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)
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 PlanTool
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 ofReport
Toward Developing a Mobility and Gender Index
Although the benefits of a gender-inclusive approach to mobility for transport decarbonization, access to jobs, and human capital advancement have
Integrating Gender and Social Inclusion in Nature-Based Solutions: Guidance Note
Nature-based solutions (NBS) have gained traction in recent years because of their potential to promote sustainable development and reduce disaster
Making Cities Green, Resilient, and Inclusive in a Changing Climate
Globally, 70 percent of greenhouse gas emissions emanate from cities. At the same time, cities are being hit increasingly by
She Rises: a Framework for Caring Cities
This document unpacks the elements of a city that places the economics and ethics of care at the centre. The
Guidance Note. Community Participation in Slum Upgrading
This Note promotes participatory slum upgrading by guiding World Bank teams in supporting government-led initiatives to effectively integrate community participation
Addressing Gender Gaps in Housing Interventions
With more than half of the world’s population living in cities, ongoing urbanization presents both significant opportunities and complex challenges
Gender Dimensions of Disaster Risk and Resilience: Existing Evidence
This report reviews existing evidence and data on how men and women, boys and girls are impacted by, prepare for
Women, Business and the Law 2021
Women, Business and the Law 2021 is the seventh in a series of annual studies measuring the laws and regulations
Inclusive Resilience : Inclusion Matters for Resilience in South Asia
South Asia is one of the region’s most vulnerable to the impacts of natural hazards, particularly climate-induced extremes. The frequency
