Events
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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
Online
16 September 2026, 8:00 ET
Discover the key findings of What a Waste 3.0, the World Bank's flagship report on municipal solid waste management, and explore its implications for sustainable cities
Online
Cities on the Frontline: City Leaders Speak, Maintaining Vision in a World with Increasing Risks
The Covid-19 pandemic has made clear that one crisis quickly begets another. The climate extremes that have been impacting cities
Online
Cities on the Frontline: How to Finance for Play and Placemaking in Cities
Building the city of the future requires first and foremost that children of today are empowered and prepared, not only
Online
More Growth, Less Garbage: Updated Waste Generation Estimates and Waste Reduction Strategies
Global waste generation is estimated to grow from 2.24 billion tons in 2020 to 3.88 billion tons in 2050. The
Online
Innovation for Net-Zero and Nature-Positive Cities #GPSCWebinarSeries11
A World Bank–WEF webinar showcased urban innovations and NBS to boost biodiversity and climate resilience, highlighting Uplink’s top innovators.
Online
Bridging the Gap in Solid Waste Management: Governance Requirements for Results
Bridging the Gap in Solid Waste Management by the World Bank’s Global Practice on Urban Development, Resilience & Land was
Online
A World Bank–GEF webinar series promotes integrated urban nature solutions, helping cities mainstream biodiversity and climate resilience ahead of COP15/26.
