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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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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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Guidance Note. Community Participation in Slum Upgrading

With its focus on community participation, this Note helps to promote participatory slum upgrading in their dialogue with the client

COVID-19 Vaccination and Municipal Waste Management. Technical Brief

There are over twenty serious vaccine preventable diseases with immunization estimated to save 4-5 million deaths annually. Typically, individual vaccination

Urban Nature and Biodiversity for Cities. Policy Brief

One important way for urban leaders to rise to today’s challenges is to bring biodiversity and nature into urban design

Primer on Urban Form and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Urban areas are responsible for the majority of GHG emissions. The next several decades will see the construction of a

Integrated Programming in the Global Environment Facility: Learning from the GEF-6 IAP Programs

This report summarizes key findings from a learning exercise on the GEF-6 Integrated Approach Pilot (IAP) programs, which were launched

GEF-6 IAP Programs: Synthesis of Experiences and Emerging Lessons from Addressing Key Cross-cutting Issues

In addition to key principles for advancing the integrated approach, the design and implementation of the GEF-6 Integrated Approach Pilot

GEF-6 IAP Programs: Synthesis of Experiences and Emerging Lessons from Establishing and Operationalizing Governance Framework

To ensure that each of the Integrated Approach Pilot (IAP) programs achieve coherence and consistency, an overall governance framework is

GEF-6 Sustainable Cities IAP Program: Emerging Lessons from the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities

The Integrated Approach Pilot (IAP) program on Sustainable Cities aims to promote sustainable urban development through integrated models of urban

Addressing Gender Gaps in Housing Interventions

With more than half of the world’s population already living in cities, continued urbanization presents great opportunities as well as

A Catalogue of Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Resilience

Cities worldwide are facing resilience challenges as climate risks interact with urbanization, loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services, poverty, and