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.
Featured Resources
A decade of lessons from the GEF-6 Sustainable Cities Program and its impact on future urban development.
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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.Tool
Knowledge Resources
Explore the GPSC’s constantly growing library of knowledge resources, curated from cities across the world.
CircularX
Municipality-led Circular Economy Case Studies
The report highlights emerging municipal approaches for circular economies, mapping where cities can embed circular principles across systems.
What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050
The report projects rising global waste and details data, costs, regulations, and systems shaping future solid‑waste management.
Decision Maker’s Guides for Solid Waste Management Technologies
The guides help mayors assess solid waste technologies by outlining functions, costs, examples, and key questions for vendors.
Viet Nam’s green growth strategy prioritizes integrated SWM; this assessment identifies actions to improve national and city‑level performance.
Public Procurement for a Circular Economy
The guidance outlines the policy foundations, strategic preparation, and planning steps recommended before initiating public procurement.
The paper reviews Xiangyang’s sludge‑to‑energy system, showing how sustainable treatment technologies can help cities manage growing wastewater byproducts.
Nigeria - Private Sector Participation in Solid Waste Management Activities in Ibadan
Ibadan’s waste report advises Oyo State on strengthening private sector participation to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance SWM.
