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Supporting Climate-Smart Infrastructure Projects – Case Studies

This publication presents six case studies—three international and three from Turkey—showcasing climate-smart infrastructure projects that promote green and resilient urban development.

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Urban Flood Risk Handbook: Assessing Risk and Identifying Interventions

This Urban Flood Risk Handbook: Assessing Risk and Identifying Interventions is a roadmap for conducting an urban flood risk assessment in any city in the world.

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Lagos Resilience Strategy

The Lagos Resilience Strategy is the State’s first urban resilience strategy document and it articulates an integrated approach to addressing the shocks and stresses the city e

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Integrating Climate Adaptation: a Toolkit for Urban Planners and Adaptation Practitioners

The toolkit

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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

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Climate Action Planning City Academy

The City Ac

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Financing urban resiliency and low emission development in Asia

This

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Strengthening Nationally Determined Contributions to Catalyze Actions That Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants

Early and ambitious action to reduce short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) is essential to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Smart Management for LED-based Public Lighting: City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Local governments can lead on climate action through municipal service areas such as public li

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International Case Studies on Public Communication and Consultation Strategies for Low Emission Zones and Congestion Charging Schemes

The working paper will be part of the “Low Emission Zone/Congestion Charge (LEZ/CC) Public Communication Strategies” series of papers to offer a comprehensive package of public communication strate

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A greener tomorrow: Water management in urban redevelopment: Dortmund, Germany

Dortmund has transformed from a major industrial city into the “green metropolis” of Germany’s Westphalia region.

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Solutions Gateway Sourcebook: Low Carbon Solutions for Urban Development Challenges

The local government plays a crucial role in defining and harnessing the benefits of urban low emission resilient development pathways for its community.

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Potential Climate Change Mitigation Opportunities in Waste Management Sector in Vietnam

Along with economic growth and improved living standards, waste from households, industries, and commercial or service establishments is expected to increase rapidly over the n

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Potential Climate Change Mitigation Opportunities in Waste Management Sector in Vietnam

Along with economic growth and improved living standards, waste from households, industries, and commercial or service establishments is expected to increase rapidly over the n

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The City‑Industry‑Climate Nexus: UNIDO white paper on decarbonizing cities

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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.

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