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From Silos to Systems for Livable Cities: Embracing nature and biodiversity

Indonesian cities are integrating climate resilience, biodiversity, and infrastructure planning to support more livable and sustainable urban development.
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The Wetland Advantage: Nature-Based Solutions Power Rwanda’s Urban Future

Kigali is restoring urban wetlands to reduce flooding, improve biodiversity, support jobs and tourism, and strengthen long-term city resilience.
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Transforming our cities: a collective path to sustainability

The Sustainable Cities Program supports global cities with integrated planning, innovation, financing, and partnerships to advance resilient, low‑carbon, and nature‑positive urban development.
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Ningbo Launches Biodiversity Index and Advances Urban Conservation Efforts

Supported by the World Bank and GEF-7, Ningbo advances urban biodiversity through planning, monitoring, and its first Biodiversity Index.
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New US$ 5.2 million initiative to advance sustainability solutions for Nairobi

Learn how Nairobi is advancing low-carbon, climate-resilient, and nature-positive urban development through integrated neighborhood planning.
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The Green Infrastructure Framework for England
Natural England has launched its Green Infrastructure Framework. The Framework provides an England-wide evidence base to help local authorities and
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Issue 13 - Quarterly Newsletter on GEF China Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot Project
This project is helping to move China’s emerging megacities off of a high-polluting car-oriented trajectory by applying eight low carbon
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New Manual and Guidelines for Station Redevelopment Including Commercial Development
The IRSDC has published new Manuals and Guidebooks on Station Redevelopment including Commercial development. These documents help with the…
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Celebration of World Cities Day - Adapting Cities for Climate Resilience
The World Bank’s Global Platform for Sustainable Cities wishes to share with you the statement by the Convention on Biological
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A strategy to make roads safer: 3 steps for assessing and enabling road safety in transit oriented development
Previously in this blog series, we flagged the need to embed road safety systematically in a Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) project
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Cable cars: An Economically Viable Public Transport System in #AmLat Cities?
Did you know that in 2004 in Colombia, the Mayor's Office of Medellín inaugurated "Metrocable", the first cable car in
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How Can Cities Tackle Climate Change & Biodiversity Loss in Nature-Smart Ways?
Every day, the world awakens to news of another heatwave, flood, drought, tropical cyclone, wildfire, or other climate-induced natural hazard
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Achieving Sustainable Cities: The Link Between Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and Road Safety
Imagine a city with safe roads, where people and traffic mix make for streets that are healthy, green, and liveable
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GPSC’s Webinar Series: Bringing Nature to Cities
The World Bank’s webinar series “Bringing Nature to Cities: Integrated Urban Solutions to Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change” promotes integrated
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Integrated Programming in the Global Environment Facility: Learning from the GEF-6 IAP Programs
Integrated programming was a key component of the GEF-6 replenishment cycle and a priority for implementation of the GEF 2020
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