As climate-driven flooding and heat intensify, insurers are increasingly focused on prevention. This article explores how green roofs, living architecture, and nature-based solutions can reduce risk, improve urban resilience, and help maintain affordable insurance by lowering exposure and vulnerability across communities.

The European Union has recently adopted a legislative framework capable of driving the transformation of its cities through widespread green infrastructure adoption. The challenge now lies in providing the regulatory certainty needed to scale up nature-based solutions and investments.  

The European Water Resilience Strategy emphasizes sustainability but overlooks urban green infrastructure. Cities must be central to water resilience efforts through nature-based solutions like green roofs, permeable surfaces, and water-sensitive urban design.

An overview of the severity of the international water crisis and efforts to address it in Europe through green infrastructure policies and regulations, including the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive and the recent adoption of the Nature Restoration Law.

Explore urban agriculture's potential in European policy. Understand how to address food security, environmental challenges, emphasizing the need for innovation and sustainable urban development.

This article highlights 2023 policy and regulatory advancements on green infrastructure support within the European Union, and suggests a path forward for greening cities.