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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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Cities can create jobs, go green, and become more affordable — at the same time
Discover how cities can create jobs, accelerate the green transition, and become more affordable through integrated 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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From Individual Projects to Systems Change: Advancing Circular Construction in Cities
At COP31, GPSC and Swedish partners announced plans for a new initiative to advance circular construction through urban system demonstrators
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GEF‑8 SCIP expands global partnerships to help cities plan and invest in integrated, resilient, nature‑positive urban development.
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The Sustainable Cities Program supports integrated planning, innovation, and financing to advance resilient, low‑carbon, and nature‑positive development.
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GEF‑8 Sustainable Cities guides cities to access food‑system support through knowledge platforms, child projects, and Urban Nature Lighthouse opportunities.
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This Compendium for City Good Practice highlights Paris’s use of nature‑based solutions and biodiversity data to strengthen climate resilience.
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Rapid urbanization in arid regions highlights how nature‑positive design and afforestation can cool cities, improve health, and boost resilience.
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Algeria and the World Bank assessed disaster risks, identifying rising climate and seismic threats and priority actions to strengthen resilience.
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Spotlighting global innovation and leadership as cities advance integrated, resilient, nature‑positive development through collective climate‑smart action.
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World Bank research shows subways sharply cut urban CO₂ emissions and many cities could justify major low‑carbon investments.
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A new framework shows how spatial, social, and legal factors shape women’s energy‑sector opportunities, demanding better data.
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Active mobility can transform cities, and World Bank programs show walking and cycling deliver major climate, health, and economic benefits.
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