Grey meets green: Rethinking urban infrastructure

It is becoming more evident that combining the conventional ‘grey’ infrastructure with nature-based ‘green and blue’ solutions renders cities resilient, liveable and sustainable.

Situated in the Hindu-Kush Himalaya region, the world’s Third Pole, Nepal faces the harsh impacts of climate change with increased frequency and intensity of disasters. As Nepal’s cities expand—with 27 percent population living in urban areas and another 40 percent in peri-urban areas—hotter summers and monsoon-induced urban flooding are becoming lived realities.