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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

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

Municipal Solid Waste Management: A Roadmap for Reform for Policy Makers

This roadmap is based on analyses of the experiences with waste management in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Japan, Romania, and the

Sustainable and Safe: A Vision and Guidance for Zero Road Deaths

The “Safe System” approach requires a shift in responsibility from the people using roads to the people designing them. It

Municipal Solid Waste Management Sector Review Strategic Directions and Investment Planning up to 2025

This report includes an assessment of the current municipal solid waste situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) including investments and

Solid and Industrial Hazardous Waste Management Assessment: Options and Actions Areas to Implement the National Strategy

Vietnam has set as its objective, under the Vietnam Green Growth Strategy, the greening of production and of consumption, with

Solid and Industrial Hazardous Waste Management Assessment: Options and Actions Areas to Implement the National Strategy (Vietnamese)

Vietnam has set as its objective, under the Vietnam Green Growth Strategy, the greening of production and of consumption, with

International Case Studies on Public Communication and Consultation Strategies for Low Emission Zones and Congestion Charging Schemes

The working paper will be part of the “Low Emission Zone/Congestion Charge (LEZ/CC) Public Communication Strategies” series of papers to

Implementing Nature-based Flood Protection: Principles and Implementation Guidance

There is increasing momentum for the use of naturebased solutions as part of resilience-building strategies, sustainable adaptation, and disaster risk

Handbook on the Public Procurement of Biobased Products and Services

Many of the products people use on a daily basis are made from fossil raw materials. However, ‘bio-based’ alternatives for

Transport Emission Mapping, Monitoring and Capacity Building in 5 Selected African Cities

The report, commissioned by the African Development Bank and prepared by Ramboll Environ, documents a pilot project in five African

Formulating an Urban Transport Policy: Choosing Between Options

As the developing world rapidly urbanizes, the demands on transport systems also grow often at a faster pace than the