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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.

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

Croatia Solid Waste Sector Review. Technical Studies - Summaries

The activity developed a review of the solid waste sector in Croatia involving seven topical studies across two dimensions; Three

Coastal Waste Management Infrastructure in a Changing Climate: Seychelles Risk Assessment Report

A risk assessment aims to identify current and future climate change-induced hazards to the providence 1 (P-1) and providence 2

Melaka: Pathway to Urban Sustainability

Melaka State in Malaysia has strong sustainability aspirations and is an important member of the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities

Financing urban resiliency and low emission development in Asia

This peer-to-peer workshop at the Resilient Cities Asia Pacific (RCAP2019) of the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC) brings together

Urban and Rural Municipal Solid Waste in China and the Circular Economy: A Brief Overview and Opportunities Going Forward

This paper lists several opportunities for China to advance MSW policies and practices. In addition to building on lessons learned

Good Practice Guide: Cool Cities (Mandarin)

This Good Practice Guide focuses on the key elements to support cities in the launch and implementation of successful cool

Good Practice Guide: Cool Cities (English)

This Good Practice Guide focuses on the key elements to support cities in the launch and implementation of successful cool

How to finance urban infrastructure? C40 Cities Finance Facility

City governments around the world are struggling to finance urgently needed urban infrastructure. This Explainer helps them to understand the

Urban Climate Action Impacts Framework

This document presents an Urban Climate Action Impacts Framework that can be applied when exploring the wider impact of city

Deadline 2020: How Cities Will Get the Job Done (French)

An analysis of the contribution C40 cities can make to delivering the Paris Agreement objective of limiting global temperature rise