Supporting Climate-Smart Infrastructure Projects – Case Studies
The publication presents six climate‑smart infrastructure case studies to guide Turkish cities in delivering resilient, green urban development.Knowledge Product
Combating Heat in Cities: Operationalizing the Urban Heat Agenda at the World Bank
This report stems from growing concern about the threat of extreme heat in urban settings and its adverse impacts onKnowledge Product
Unlocking Blue Carbon Development: Investment Readiness Framework for Governments
The purpose of this paper is to provide a practical framework to guide governments in catalyzing and scaling up publicKnowledge Product
Urban Flood Risk Handbook: Assessing Risk and Identifying Interventions
New roadmap for conducting an urban flood risk assessment in any city in the world.Knowledge Product
Inclusive Resilience : Inclusion Matters for Resilience in South Asia
South Asia is one of the region’s most vulnerable to the impacts of natural hazards, particularly climate-induced extremes. The frequencyKnowledge Product
Integrating Climate Adaptation: a Toolkit for Urban Planners and Adaptation Practitioners
The toolkit on Integrating Climate Adaptation is aimed at both urban planning and climate adaptation specialists working for cities. ThisKnowledge Product
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Climate Finance Decision-making Tree
This climate finance decision-making tree guides local and regional governments through a series of questions that help them consider differentKnowledge Product
Primer for Cool Cities: Reducing Excessive Urban Heat – With a Focus on Passive Measures
Cities are getting hotter as a result of growing urbanization and global climate change. The negative impacts of temperature increasesKnowledge Product
Madrid360 Carbon Neutrality Roadmap by 2050
The Madrid 360 Environmental Sustainability Strategy, presented in September 2019, already pointed out in its introduction that “the compelling needKnowledge Product
Climate Action Planning City Academy [Resources]
The City Academy was co-organized by the GPSC Resource Team, the consortium made up of C40, ICLEI and WRI. ThisKnowledge Product
Financing urban resiliency and low emission development in Asia [Summary Report]
This peer-to-peer workshop at the Resilient Cities Asia Pacific (RCAP2019) of the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC) brings togetherKnowledge Product
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Financial Returns from Restoration
The annual economic benefits of restoring degraded and deforested land globally are an estimated $84 billion. As the economy surroundingKnowledge Product
Ending Tropical Deforestation: REDD+: Lessons from National and Subnational Implementation
REDD+—which stands for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests, andKnowledge Product
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