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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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GPSC Newsletter - June 2022
Explore the GPSC Newsletter to discover how cities worldwide are advancing integrated, resilient, and nature-positive urban development through innovation,…
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Expanding Africa’s Housing Policy Options: A Second Generation of Sites and Services
Nairobi’s early sites‑and‑services program enabled incremental housing for low‑income families, and renewed interest highlights its potential for today’s…
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Better Trains to Decarbonize Urban Mobility in Greater Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires and the World Bank are modernizing suburban rail to cut emissions, and improve safety, accessibility, and reliability service.
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GEF China Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot: Capacity Building and Academic Exchanges
Recent events in China highlight TOD innovation, station‑city integration challenges, and new digital planning collaborations advancing technology‑driven…
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Nature-Based Solutions for Resilient Cities and Restoring Local Biodiversity
Working with nature to strengthen urban resilience can be cost-effective for addressing climate adaptation and mitigation while bringing out broader
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Using an Integrated Urban Development and Disaster Risk Management Approach to Combat Climate Risks in Nigerien Cities
Niger is considered the second most vulnerable country in the world to increasing risks from climate change, such as floods
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GPSC Newsletter - May 2022
Explore the GPSC Newsletter to discover how cities worldwide are advancing integrated, resilient, and nature-positive urban development through innovation,…
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TOD and Low-carbon City
The GEF‑6 China SCIAP promotes transit‑oriented development across seven cities, analyzing emissions, densities, and modal choices to support low‑carbon…
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Issue 15 - 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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C4B 1st Deep-Dive Learning
The C4B deep-dive session is a closed, immersive mutual-learning online workshop amongst the C4B cities and working group experts. In
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