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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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Learning from Vietnam’s urban upgrading projects

When economic and political reforms were introduced in Vietnam to transition from a centralized economy to a socialist-oriented market economy

The Impact of COVID-19 on Public Space: A Review of the Emerging Questions

Restrictions on the use of public space and social distancing have been key policy measures to reduce the transmission of

Strengthening Municipal Finance and Solid Waste Management Services with Results-based Financing Approaches: Experiences from South Asia

From the near twenty million metropolitan city of Karachi, in Pakistan to the 400,000 person city of Pokhara, in Nepal

COVID-19: Safeguarding lives and livelihoods - A checklist guide for local governments

The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting communities and cities around the world. This guide provides a framework for adaptation by local

Global Responses to COVID-19 in Slums

There are many reasons why slums are at high rick: High population densities contribute to rapid and broader spread of

COVID-19 and Slums

Slum inhabitants are the most vulnerable groups in the short and long-term: The risk exposure to the virus is likely

Why can resilient housing change the world?

Why can resilient housing change the world? This brochure provides worldwide data about the necessity of resilient housing.

Best practices and lessons learned: Integrated planning of Asuncion's Metropolitan Area

Within the project, we strive to develop and strengthen dialogue and coordination among different institutions, including civil society and the

Best Practices and Lessons Learned on the Pathways to Sustainability: Co-design of a bicycle network for the Asuncion´s Metropolitan Area

We sought to design a bicycle network for the Metropolitan Area of Asuncion (AMA), to promote the use of bicycles

Gender Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic (English)

Experiences from previous pandemics and large-scale shocks show that these crises often affect men and women differently. Specifically, the effectiveness