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Climate Change Infrastructure Project Screening Framework (for Mitigation and Adaptation)

The Climate Change Infrastructure Project Screening Framework (for Mitigation and Adaptation) is a tool to help catalyze the next generation of investments in cities for climate-smart, greener, more resilient, and inclusive urbanization. It has been developed to assess proposed infrastructure investments for World Bank Group (WGB) support and activate increased city ambition to tackle issues of social, environmental, and economic sustainability. The Framework was developed under the Green and Future Cities (GFC) Project, designed to operationalize Türkiye’s National Development Plan

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Compendium for City Good Practice Series: How Paris Is Leveraging Nature For Climate Resilience

This report, as part of the Compendium for City Good Practice series, highlights Paris's innovative approach to climate resilience through the strategic integration of nature into urban environments. It offers a comprehensive overview of Paris's strategy on urban nature, showcasing how the city is integrating biodiversity into planning, leveraging green spaces, biodiversity corridors, and sustainable landscaping to mitigate the impacts of climate change. The report serves as a valuable resource for cities worldwide seeking to emulate Paris's successful model of

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The city-industry-climate nexus: Cities as engines of global net-zero transitions in a shifting world

By 2050, almost two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities, which already consume most of the world’s energy

Supporting Climate-Smart Infrastructure Projects – Case Studies

This publication presents six case studies—three international and three from Turkey—showcasing climate-smart infrastructure projects that promote green and resilient urban

Urban Flood Risk Handbook: Assessing Risk and Identifying Interventions

This Urban Flood Risk Handbook: Assessing Risk and Identifying Interventions is a roadmap for conducting an urban flood risk assessment

Lagos Resilience Strategy

The Lagos Resilience Strategy is the State’s first urban resilience strategy document and it articulates an integrated approach to addressing

Integrating Climate Adaptation: a Toolkit for Urban Planners and Adaptation Practitioners

The toolkit on Integrating Climate Adaptation is aimed at both urban planning and climate adaptation specialists working for cities. This

Primer for Cool Cities: Reducing Excessive Urban Heat – With a Focus on Passive Measures

Cities are getting hotter as a result of growing urbanization and global climate change. The negative impacts of temperature increases

Climate Action Planning City Academy

The City Academy was co-organized by the GPSC Resource Team, the consortium made up of C40, ICLEI and WRI. This

Financing urban resiliency and low emission development in Asia

This peer-to-peer workshop at the Resilient Cities Asia Pacific (RCAP2019) of the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC) brings together

Strengthening Nationally Determined Contributions to Catalyze Actions That Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants

Early and ambitious action to reduce short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) is essential to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement

Smart Management for LED-based Public Lighting: City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Local governments can lead on climate action through municipal service areas such as public lighting. Smart and connected public lighting