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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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Nature as an Engine of Recovery in a Post-Coronavirus World
Photo by Briona Baker on Unsplash As most of us spend this Earth Day sheltering at home to flatten the
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The World Bank Urbanscapes Community of Practice
GPSC welcomes the World Bank’s Urbanscapes Community of Practice to its network. Urbanscapes aims to foster strong collaboration across different
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Issue 7 - 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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Senegal: Sustainable Cities Management Initiative
Photo by Curioso Photography on Unsplash The initiative The Senegal government, together with the World Bank, is setting a national
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GPSC Newsletter - February 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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Why Culture Matters in the Reconstruction and Recovery of Cities
With an ever bigger urban population being affected by both natural hazards and armed conflict, policy makers and practitioners need
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Spotlight on Nature’s Critical Value in the Climate Crisis
Photo by chuttersnap on Unsplash There’s an urgent need for cities to do a better job of protecting biodiversity, due
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Issue 6 - Quarterly Newsletter on GEF China Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot Project
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GPSC Newsletter - December 2019
Explore the GPSC Newsletter to discover how cities worldwide are advancing integrated, resilient, and nature-positive urban development through innovation,…
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World Bank and City of Paris Partner to Support Sustainable Cities
The World Bank and Paris signed an MOU to share knowledge and support sustainable urban development globally through the GPSC.
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