Knowledge Products
The GPSC hosts a digital library featuring practical tools, reports, and case studies. Explore curated resources across thematic areas, filtering by topic or region to find the insights required to advance urban sustainability.
Climate Change Infrastructure Project Screening Framework (for Mitigation and Adaptation)
This tool helps catalyzing the next generation of investments in cities for climate-smart, greener, more resilient, and inclusive urbanization.Tool
Compendium for City Good Practice Series: How Paris Is Leveraging Nature For Climate Resilience
Explore Paris's innovative approach to climate resilience through the strategic integration of nature into urban environments.Report
Valuing the Benefit of Nature-Based Solutions for Integrated Urban Flood Management in China
Hybrid urban infrastructure integrating NbS can enhance water security, but scaling requires valuing benefits and enabling co‑investment.
Nature-Based Solutions in Latin America and The Caribbean: Regional Status and Priorities for Growth
The region is moving from NbS experimentation to widescale adoption, enabling more sustainable, equitable development and delivering multi-sector benefits.
Urban Green Infrastructure II: Implementing and Monitoring (Spanish)
The publication provides technical guidance on green infrastructure, detailing ecosystem services, economic benefits, and indicators for project assessment.
Urban Green Infrastructure I: Challenges, Opportunities and Good Practices (Spanish)
The publication introduces urban green infrastructure and NbS, regional climate threats, and presents 21 case studies from diverse countries.
Guidance Note. Community Participation in Slum Upgrading
The Note guides participatory slum upgrading by outlining processes, tools, and conditions for inclusive, sustained community engagement in projects.
COVID-19 Vaccination and Municipal Waste Management. Technical Brief
The report explains the unprecedented scale of COVID‑19 vaccination and outlines challenges to sustaining equitable, effective global immunization.
Urban Nature and Biodiversity for Cities. Policy Brief
Urban ecological planning integrates biodiversity into city design, guiding investments that create sustainable, resilient, and equitable urban futures.
Primer on Urban Form and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Urban form strongly shapes emissions; compact, connected, climate‑responsive cities reduce energy use, transport demand, and infrastructure needs.
Integrated Programming in the Global Environment Facility: Learning from the GEF-6 IAP Programs
The report distils lessons from GEF‑6 Integrated Approach Pilots, highlighting progress, governance insights, and cross‑cutting integration across programs.
