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.
Report
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
The Hidden Wealth of Cities: Creating, Financing, and Managing Public Spaces
The book shows how cities can unlock public spaces’ hidden value through strategic planning, financing, and asset‑based management.
Municipal Public-Private Partnership Framework
The Municipal PPP Framework helps local governments design and implement PPPs, offering templates and project summaries tailored to municipal needs.
Municipal Public-private Partnership City Academy [Resources]
The Academy trains participants in municipal PPPs, introducing the Model Framework and tools to assess project and municipal readiness.
Financing urban resiliency and low emission development in Asia [Summary Report]
The RCAP2019 GPSC workshop gathered Asian cities and finance experts to strengthen capacity, and improve access to climate‑related financing.
How to finance urban infrastructure? C40 Cities Finance Facility
The Explainer helps city governments understand infrastructure financing, guiding them to raise resources for development, operation, and maintenance.
Bulgaria Spending Review - Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness of Waste Management Spending
The review analyzes Bulgaria’s waste‑management spending to improve performance, transparency, and efficiency rather than simply reduce budgets.
The State of African Cities 2018: The geography of African investment
The report guides African cities in attracting FDI responsibly, balancing competitiveness with inclusive growth and regional cooperation needs.
Financing Sustainable Cities Initiative
The initiative links cities and investors, providing knowledge, assistance, and tools to scale financing for sustainable urban infrastructure.
Financial Returns from Restoration
Restoring degraded land yields major economic benefits; growing investor interest reflects strong financial potential in the emerging restoration economy.
Water Infrastructure Criteria under the Climate Bonds Standard
The report explains how new green‑bond criteria enable investment in natural water infrastructure, supporting climate‑smart ecosystem protection.
