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Integrated urban sustainability, resource resilience, land use, housing and infrastructure relationships, and long-term urban transitions.
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ADB has approved US$100 million for collateral-free housing microfinance in Bangladesh. The design combines access through local lenders with hazard screening, safer construction and stronger borrower documentation, making resilience part of how the loan is used rather than a separate aspiration.
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A US$165.9 million World Bank grant will combine cash transfers, drought-responsive finance, climate-smart public works, jobs support and modernized delivery systems across Malawi.
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Three World Bank approvals connect a port city's roads and drainage, climate-resilient highways in the Mekong Delta and modernized fishing ports.
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APEC has released a cooperative framework for zero- and near-zero-carbon cities, linking clean urban energy, intelligent development, energy-carbon accounting and a network for practical exchange across member economies.
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An IsDB–KFAED grant provides US$1 million for a vocational-training institute in Turbah, with delivery and employment outcomes still to be established.
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Coordinated action by England’s Water Delivery Taskforce has moved 18,771 homes closer to delivery.
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Published by the European Commission on 3 July 2026, C4T GROUNDWORK offers tailored technical assistance to public authorities implementing Cohesion Policy sustainability investments.
Read analysisWater utilities in San Francisco, Toronto and Washington DC are beginning to implement customer-centric systems.
Read analysisOslo has been crowned Europe’s green (blue) capital for 2019 due to its commitment to protecting the environment including reducing water consumption.
Read analysisBlue and Green Cities offers new research on urban policy innovations that promote the use of blue-green infrastructure in managing water sustainably.
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