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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

Held alongside the GEF 8th Assembly in Samarkand, the Academy brought together participants from more than 20 countries to exchange experiences, 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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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…
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How can cities tap the Global Environment Facility to improve their food systems?
Sustainable Cities is among the eleven integrated programs of the Global Environment Facility’s 8th replenishment cycle (GEF-8), yet many cities
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How Paris is Leveraging Nature for Climate Resilience
The GPSC is thrilled to launch the Compendium for City Good Practice Series. The series will share good practices from
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Cultivating nature, cooling cities: An urban future grown to last
Originally published on the World Economic Forum website Urbanization has rapidly accelerated, particularly in arid regions such as the Middle
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Learning from past shocks to scale up disaster and climate resilience in Algeria
Algeria and the World Bank assessed disaster risks, identifying rising climate and seismic threats and priority actions to strengthen resilience.
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GPSC Newsletter - March 2024
Explore the GPSC Newsletter to discover how cities worldwide are advancing integrated, resilient, and nature-positive urban development through innovation,…
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Riding into a greener future: How widespread use of subways could slash CO₂ emissions
The climate crisis is getting worse, with both the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and COP28 in its final
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Can geospatial data help bridge the gender employment gap? Yes, it can!
This blog post is part of a special series titled "Spatial Insights into the Gender Employment Gap", powered by the
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Building green is good business
With so much attention devoted to emissions from the cars we drive and other life choices, we forget that constructing
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A breath of fresh air: How active transport can revitalize cities
Active mobility can transform cities, and World Bank programs show walking and cycling deliver major climate, health, and economic benefits.
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