Events
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Online
Scaling Green Infrastructure for a Resilient Rwanda
As climate risks intensify across African cities, nature-based solutions (NBS) and green-gray infrastructure (GGI) are emerging as critical tools for building urban resilience. When strategically designed and implemented, these interventions reduce vulnerability to floods and heat, restore ecosystems, enhance biodiversity, and generate tangible social, economic, and public health benefits. According to a 2025 World Resources Institute (WRI) report, new NBS initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa grew at an average annual rate of 15% between 2012 and 2021—signaling strong momentum and growing
Partner Events
Online
Supporting Green Infrastructure Planning in Cities: Tools, Data Needs, and City Perspectives
31 March - 31 March 2026, 8:30 EDT
Background Introduction Agenda Presentation Recording The Urban Nature Program , co-led by the World Bank through its Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC), with support from the GEF, UNEP, and ICLEI, aims to scale up financing to help cities and sub-national governments implement actions
Online
Livelihood Centred Public Space Innovations
WEBINAR SERIES: INNOVATIONS IN URBAN INFORMAL ECONOMY MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT WATCH THE RECORDING HERE World Bank’s Urban Disaster Risk Management
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Cities on the Frontline Speaker Series: Post Disaster Resilience and Recovery
Cities are facing more and more severe weather events in recent years, having a catastrophic impact on communities and their
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Thriving: Making Cities Climate-Ready
Cities, as engines of prosperity, are major contributors to climate change, generating about 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions. At
Singapore
C4B 3rd Deep-Dive Learning on Urban Heat
The GPSC jointly organized a 3rd Deep-Dive on urban cooling in Singapore from April 24 to 28, 2023. The TDD
Japan
Technical Deep-Dive: Cities and Climate Change
The World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) in collaboration with the Sustainable City Infrastructure and Services Global Solutions Group
Online
Cities on the Frontline Speaker Series: Conserving Water with Equity
The impact of drought and water scarcity on cities can be highly detrimental. France experienced a historic drought in the
