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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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Creating Virtuous Circles Between Urban Planning and Urban Transit
Urban transport connectivity shapes economic opportunity, and fragmented urban form in limits job access, requiring better transit, density, and evidence.
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The Climate Action Agenda: Why a people-centered approach to mobility matters
Women’s greener travel patterns highlight the need for gender‑responsive transport policies to support decarbonization and protect public transit.
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Supporting a Breath of Fresh Air for Lagos
Lagos' air pollution has significant health and economic impacts; a World Bank study recommends multisector actions to reduce emissions.
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Issue 16 - 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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Rethinking silver: Lessons from Japan’s age-ready cities
For the first time in human history, there are more people on our planet over the age of sixty-five than
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Kigali: Path Toward Green Climate Resilient Growth
Kigali advances urban development through wetland restoration, green city planning, resilient infrastructure, and transport and housing partnerships.
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Investing in cities today is the key for a resilient future
By 2050, cities will be home to an additional 2.5 billion people, with two out of every three people living
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Malaysia International Centre for Sustainable Cities (MyICSC): Gateway to Sustainability
The GPSC welcomes a new partner to its network: Malaysia International Centre for Sustainable Cities (MyICSC) MyICSC is an initiative
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GPSC Newsletter - June 2022
Spotlighting global innovation and leadership as cities advance integrated, resilient, nature‑positive development through collective climate‑smart action.
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Expanding Africa’s Housing Policy Options: A Second Generation of Sites and Services
Nairobi’s sites‑and‑services program opened housing to low‑income families; renewed interest highlights its potential for today’s affordability challenges.
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