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
What a Waste 3.0: Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management Toward Circularity until 2050
What a Waste 3.0 updates global municipal waste data, detailing generation, management, policies, impacts, and trends across countries and cities.
Behavior Change in Solid Waste Management - A Compendium of Cases
Today the world faces unprecedented challenges in waste management while the state of the municipal waste management sector globally is
Best Practices and Lessons Learned: My Neighborhood Without Waste
The first step to recover valuable waste is to sort it at the point of origin, separating recyclables from non-recyclables
Market Study for the Philippines: Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers
Mismanaged plastic waste has growing economic and environmental consequences. USD 80-120 billion worth of plastic packaging is lost from the
COVID-19’s Impact on the Waste Sector
Maintaining the delivery of basic urban service—including waste collection and management—is becoming a growing challenge to cities grappling with the
Health, Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers: An Initial Assessment (French and English)
The global sanitation workforce bridges the gap between sanitation infrastructure and the provision of sanitation services. Sanitation workers provide an
EPR for Waste Management in Korea: From the Deposit Refund System to EPR
This study examines the expansion of the role of the producers of recyclable goods in the arena of Korean waste
Decision Maker’s Guides for Solid Waste Management Technologies
The Decision Maker’s Guides for Solid Waste Management Technologies were created to help mayors and decision makers understand the various




