1.0ICLEI Africahttps://africa.iclei.orgTheahttps://africa.iclei.org/author/thea/IMPACT AREA 1 - ICLEI Africarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="I0SAxUxPhl"><a href="https://africa.iclei.org/unaimpactshowcase/impact-area-1/">IMPACT AREA 1</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://africa.iclei.org/unaimpactshowcase/impact-area-1/embed/#?secret=I0SAxUxPhl" width="600" height="338" title="“IMPACT AREA 1” — ICLEI Africa" data-secret="I0SAxUxPhl" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
/*! This file is auto-generated */
!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document);
</script>
IMPACT AREA 1 Policy, governance and institutional change Nature-based solutions are gaining traction in national policy; however, many local governments across Africa still face significant barriers to implementing them. While cities are responsible for critical decisions regarding land use, infrastructure and service delivery, they often lack the mandates, resources, and institutional capacity and coordination needed … Continuedhttps://africa.iclei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/iclei.jpg561500