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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Submissions Open for Cycle 6 of the WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
Recognizing transformative urban projects that are delivering tangible and lasting impact
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New Building Regulations Atlas Supports Safer, Greener, and More Resilient Cities
Explore the World Bank Group’s new interactive tool bringing together building regulatory data from 152 economies to support safer, greener, and more…
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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
