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Climate

The city-industry-climate nexus: Cities as engines of global net-zero transitions in a shifting world

By 2050, almost two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities, which already consume most of the world’s energy and emit the majority of greenhouse gases. This makes urban areas central to both the causes of climate change and the solutions. The white paper argues that decarbonizing cities is not only environmental policy, but a strategic industrial agenda. It introduces the “city-industry-climate nexus,” where infrastructure, production systems, value chains, and climate action converge. Cities host the industries that supply

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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 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 of

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The Value of Using Notation Keys in City Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories: Learning From Absent Data

National, regional and local governments around the world are taking steps to tackle climate change. In order to do so

IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions

This Standard aims to equip users with a robust framework for designing and verifying NbS that yield the outcomes desired

Primer for Cool Cities: Reducing Excessive Urban Heat – With a Focus on Passive Measures

Cities are getting hotter as a result of growing urbanization and global climate change. The negative impacts of temperature increases

Primer for Cool Cities: Reducing Excessive Urban Heat – With a Focus on Passive Measures

Cities are getting hotter as a result of growing urbanization and global climate change. The negative impacts of temperature increases

Inclusive Community Engagement Playbook

Community engagement is the process of involving the people that live and interact with your city in its development, including

City-level Assessment and Draft Service Improvement Plan for Solid Waste Management For Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City

By 2050, it is estimated that nearly half the world’s population will reside in cities. Bulging population in cities coupled

Resilient Cultural Heritage: Learning from the Japanese Experience

Japan’s cultural heritage (CH) is among the richest in the world, but the country is faced with some of 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

City-level Assessment and Draft Service Improvement Plan for Solid Waste Management For Pokhara Metropolitan City

Nepal is experiencing a shift from a unitary to a three-tier government structure. The transition has led to increased financial

Streets for Pandemic Response and Recovery

The COVID-19 global pandemic altered every aspect of urban life in recent months. In response, city transportation officials around the