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Climate

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,…

Tool

Nature

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…

Report

Knowledge Resources
Explore the GPSC’s constantly growing library of knowledge resources, curated from cities across the world.

India: Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Mountain Areas

India is the second largest country in the world in terms of population and is rapidly catching up to the

Transit-Oriented Development Implementation Resources and Tools - 2nd Edition

This toolkit provides a compendium of resources for Transit-Oriented Development stakeholders to navigate each phase of the TOD process: Assessing

Lagos Resilience Strategy

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

Nature-Based Solutions: State of the Art in EU-Funded Projects

This document summarises outcomes from the Commission individual expert reports delivered through its ‘Valorisation of NBS Projects’ initiative. EU research

National Plan for Comprehensive Urban Solid Waste Management (Spanish)

Within the framework of environmental sustainability and the processes of urbanization, privatization and decentralization, the integral management of urban…

National Plan for the Comprehensive Management of Hazardous Waste (Spanish)

To achieve an adequate management of hazardous waste, it must be taken into account that the environmental management of waste

Municipal Waste Management - Intermediate and Minor Municipalities (Spanish)

This guide aims at establishing national policies and strategies for concrete actions at the local level. The objective is to

Municipal Waste Management - Major Municipalities (Spanish)

This guide aims at establishing national policies and strategies for concrete actions at the local level. The objective is to

Inclusion Matters in Africa

Africa today is under a global spotlight for its many achievements and its dynamism, but also for its substantial challenges

Uzbekistan: Resilient Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Development

In Uzbekistan, authorities instituted strong health and social distancing measures in March to contain local transmission of COVID-19, with national