On 23 and 24 May, the city of Porto presented the travelling exhibition ‘Porto, a city inspired by nature’, conceived by the City Council in the framework of the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project, to an audience of more than 500 people at the first edition of the ‘NBS Summit Urban Edition’.
The exhibition challenges visitors to see nature as an extremely effective and resilient 4.5-billion-year old technology that has developed strategies to overcome adversity.
It reveals how this natural technology can be applied in cities through innovative solutions to address climate challenges.
The sun provides free energy; trees are advanced cooling technologies; permeable soils replenish water reserves; green roofs control flooding, sequester carbon and purify the air; insects act as pollinating ‘micro-robots’, encouraging agricultural diversity; natural water highways prevent flooding and recover rainwater.
It highlights how Porto, combining innovation, knowledge and creativity, is integrating nature into the urban environment to combat climate change, identifying projects that have been carried out in the city.
A tool for training, awareness and dissemination of natural innovation at the service of the city, ecosystems, biodiversity and the well-being of citizens.
The interdisciplinary event NBS Summit Urban Edition, organised by the National Association of Green Roofs (ANCV), with the Porto City Council, through Águas e Energia do Porto, is dedicated to sharing knowledge on Nature-Based Solutions applied to urban territories.
Panels of the travelling exhibition © Câmara Municipal do Porto
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