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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.

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Nature

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.

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COVID-19 Pandemic and Sustainable Urban Transformation: Perspectives on City-Level Actions and a Framework for the Future

Cities were at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic due to the concentration of affected populations and economic activities that

Advancing the Integrated Approach to Tackle Commodity-driven Deforestation

In 2014 the Global Environment Facility launched an ambitious effort to influence a shift in supply chains for beef, soy

Ending Global Sprawl: Urban Standards for Sustainable and Resilient Development

The health and wellbeing of humankind will depend on the kind of cities we build in the next two generations

Building Back Stronger: Urban Resilience Through Post-Conflict Reconstruction

Rebuilding cities and towns after protracted conflict is a more common occurrence than many would find acceptable. It is also

Primer on Urban Form and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Urban areas are responsible for the majority of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet the rapid expansion of cities in the

Flooding in East Africa: The impacts on and implications for cities in East Africa, with a case study of Dar es Salaam

This report is aimed primarily at policymakers in emerging megacities, where the population is set to reach more than 3

Best practices and lessons learned: Integrated planning of Asuncion's Metropolitan Area

Within the project, we strive to develop and strengthen dialogue and coordination among different institutions, including civil society and the

Best Practices and Lessons Learned on the Pathways to Sustainability: Co-design of a bicycle network for the Asuncion´s Metropolitan Area

We sought to design a bicycle network for the Metropolitan Area of Asuncion (AMA), to promote the use of bicycles

Urban Land and Housing Market Assessment: A Toolkit

The Urban Land and Housing Market Assessment Toolkit aims to assist practitioners in undertaking a standard upstream diagnosis to inform

Analyzing the Spatial Patterns of the Elderly's Daily Activities

The living environment is an important resource for Chinese cities to response the challenge of aging population. In an ideal