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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 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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Tale of three mayors: Coping with COVID-19
Daily life in Freetown. Photo by Abdul Karim Jalloh on Unsplash The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health emergency, an
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C40 Action Selection and Prioritisation (ASAP) Tool and resources
The aim of the C40 Action Selection and Prioritisation (ASAP) resources is to support cities in selecting and prioritising actions
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Culture in the COVID-19 recovery: Good for your wallet, good for resilience, and good for you
Photo by Thomas Despeyroux on Unsplash The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically impacted the arts and culture sector around the world
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GPSC Newsletter - July 2020
Explore the GPSC Newsletter to discover how cities worldwide are advancing integrated, resilient, and nature-positive urban development through innovation,…
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Issue 8 - 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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GPSC Resource Team Webinars​
Visit ICLEI’s Solutions Gateway, C40’s Knowledge Hub, and WRI’s TheCityFix to find out more about each organizations’ knowledge hubs. Webinar
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No Urban Myth: Building Inclusive and Sustainable Cities in the Pandemic Recovery
Photo credit: Diego Sugoniaev/Shutterstock.com A journey to economic development For over 100 years, line 7 on the New York City
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COVID-19 turns spotlight on slums
Image by Dominic Chavez/World Bank Slums and informal settlements are emerging hotspots for coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission. Living conditions in slums—…
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Fighting Infectious Diseases: the Connection to Climate Change
Photo by Maksym Kaharlytskyi on Unsplash As global temperatures rise, long-term changes in climate and wildlife habitat could have a
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GPSC Newsletter - May 2020
Explore the GPSC Newsletter to discover how cities worldwide are advancing integrated, resilient, and nature-positive urban development through innovation,…
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