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Featuring voices from cities, experts, and partners, these stories of innovation and impact are drawn from across the GPSC’s global network. News and blogs showcase progress, lessons, and thought leadership on sustainable urban development.

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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 integrated planning, innovation, and financing to advance resilient, low‑carbon, and nature‑positive development.
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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, Darkhan, and Erdenet.
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Cities Advance Green Urban Infrastructure and Urban Nature Tourism at GPSC City Academy in Samarkand

The Academy brought together participants from over 20 countries to develop city action plans and advance nature-positive urban development.
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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?
Cable cars provide affordable, fast‑to‑build transport for hillside areas, with global business models informing planning and implementation decisions.
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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
This webinar advances integrated urban nature solutions, connecting global experts to strengthen biodiversity and climate resilience ahead of COP15 and
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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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Nature-based Solutions in China: Financing “Sponge Cities” for Integrated Urban Flood Management
The recent flood events in China’s Henan Province and parts of Europe are a poignant reminder of the power of
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