PreventionWeb is a global knowledge-sharing platform focused on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience. Its aim is to facilitate access to up-to-date information, tools, best practices, and resources that support policymakers, researchers, and practitioners in effectively preparing for and responding to both natural and human-induced hazards. The platform offers content such as news, publications, events, analyses, case studies, and educational materials on resilience and risk management.
Nature-Based Solutions in schools: a green way to adapt buildings to climate change in Solana de los Barros, Extremadura (Spain), carried out by the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project, has been published as a case study on this platform. It analyzes the interventions implemented at CEIP Gabriela Mistral, where several Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) were applied to enhance thermal comfort and climate resilience. The report outlines the main challenges, objectives, adaptation options considered, and the solutions ultimately chosen. It also provides additional details such as the stakeholders involved, success factors, potential limitations of the implemented solutions, cost-benefit analysis, and legal aspects related to the project.
Sedum sp. canopy (mBiGCUVE2) installed at CEIP Gabriela Mistral © LIFE-mBiG
PreventionWeb is managed by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), which leads global efforts in the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, promoting policies, strategies, and actions aimed at strengthening societal resilience to disasters. The platform serves as the main knowledge repository developed by UNDRR and its global partners.
The case study can be accessed through this link.
With interventions already completed in the educational centers of Évora and Porto as part of the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project, these experiences are expected to be featured in future publications on the PreventionWeb platform, further expanding the reach and dissemination of the project’s results.
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