City representatives, experts, and partners will meet in Samarkand to exchange insights on planning, financing, and implementing green urban infrastructure.
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Turning urban sustainability into action
The GPSC is a World Bank–led partnership supported by the GEF that helps cities deliver integrated, low-carbon and nature-positive solutions to improve livability, resilience, and economic opportunity.
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16 September 2026, 8:00 ET
Discover the key findings of What a Waste 3.0, the World Bank's flagship report on municipal solid waste management, and explore its implications for sustainable cities
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Urban Nature Program: Super‑Proximity in Practice, Delivering Urban Nature at Neighborhood Scale
16 July 2026, 14:30 CET
Discover how Paris delivers urban nature at neighborhood scale through green infrastructure, cooling strategies, and community-led approaches.
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Urban Nature Program: From Strategy to Delivery, Embedding Nature as Urban Infrastructure in Paris
19 June 2026, 14:30 CET
Discover how Paris translates climate and biodiversity ambitions into planning, investment, and city-wide implementation.Latest News & Blogs
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Nature-Based Solutions That Last: Recife's GEF-6 Filtering Garden Continues to Improve Water Quality
A new technical assessment confirms that Recife's GEF-6 filtering garden continues to deliver measurable water quality improvements after project closure.
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Mongolia Launches GEF-8 Sustainable Cities Project to Advance Green and Inclusive Urban Development
The initiative supports integrated planning, nature-based solutions, and innovative urban finance to build greener, more resilient cities in Ulaanbaatar
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A decade of lessons from the GEF-6 Sustainable Cities Program and its impact on future urban development.
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Climate Change Infrastructure Project Screening Framework (for Mitigation and Adaptation)
This tool helps catalyzing the next generation of investments in cities for climate-smart, greener, more resilient, and inclusive urbanization.Tool
