management and quality
Urban water management and quality
Flood management
Other
0
Air Quality
Air quality at district/city scale
Air quality locally
Other
0
Urban Space and Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Urban space design
Urban space management
Other
0;
Urban Regeneration and Soil
Air quality at district/city scale
Other
0
Resource efficiency
Food, energy and water
Raw materials
Waste
Recycling
Other
0;
Public health and well-being
Acustic
Quality of life
Health
Other
1;
Environmental justice and social cohesion
Environmental Justice: Recognition
Environmental Justice: Procedural Justice
Environmental Justice: Distributional Justice
Environmental Justice: Capabilities
Environmental Justice: Responsibility
Social Cohesion
Other
0;0;
Urban planning and governance
Urban planning and form
Governance in planning
Other
0;
People Security
Control of crimes
Control of extraordinary events
Other
0
Green economy
Circular economy
Bioeconomy activities
Direct economic value of NBS
Other
0;
Other
Stakeholder and Governance
Who Started this initiative?
A public institution, a local organization (city or metropolitan)
Contracting Authority
Cankaya Municipality
Project manager (leader and main partners): entities names, and know-how involved
The Association of Landscape Researches
Who (else) was involved in the project ? (Inhabitants, local association, etc.)
The owner of the project is Cankaya Municipality. There is an NGO as a participant. There is another partner from Portugal.
More detail on the process and the role of the different stakeholders (How did it happen?)
OPTIONAL Considering the actual impacts, who are the primary beneficiaries of the project.
farmers, village headmen living in the countryside
Cluster
Governance Model
Description
Financing
Global Estimated cost of the project
Cluster
cluster1_public_financing
FM
Description of the financing mechanism
Temporal Factor
Expected time for the NBS to be fully effective after its implementation
medium (between 2 to 5 years)
Expected life time of the intervention
Already feedbacks on the project? In case, the project has already been adapted to new requisites, please explain the modifications brought
Success and limiting factors
Process Enablers
Class
Subclass
Type
Description
Knowledge_drivers Collaboration Governance_drivers cocreation_and_participation Tools_to_build_a_common_vision Economy_drivers Government_support Provisioning_of_incentives_to_private_investment
Process Inhibitors
Class
Subclass
Type
Description
Knowledge_barriers Uncertainty Operation_unknow Governance_barriers Institutionnal_barriers Lack_of_flexibility_of_decision_making Economy_barriers Budget_constraints NBS_not_a_priority
What makes this project a pioneer?
Field
The_challenge(s)_targeted
Criteria
Brief description of the innovativeness
Has the project received a prize, an award?
Has the project received a media coverage? (in reviews, in press, etc.)
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730468