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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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Cities, Towns and Renewable Energy

A major transition of the energy sector is needed if the global issues of energy security, energy access, sustainable development

The Informal recycling Sector in Developing Countries : Organizing Waste Pickers to Enhance their Impact

For the urban poor in developing countries, informal waste recycling is a common way to earn income. There are few

Solid Waste Management Holistic Decision Modeling

This study provides support to the Bank's ability to conduct client dialogue on solid waste management technology selection, and will

Improving Municipal Solid Waste Management in India: A Sourcebook for Policy Makers and Practitioners

Human activities create waste, and the ways that waste is handled, stored, collected, and disposed of can pose risks to

Managing Municipal Solid Waste in Latin America and the Caribbean: Integrating the Private Sector, Harnessing Incentives

This note states that Latin America's urban population has grown, and its solid waste has increased at an even faster

Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines for Waste Management Facilities

The Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Guidelines are technical reference documents with general and industryspecific examples of Good International Industry

Improving Management of Municipal Solid Waste in India: Overview and Challenges

This study summarizes the findings of a non-lending analytical activity carried out by the World Bank in 2004 and 2005

Health Care Waste Management

Health care waste management (HCWM) is a process to help ensure proper hospital hygiene and safety of health care workers

The Influence of Social Analysis on a Solid Waste Management Project: West Bank and Gaza

The West Bank and Gaza suffer from severe environmental degradation, including deterioration of groundwater and uncontrolled dumping of solid waste

Cultural Heritage and Development: A Framework for Action in the Middle East and North Africa

The countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are blessed with an extraordinary cultural patrimony, secular and religious