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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 cities with integrated planning, innovation, financing, and partnerships to advance resilient, low‑carbon, and nature‑positive development.
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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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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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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
Explore the GPSC Newsletter to discover how cities worldwide are advancing integrated, resilient, and nature-positive urban development through innovation,…
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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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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
COVID‑19 disrupted cultural sectors worldwide, threatening heritage sites and livelihoods, while highlighting culture’s role in resilience, recovery, and…
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