Advancing Climate Action and Resilience through an Urban Lens
Cities face growing climate risks and emissions; the World Bank advances low‑carbon development through planning support, investments, and partnerships.News & Blogs
Can Nature-Based Solutions Be an Answer to the Climate Crisis?
Colombo restores and protects urban wetlands to reduce flooding, enhance biodiversity, improve public spaces, and integrate nature‑based solutions into resilience.News & Blogs
The Climate Action Agenda: Why a people-centered approach to mobility matters
Women’s greener travel patterns highlight the need for gender‑responsive transport policies to support decarbonization and protect public transit.News & Blogs
The UrbanShift City Academy: Online Courses
UrbanShift’s City Academy provides eight expert, self‑paced courses helping practitioners plan low‑carbon, resilient, inclusive cities worldwide.News & Blogs
How Paris is Leveraging Nature for Climate Resilience
This Compendium for City Good Practice highlights Paris’s use of nature‑based solutions and biodiversity data to strengthen climate resilience.News & Blogs
GPSC Mayors Round Table and Urban Nature Forum
High‑level COP30 events unite global city leaders to advance climate action, launch GEF‑8 SCIP, and promote resilient, nature‑positive urban development.Events
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Integrating Climate Adaptation: a Toolkit for Urban Planners and Adaptation Practitioners
The toolkit helps cities integrate climate adaptation into urban planning through assessments, case studies, policies, and practical workshop resources.Knowledge Product
Focused Acceleration: A Strategic Approach to Climate Action in Cities to 2030
The report identifies twelve major opportunities across power, buildings, mobility and waste to accelerate city‑level carbon reductions.Knowledge Product
Climate Action Planning City Academy [Resources]
The City Academy trained participants on climate action planning, emphasizing tools, peer learning, and strategies for assessing risks.Knowledge Product
Good Practice Guide: Cool Cities
The guide helps cities design and run effective cool‑surface programs that improve economic, social and environmental urban outcomes.Knowledge Product
Urban Climate Action Impacts Framework
Urban Climate Action Impacts Framework connects data, governance and investment decisions to quantify climate benefits and accelerate city decarbonisation.Knowledge Product
Deadline 2020: How Cities Will Get the Job Done
The analysis outlines how C40 cities can drive 1.5°C pathways through ambitious climate actions aligned with the Paris Agreement.Knowledge Product
Boosting subnational climate action through new climate governance
The report shows how linking national and subnational climate reporting strengthens coordinated governance and raises climate‑action ambition.Knowledge Product
Multilevel climate action: The path to 1.5 degrees
The report shows how subnational climate data and integrated MRV systems support alignment with 1.5°C targets and stronger governance.Knowledge Product
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From Planning to Action: Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation Into Development
The paper outlines key factors that accelerate climate‑adaptation mainstreaming, helping turn policy commitments into real implementation.Knowledge Product
Climate Opportunity: More Jobs, Better Health, Livable Cities
The report shows how urban climate policies deliver major economic, health, and job benefits while supporting broader city goals.Knowledge Product
