Knowledge Products
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.
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
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
Addressing Gender Gaps in Housing Interventions
With more than half of the world’s population living in cities, ongoing urbanization presents both significant opportunities and complex challenges
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
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Municipal Finance
City local governments have been facing multiple challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic to secure adequate financial resources for response
Gender Dimensions of Disaster Risk and Resilience: Existing Evidence
This report reviews existing evidence and data on how men and women, boys and girls are impacted by, prepare for
Building on nature: Area-based conservation as a key tool for delivering SDGs
This pioneering, action-oriented guidance demonstrates how the designation and effective management of protected and conserved areas can benefit sustainable…
Pancakes to Pyramids: City Form to Promote Sustainable Growth
Towns and cities function as dynamic systems where interactions between people and firms shape urban form, economic performance, and growth
Bridging the Gap in Solid Waste Management: Governance Requirements for Results
The primary responsibility for providing on-the-ground services and for ensuring the controlled management of solid waste, on the other hand
Cities Can: Accelerating Progress Toward the SDGs Through City-led Initiatives
In this report, Devex and City Cancer Challenge explore the challenges and best practices involved in implementing city-led initiatives to
