The Weight of Cities: Resource Requirements of Future Urbanization report calls for a new strategy for 21st Century urbanization, and presents the parallel actions on urban planning, sustainable design, resource-efficient components, and infrastructure for cross-sector efficiency that are required for a transition towards low-carbon, resource-efficient and socially just cities.
This paper, Flexibility and Capacity Building Towards Enhanced Transparency under the Paris Agreement, discusses how flexibility could be applied to those countries that need it and how, together with the provision of capacity-building support, it contributes to countries’ progress towards enhanced transparency.
The Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Transitions in the ASEAN Region: A Resource Perspective report highlights five strategic infrastructure pathways for resource-efficient and inclusive urban development.
This report, Multi-functionality and Sustainability in the European Union's Forests, focuses on scientific knowledge related to the many factors contributing to forests’ interaction with climate change, and the ways in which different policies and management structures may interact with biodiversity.
The MDBs’ latest joint report on climate financing said $27.9 billion, or 79 per cent of the 2017 total, was devoted to climate mitigation projects that aim to reduce harmful emissions and slow down global warming.