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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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GPSC Newsletter - December 2020
Spotlighting global innovation and leadership as cities advance integrated, resilient, nature‑positive development through collective climate‑smart action.
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Solid Waste Management As a Pillar of Urban Change
Photo by Hermes Rivera on Unsplash Solid waste workers have been critical for propping up our global waste management systems
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Better Trash Collection for a Stronger Recovery: Solid Waste Management as a Pillar of Urban Change
The pandemic exposed vulnerabilities for informal waste workers, showing how stronger solid‑waste systems can create jobs and build resilience.
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Decarbonizing Transport: Building Momentum in the Run-Up to COP26
Photo by Darya Tryfanava Transitioning to zero-carbon transport globally is essential to keep climate change in check. Yet five years
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Building Back Better: Green, Healthy and Inclusive Cities
The World Bank’s GPSC Global Online Series explores how cities can leverage the COVID-19 pandemic’s unprecedented disruption to facilitate a
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GPSC Newsletter - November 2020
Spotlighting global innovation and leadership as cities advance integrated, resilient, nature‑positive development through collective climate‑smart action.
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PANORAMA: GPSC expands to promote Sustainable Urban Development and Resilience
On the occasion of World Cities Day 2020, the World Bank and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
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Protecting health in dry cities: considerations for policy makers
Water‑scarce cities face rising health risks, especially for vulnerable populations, underscoring the need for stronger institutions and resilient water…
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ISSUE 9 - 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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Tale of three mayors: Coping with COVID-19
Mayors from Freetown, Helsinki, and São Paulo shared COVID‑era strategies for greener, resilient cities, emphasizing planning, creativity, and sustainable…
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