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GPSC Regional City Academy in Asia

The Regional City Academy convened Asian cities to exchange knowledge on resilience, nature‑based solutions, and sustainable planning.

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Webinar 9: Nature-based solutions for water and resilience: an overview for cities and urban planners

Desription: Nature-based Solutions (NBS) that strategically conserve or restore nature to support conventionally built infrastructure systems can produce more resilient

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Urban Nature Program

The UNP helps cities pursue nature‑positive development by mobilizing policy, projects, investment, and global collaboration for urban sustainability.

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 nature-based urban solutions can help cities to stay cool: the case of Guangzhou

Guangzhou shows how nature‑based cooling—wind corridors, green spaces, water, and traditional design—can cut urban heat sustainably.

News & Blogs

Planning for resilience: Romania’s new flood risk management plans

Romania’s new flood‑risk plans use advanced mapping, prioritization, and nature‑based solutions to reduce damages and strengthen resilience.

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Exploring nature-positive buildings

This report shows built environment sector stakeholders the first steps towards assessing the ‘whole-life nature impacts’ of buildings.

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Compendium for City Good Practice Series: How Paris Is Leveraging Nature For Climate Resilience

Explore Paris's innovative approach to climate resilience through the strategic integration of nature into urban environments.

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Note on Nature Finance Tracking Methodology

The methodology helps the World Bank identify nature‑positive finance and supports outcome‑based tracking aligned with global biodiversity goals.

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Nature as Infrastructure

The note argues nature is essential infrastructure and warns its degradation poses an existential risk requiring urgent reversal.

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Financing Nature-Based Solutions for Adaptation at Scale: Learning from Specialised Investment Managers and Nature Funds

The report reviews global nature‑finance trends, identifying barriers and opportunities to scale investment in NbS for climate adaptation and resilience.

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A Playbook for Nature-positive Infrastructure Development

Infrastructure drives biodiversity loss and emissions, demanding a fundamental shift toward designs that restore ecosystems and enable net‑zero development.

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Unlocking Blue Carbon Development: Investment Readiness Framework for Governments

The paper helps governments catalyse Blue Carbon investment through readiness checklists across data, policy, institutions, and finance pillars.

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Nature-based Solutions to Build Climate Resilience in Informal Areas

The paper examines opportunities, challenges, and best practices for scaling nature‑based solutions to build climate resilience in informal urban areas.

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30x30 A Guide to Inclusive, Equitable and Effective Implementation of Target 3

The guide explains how to plan and implement Target 3 of the Global Biodiversity Framework, detailing each element and offering practical

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Nature-Based Solutions for Cities

Urbanisation is reshaping the planet, amplifying risks while also creating a pivotal opportunity to build climate‑resilient, nature‑connected cities.

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Integrating Gender and Social Inclusion in Nature-Based Solutions: Guidance Note

The note guides inclusive NBS design, emphasizing gender and social equity to enhance climate, environmental, and development outcomes.

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Banking on nature: What the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework means for responsible banks

The briefing explains how the GBF applies to banks, outlining risks, opportunities, and actions to prepare for emerging requirements.

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The Urban Nature Indexes

The UNI helps cities measure ecological performance through science‑based indicators and a web platform that supports transparency, action and reporting.

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Stepping Up on Biodiversity: What the Kunming‑Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework means for responsible investors

The report guides investors on managing biodiversity risks, identifying opportunities, and preparing for forthcoming policy and disclosure requirements.

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