News & Blogs

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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Bank of Chengdu Issues US$448 Million Green Bond with World Bank Group Support under GEF-7 Sustainable Cities Program

A milestone for the World Bank-led GEF-7 Sustainable Cities Program, demonstrating how World Bank Group collaboration can mobilize finance for urban biodiversity
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Biodiversity loss is set to significantly disrupt the world economy over the next decade. Despite the data and engagement challenges
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Whether they want it or not, cities will have to play a central role in the fight against climate change
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Research underscores need for evidence‑based biodiversity policy, revealing biofuel expansion risks from tropical forest road upgrades.
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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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Serbian cities advance greener, resilient development through strategic planning and capacity building to address challenges and unlock potential.
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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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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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Kigali convened African experts on TOD, emphasizing dense mixed‑use planning, walkable design, and better public‑transport access.
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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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Urban transport connectivity shapes economic opportunity, and fragmented urban form in limits job access, requiring better transit, density, and evidence.
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