Events

GPSC hosts a broad range of local, regional and global events and supports many partner events. Sign up to an upcoming event or explore recordings from past events. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on LinkedIn to not miss future events.

Featured Event

Samarkand, Uzbekistan

GPSC City Academy on Green Urban Infrastructure and Urban Nature Tourism

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City representatives, experts, and partners will meet in Samarkand to exchange insights on planning, financing, and implementing green urban infrastructure.

Regional Academy

Upcoming Events
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Online

Urban Nature Program: Super‑Proximity in Practice, Delivering Urban Nature at Neighborhood Scale

16 July 2026, 14:30 CET

Discover how Paris delivers urban nature at neighborhood scale through green infrastructure, cooling strategies, and community-led approaches.

Online

Urban Nature Program: From Strategy to Delivery, Embedding Nature as Urban Infrastructure in Paris

18 June 2026, 14:30 CET

Discover how Paris translates climate and biodiversity ambitions into planning, investment, and city-wide implementation.
Past events
Explore recordings, presentation and summaries from past events.

Nairobi, Kenya

Green and Resilient Urbanshift Africa Forum

UrbanShift’s Africa Forum convened leaders to exchange practices on resilient urban planning, climate action, and nature‑positive development amid rapid urbanisation.
Partner Events

Online

Building Capacity to Assess Urban Climate Hazards and Tackle Heat and Flooding in Cities: A Three-Part Capacity Building Training Webinar Series

Cities around the world are reeling from the impacts of climate change, from heat to flooding. As threats intensify, nature-based
Partner Events

Online

GEF-8 Sustainable Cities Integrated Program Webinar Series: Designing Impactful Sustainable Cities Projects

The webinar series supports GEF‑8 SCIP cities by sharing lessons, practical guidance, and peer learning to strengthen sustainable, impactful project
Webinar

Online (by invitation only)

GEF-8 Sustainable Cities Integrated Program Webinar Series: Embedding GPSC Activities in Country Projects

About the series This is the first in a series of World Bank webinars to be hosted by the Global
Webinar

Washington, DC (closed event)

Unlocking Potential: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities for TOD along India's Metro Corridors

Co-Hosted by Inclusive Urban Mobility and Accessibility Knowledge Group (Transport Economics and Policy [TEP]) and Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Community
Partner Events

Cairo, Egypt

Planning and Investing in Cities for Nature and Nature for Cities

This Global Environment Facility (GEF) and World Bank event, held in collaboration with UNEP, explored how cities are enhancing urban
Webinar