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Urban Sustainability Framework
The Urban Sustainability Framework (USF) is a practical tool developed by the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC) to help cities plan, finance, and implement integrated sustainability strategies. Designed for policymakers and practitioners, the USF supports cities in moving beyond sector-by-sector planning toward a holistic approach that balances economic growth, environmental stewardship, and social inclusion. At its core, the USF helps cities answer three fundamental questions: Where are we now? Where do we want to go? How do we get
By 2050, almost two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities, which already consume most of the world’s energy and emit the majority of greenhouse gases. This makes urban areas central to both the causes of climate change and the solutions. The white paper argues that decarbonizing cities is not only environmental policy, but a strategic industrial agenda. It introduces the “city-industry-climate nexus,” where infrastructure, production systems, value chains, and climate action converge. Cities host the industries that supply
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COVID-19 Vaccination and Municipal Waste Management. Technical Brief
There are over twenty serious vaccine preventable diseases with immunization estimated to save 4-5 million deaths annually. Typically, individual vaccination
Urban Nature and Biodiversity for Cities. Policy Brief
One important way for urban leaders to rise to today’s challenges is to bring biodiversity and nature into urban design
Primer on Urban Form and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Urban areas are responsible for the majority of GHG emissions. The next several decades will see the construction of a
Integrated Programming in the Global Environment Facility: Learning from the GEF-6 IAP Programs
This report summarizes key findings from a learning exercise on the GEF-6 Integrated Approach Pilot (IAP) programs, which were launched
In addition to key principles for advancing the integrated approach, the design and implementation of the GEF-6 Integrated Approach Pilot
To ensure that each of the Integrated Approach Pilot (IAP) programs achieve coherence and consistency, an overall governance framework is
The Integrated Approach Pilot (IAP) program on Sustainable Cities aims to promote sustainable urban development through integrated models of urban
Addressing Gender Gaps in Housing Interventions
With more than half of the world’s population already living in cities, continued urbanization presents great opportunities as well as
A Catalogue of Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Resilience
Cities worldwide are facing resilience challenges as climate risks interact with urbanization, loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services, poverty, and
More growth, less garbage presents an updated picture of how waste generation can grow if the world continues along the
