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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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Secondary cities and towns in the Sahel: Creating places of opportunity
High levels of poverty coupled with conflict, instability, and climate-induced disasters, make the Sahel a difficult environment for the people
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Why Should Asset Managers Care About Biodiversity?
Biodiversity loss is set to significantly disrupt the world economy over the next decade. Despite the data and engagement challenges
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Getting the fundamentals right: Measuring, reporting, and verifying carbon emissions at the city level in China
Whether they want it or not, cities will have to play a central role in the fight against climate change
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Navigating the trade-offs of ecological, economic, and development goals to protect biodiversity
Research underscores need for evidence‑based biodiversity policy, revealing biofuel expansion risks from tropical forest road upgrades.
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Issue 18 - 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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Towards greener and more resilient cities in Serbia: How improved urban planning can help
Serbian cities advance greener, resilient development through strategic planning and capacity building to address challenges and unlock potential.
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GPSC Newsletter - December 2022
Spotlighting global innovation and leadership as cities advance integrated, resilient, nature‑positive development through collective climate‑smart action.
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Issue 17 - 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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Transit-oriented development: Planning for diversity and social inclusion
Kigali convened African experts on TOD, emphasizing dense mixed‑use planning, walkable design, and better public‑transport access.
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GPSC Newsletter - October 2022
Spotlighting global innovation and leadership as cities advance integrated, resilient, nature‑positive development through collective climate‑smart action.
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