The UNA Resilience project will work with local governments in African cities to integrate nature-based solutions into land use planning to increase urban resilience, which, in turn, will contribute to stabilizing warming below 2 degrees. Its overarching aim is to transform the development trajectory of the chosen African cities toward sustainable development and greater interconnectedness with surrounding natural systems. The project is built on the three interlinked urban pillars of governance, planning and finance. With an emphasis on building urban resilience and moving toward sufficient agency for local officials, it will facilitate equitable ecosystem governance and management that supports sustainable livelihoods, as well as adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk reduction related to climate change. Integrating disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation in urban nature work, as well as continuing to experiment with NbS leads to behavior change of decision makers, e.g. proof of pro- nature climate decisions.