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- 01World Bank Supports Ghana to Improve Flood Resilience for 2.5 million People
World Bank · 2023-05-25
Odaw River Basin, Greater Accra; project plans and financing · Accra - 02Cross-Country Results Brief: Findings from the Service Delivery Indicators Health Survey
World Bank · 2025-11-13; Ghana survey conducted 2024
Nationally representative Ghana primary care survey; comparison with Bhutan and Moldova · Accra - 03Energy Commission Net Metering Code 2023
Energy Commission, Ghana · 2023 code; page undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Ghana national net-metering framework · Accra - 04Payment Systems Oversight Annual Report 2024 — publication overview
Bank of Ghana · 2024 reporting period; overview undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Ghana national payments; publication overview, not city-level adoption · Accra - 05Frequently Asked Questions — Innovation and Incubation Hubs
University of Ghana Research and Innovation Directorate · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
University of Ghana specialist innovation facilities · Accra - 06Office of the Pro-Vice Chancellor: Research, Innovation and Development
University of Ghana · Undated; 2024–2029 research priorities; accessed 2026-10-14
University research priorities and institutional capabilities · Accra - 07The Meltwater Foundation and MEST
Meltwater Foundation · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Accra headquarters and pan-African programmes; institutional self-description · Accra - 08About the Center
Ghana Climate Innovation Center at Ashesi University · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Ghana climate enterprise support; institutional self-description · Accra - 09Bengaluru Climate Action and Resilience Plan portal
Bengaluru municipal government / Climate Action Cell · Plan launched 2023-11-27; accessed 2026-10-14
Bengaluru municipal climate planning; not measured outcome data · Bengaluru - 10Cleaning up the Keres
Connect with IISc — Indian Institute of Science · 2022-09
Bengaluru and surrounding Karnataka; research and individual treatment cases · Bengaluru - 11Centre of Excellence for Agri Innovation
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Bengaluru-based centre with national agricultural mandate · Bengaluru - 12C-CAMP–MeitY TIDE 2.0 G2C Incubation Centre
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms · Undated; call marked closed; accessed 2026-10-14
Bengaluru-based incubation programme; health, agriculture and environmental technologies · Bengaluru - 13DST-NIDHI-C-CAMP Accelerator
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms · Call dated December 2024; accessed 2026-10-14
India-registered life-science, healthcare and agritech startups; historical intake · Bengaluru - 14Reserve Bank of India (Digital Lending) Directions, 2025
Reserve Bank of India · 2025-05-08
India national regulation; specified regulated entities and lending service providers · Bengaluru - 15IIM Bangalore's entrepreneurship hub NSRCEL takes Launchpad online
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore · 2020-05-15
Historical programme description; Bengaluru-based incubator with India-wide participants · Bengaluru - 16Dubai Plan 2033
The Executive Council of Dubai · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Dubai policy architecture and D33 economic target · Dubai - 17Dubai Clean Energy Strategy
Official Platform of the UAE Government · Updated 2026-06-04; accessed 2026-10-14
Dubai 2050 clean-energy ambition; target, not present generation share · Dubai - 18National Food Security Strategy 2051
Official Platform of the UAE Government · Updated 2024-12-30
UAE national food-security policy and planned initiatives · Dubai - 19Education 33 Strategy
Dubai Government · Page modified 2026-02-03
Dubai education policy; planned initiatives · Dubai - 20NABIDH — Unifying Dubai's Healthcare
Dubai Health Authority · Undated platform overview; accessed 2026-10-14
Dubai public/private health information exchange; official platform description · Dubai - 21Policies and Regulations
Dubai Health Authority · Undated regulatory catalogue; accessed 2026-10-14
DHA health-sector rules and standards; individual requirements need current verification · Dubai - 22UAE Wages Protection System
Central Bank of the UAE · Updated 2026-02-24; system launched 2009
UAE national wage payment and monitoring infrastructure · Dubai - 23The UAE Circular Economy Policy 2021–2031
United Arab Emirates Legislations · Policy issued 2021; official page updated 2026-06-26
UAE national circular-economy policy priorities · Dubai - 24DIFC Innovation Hub
Dubai International Financial Centre · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Dubai innovation ecosystem; institutional self-description · Dubai - 25About in5
in5 · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Dubai startup support; institutional self-description · Dubai - 26Reproducibility package for Public and Private Transit: Evidence from Lagos
World Bank; Björkegren, Duhaut, Nagpal and Tsivanidis · 2025-09-09
Lagos bus-network research; reported trip share belongs to study context · Lagos - 27Positive Economic Momentum in Nigeria, Now Time to Bring Home the Gains
World Bank · 2025-10-08
Nigeria national development update; food prices and structural constraints · Lagos - 2815 States Have Transitioned to Regulating Their State Electricity Markets
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission · 2026-05-04; Lagos transition 2025-06-04
Nigerian state electricity markets, including Lagos State · Lagos - 29Payment Modes in Nigeria
Central Bank of Nigeria · End-June 2024 data; page undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Nigeria national non-cash retail payment channels · Lagos - 30ILERA EKO Social Health Insurance Benefits Package — Seniors' Plan
Lagos State Health Management Agency · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14; benefits subject to verification
Lagos State specific insurance package; not population coverage or prevalence · Lagos - 31Employability
Lagos State Employment Trust Fund · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Lagos State employability programme approach; institutional description · Lagos - 32About Us — Recycling, Marine Waste and Collection
Lagos Waste Management Authority · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14; includes historical programme descriptions
Lagos State waste management responsibilities and initiatives · Lagos - 33Co-creation HUB Africa
CcHUB · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Institutional capabilities and Lagos location; no partnership claim · Lagos - 34Climate change — Lisbon 2030 Climate Action Plan
Lisboa City Council · Undated; plan approved 2021; accessed 2026-10-14
Lisbon municipality; policy targets · Lisbon - 35Sobre — Beato Innovation District
Beato Innovation District / Unicorn Factory Lisboa · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Lisbon innovation district; institutional self-description · Lisbon - 36Environmental Awareness — food waste, composting and collection
Lisboa City Council · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Lisbon municipal services; geographic coverage varies by initiative · Lisbon - 37Lisbon — European Green Capital 2020
Lisboa City Council · 2020
Lisbon; historical programme descriptions, not current service counts · Lisbon - 38Basic bank accounts — what it is
Banco de Portugal · Undated; includes 2026 fee ceiling; accessed 2026-10-14
Portugal national banking framework · Lisbon - 3942 Lisboa — programme and methodology
42 Lisboa · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Lisbon education programme; some page totals combine Lisbon and Porto · Lisbon - 40Health and Life Sciences Cluster
AICEP Portugal Global · Undated; includes 2024–2025 national data; accessed 2026-10-14
Portugal nationally; not Lisbon city market size · Lisbon - 41Greenhub — the green innovation community
Unicorn Factory Lisboa · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Lisbon sustainability innovation community · Lisbon - 42Oficina Ripas — reuse and furniture recovery
Lisboa City Council · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Lisbon municipal repair facility · Lisbon - 43London Environment Strategy: Fourth progress report, 2018–2024
Greater London Authority · 2024; covers progress through February 2024
Greater London; targets and programme progress, not a current market valuation · London - 44State of London 2026: Social justice
Greater London Authority / City Intelligence · 2026 report; accessed 2026-10-14
London; cited food-security data for 2024/25, with survey uncertainty · London - 45State of London 2026: Health
Greater London Authority / City Intelligence · 2026 report; accessed 2026-10-14
London and boroughs; healthy-life-expectancy estimates cited for 2022–2024 · London - 46MD2387: London Food Strategy
Greater London Authority · Decision signed 2018-11-26
London; 2018 policy framework and original 2018–2023 implementation period · London - 47Financial Lives 2024: Financial inclusion, selected findings
Financial Conduct Authority · May 2025; 2024 survey
UK adults nationally; not a London-specific estimate · London - 48MD2922: Skills Roadmap for London
Greater London Authority · 2022-02-04; signed 2022-01-19
London adult education and skills policy; historical decision and strategy · London - 49ReLondon: circular economy and resources
ReLondon · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
London public partnership; business and community resource programmes · London - 50Undaunted: climate innovation
Undaunted / Imperial · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
London-based climate innovation support and wider UK activity · London - 512024 FinAccess Household Survey — Main report
Central Bank of Kenya, KNBS and FSD Kenya · 2024-12-13; survey launched 2024-12-03
Kenya; financial-access reporting population aged 18+ · Nairobi - 52County Chief Officer Calls for Cross-Sector Collaboration to Address Food Security and Safety Challenges
Nairobi City County · 2024-08-22
Nairobi County Food Systems Strategy 2022–2027 implementation update · Nairobi - 53Nairobi Climate Action Plan 2020–2050 Summary Booklet
Nairobi City County · 2020–2050 plan; page undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Nairobi City County climate planning horizon; no implementation claim · Nairobi - 54Gazetted Regulations 2024
National Environment Management Authority, Kenya · 2025-02-03; regulations dated 2024
Kenya national EPR, waste, water and environmental frameworks · Nairobi - 55Kenya Makes Strides in Primary Health Care Network Implementation
Ministry of Health, Kenya · 2024-06-21; update dated 2024-06-20
Kenya national primary-care network implementation; not a Nairobi outcome estimate · Nairobi - 56EPRA Statistics Reports
Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Kenya · Report series; accessed 2026-10-14
National energy reporting catalogue; site-specific costs require separate measurement · Nairobi - 57iLabAfrica Research and Innovation Centre
Strathmore University · Undated institutional page; accessed 2026-10-14
Nairobi institution and programme capabilities · Nairobi - 58Kenya Climate Innovation Center
Kenya Climate Innovation Center · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Institutional description of Kenya climate-enterprise support · Nairobi - 59Local Law 97 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction
New York City Department of Buildings · Undated current guidance; accessed 2026-10-14
New York City; building-specific coverage rules apply · New York - 60NYC Food and Climate Strategy
New York City Mayor's Office of Food Policy · Undated strategy page; accessed 2026-10-14
New York City; policy goals, not measured market demand · New York - 612023 Annual Vital Statistics: life expectancy and persistent racial inequities
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · 2025-12-30
New York City residents; finalised 2023 data, distinct from provisional 2024 data · New York - 62HealthyNYC 2025 Impact Report
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · 2025 edition
New York City population-health agenda; includes provisional 2024 data · New York - 63NYC Financial Empowerment Centers
ACCESS NYC / Department of Consumer and Worker Protection · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Adults living or working in New York City · New York - 64Workforce1: services to help adults prepare for and find jobs
New York City Department of Small Business Services · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
New York City; programme eligibility applies · New York - 65CUNY Climate Consortium
City University of New York · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
CUNY research, education, workforce, and coastal-community activity · New York - 66Pilots at BAT
New York City Economic Development Corporation · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Brooklyn Army Terminal demonstration environment; selection required · New York - 67Curbside Composting
New York City Department of Sanitation · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
New York City residential service and separation requirements · New York - 68donateNYC
New York City Department of Sanitation · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
New York City reuse and donation resources · New York - 692026 Climate Action Plan: goals infographic
San Francisco Environment Department · April 2026
San Francisco; policy targets with different baseline years · San Francisco - 70San Francisco's Climate Action Plan
San Francisco Environment Department · 2026 plan; page accessed 2026-10-14
San Francisco; seven sectors and 18 implementing departments/agencies · San Francisco - 71Food Security Task Force: 2024 Recommendations
San Francisco Food Security Task Force · 2024
San Francisco; programme evidence and recommendations, including earlier data · San Francisco - 72San Francisco Community Health Assessment 2024
San Francisco Department of Public Health · April 2025; assessment labelled 2024
San Francisco; quantitative data from multiple years and community input · San Francisco - 73Digital Equity Strategic Plan 2019–2024
City and County of San Francisco · 2019
San Francisco; historical baseline and 2019–2024 strategy, not a current prevalence estimate · San Francisco - 74Banking: Bank On San Francisco
City and County of San Francisco · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
San Francisco; public service description · San Francisco - 75San Francisco Financial Counseling
San Francisco Treasurer and Tax Collector · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
People living, working, or receiving services in San Francisco · San Francisco - 76Ensuring safe, accountable, and circular solutions for building products
San Francisco Environment Department · Undated; describes 2021–2023 initiatives; accessed 2026-10-14
San Francisco and explicitly regional Bay Area reuse initiatives · San Francisco - 77Recycling and composting in San Francisco: FAQs
San Francisco Environment Department · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
San Francisco residents, businesses, and property managers · San Francisco - 78Innovation and Entrepreneurship
University of California, San Francisco · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
UCSF scientific innovation programmes; eligibility varies · San Francisco - 79PlanClima SP: targets, sectors, and implementation
Prefeitura de São Paulo · Undated current portal; accessed 2026-10-14
São Paulo municipality; 2010–2022 average emissions shares and 2030/2050 targets · São Paulo - 80Ligue os Pontos connects agricultural production with the urban economy
Prefeitura de São Paulo · 2020-03-02
São Paulo municipality, especially its rural south; historical programme account · São Paulo - 81Unidades Básicas de Saúde (UBS)
São Paulo Municipal Health Secretariat · Updated 2026-09-22
Municipal primary-care services within Brazil's SUS · São Paulo - 82Relatório de Cidadania Financeira 2025
Banco Central do Brasil · 2025 edition; accessed 2026-10-14
Brazil nationally; cited Pix analysis uses December 2023 CadÚnico data, not city estimates · São Paulo - 83O Cate: public employment and entrepreneurship services
São Paulo Economic Development and Labour Secretariat · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
São Paulo municipal worker and microenterprise services · São Paulo - 84Coleta Domiciliar Seletiva
SP Regula / Prefeitura de São Paulo · Updated 2026-04-27
São Paulo municipal selective-collection programme and accredited cooperatives · São Paulo - 85Hub USPInovação
University of São Paulo / AUSPIN · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
University innovation resources across USP campuses · São Paulo - 86PIPE: Pesquisa Inovativa em Pequenas Empresas
São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) · Undated current programme page; accessed 2026-10-14
Eligible companies in São Paulo state; competitive research support · São Paulo - 87Singapore Food Statistics 2024
Singapore Food Agency · 2025-06-05; data 2022–2024
Singapore national / city-state food system · Singapore - 88Our Singapore Food Story 2
Singapore Food Agency · Undated; includes 2026 developments; accessed 2026-10-14
Singapore food-security strategy · Singapore - 89Our Targets — Singapore Green Plan 2030
Government of Singapore · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Singapore national policy targets; not all targets achieved · Singapore - 90Action Plan for Successful Ageing 2023
Singapore Ministry of Health · 2024-08-13 page; refreshed 2023 plan
Singapore; 2030 ageing projection refers to Singaporeans · Singapore - 91Singapore Financial Data Exchange — SGFinDex
Monetary Authority of Singapore · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Singapore financial-data infrastructure and participating institutions · Singapore - 92SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme
MySkillsFuture / Government of Singapore · Undated; includes March 2026 allowance extension; accessed 2026-10-14
Eligible Singapore citizens aged 40 and above; programme-specific conditions · Singapore - 93Waste Statistics and Overall Recycling
Singapore National Environment Agency · Undated page; 2025 data; accessed 2026-10-14
Singapore; domestic, non-domestic and overall streams distinguished · Singapore - 94TS2 accelerator programme and new BLOCK71 Social Impact Hub
National University of Singapore · 2024; launch described as 2024-07-25
Singapore social-enterprise ecosystem; historical programme announcement · Singapore - 95Join Startup SG
Enterprise Singapore · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Singapore startup support programmes · Singapore - 96Regional population, 2024–25 financial year
Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2026-03-31; population at 2025-06-30
Greater Capital City Statistical Areas; Greater Sydney estimate · Sydney - 97Environmental strategy 2025–2030
City of Sydney · 2025; includes 2023 local-area emissions result
City of Sydney local government area and council operations; targets differentiated · Sydney - 98Food scraps recycling service
City of Sydney · Undated; plan endorsed March 2025; accessed 2026-10-14
City of Sydney household service; rollout target 2030 · Sydney - 99Tech Central
NSW Government · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Inner-Sydney innovation district; institutional description · Sydney - 100Interoperability — connected healthcare
Australian Digital Health Agency · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Australia national digital-health framework · Sydney - 101Consumer Data Right — choice and control
Australian Government / Consumer Data Right · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Australia national banking and energy data-sharing system · Sydney - 102Renewable Energy Courses
TAFE NSW · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
NSW training opportunities; course and campus eligibility vary · Sydney - 103Cicada HealthTech Hub — Westmead
Cicada Innovations · Undated; accessed 2026-10-14
Westmead, Greater Sydney; institutional programme description · Sydney - 104UNSW Founders Health 10x partnership
UNSW Sydney — Tyree IHealthE · Undated; partnership announced March 2025; accessed 2026-10-14
Sydney-based programme supporting Australian health and MedTech ventures · Sydney - 105World Energy Investment 2026 — Regional dashboards
International Energy Agency · 28 May 2026; full-year estimates
Global / regional · Climate & energy - 106AR6 Synthesis Report — Summary for Policymakers
IPCC · 2023
Global scientific assessment · Climate & energy - 107The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026
FAO and partner UN agencies · 2026; hunger estimate for 2025
Global · Food systems - 108Food Waste Index Report 2024
UNEP · 2024; estimates for 2022
Global; consumer-facing supply chain · Food systems - 109Most countries make progress towards universal health coverage, but major challenges remain
WHO / World Bank · 6 December 2025; coverage data 2023
Global · Health & care - 110Regulatory considerations on artificial intelligence for health
World Health Organization · 19 October 2023
Global regulatory considerations; non-binding overview; local law applies · Health & care - 111The Global Findex Database 2025 — Report and survey scope
World Bank · 2025; nationally representative 2024 surveys
141 economies · Financial inclusion - 112Mobile-Phone Technology Powers Saving Surge in Developing Economies
World Bank · 16 July 2025; 2024 survey data
Global / developing economies · Financial inclusion - 113More children out of school for the 7th year in a row, up to 273 million
UNESCO · 25 March 2026; 2024 population data
Global · Learning & work - 114Employment and Social Trends 2026
International Labour Organization · 14 January 2026; forecasts labelled
Global labour markets · Learning & work - 115Global Waste Management Outlook 2024
UNEP / International Solid Waste Association · 2024; baseline 2023; projection 2050
Global municipal solid waste · Circular cities - 116Global Resources Outlook 2024
UNEP / International Resource Panel · 1 March 2024
Global material resources · Circular cities