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Nature as Infrastructure

Nature as infrastructure has the potential to be a transformative concept for development. It goes beyond nature-based solutions or mitigating the impact of human development on nature.

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

Scaling funding to effective nature-based solutions (NbS) for adaptation is key to tackle climate change and support sustainable development.

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Municipal Finance

City local governments have been facing multiple challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic to se

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Project Summaries part 2

Project Summaries - Part 2

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Project Summaries part 1

PPP Project Summaries - Part 1

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Best Practices and Lessons Learned on the Pathways to Sustainability: Land-Value Capture Mechanism

Within the "Asunción Sustentable" project, we sought to design a land-value capture mechanism

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Climate Finance Decision-making Tree

This climate finance decision-making tree guides local and regional governments through a seri

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Brooklyn Bridge Park - Case Study

In the early 1980s, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) decided to cease al

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The Copenhagen Model: a Publicly Owned, Privately Run Corporation - Case Study

In the late 1980s, Copenhagen wrestled with the challenge of how to use the city’s underperfor

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Development Contributions City of Johannesburg “Diepsloot Node” - Case study

The “Diepsloot Node” is a mixed-income, predominantly residential area located between the Cit

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Phu My Hung City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Case Study

In the 1990s, Phu My Hung (PMH) was undeveloped swampland located seven kilometers to the sout

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Porto Maravilha - Case Study

The Porto Maravilha Urban Regeneration Project used the sale of development rights to transfor

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Toronto: Density Bonuses in Exchange for Community Benefits - Case Study

In the early 1980s, the Province of Ontario (Canada), sought to improve the quality of life in

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The Hidden Wealth of Cities: Creating, Financing, and Managing Public Spaces

In every city, the urban spaces that form the public realm—ranging from city streets, neighbor

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Municipal Public-Private Partnership Framework

The Municipal PPP Framework is a tool developed specifically for l

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Municipal Public-private Partnership City Academy

This Academy provides participants with the fundamental building blocks for delivering a succe

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How to finance urban infrastructure? C40 Cities Finance Facility

City governments around the world are struggling to finance urgently needed urban infrastructure.

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Financing Sustainable Cities Initiative

In 2015, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, funded by the Citi Foundation, teamed up for a new partnership to leverage the expertise of our three orga

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Financial Returns from Restoration

The annual economic benefits of restoring degraded and deforested land globally are an estimated $84 billion.

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Regenerating Urban Land: A Practitioner’s Guide to Leveraging Private Investment

Regenerating Urban Land draws on the experience of eight case studies from around the world.

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