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Abbreviations

CAPEX capital expenditures
CO2 carbon dioxide
COVID-19 coronavirus disease of 2019
DUP detailed urban plan
ESG environmental, social and corporate governance
ESG environmental, social and governance
GIS geographic information system
GUP general urban plan
HIIs hybrid investment instruments
ICTs information and communication technologies
IFC International Finance Corporation
IGO inter-governmental organization
IRR internal rate of return
IoT Internet of Things
ITU International Telecommunication Union
KPIs key performance indicators
NGO non-governmental organization
NPV net present value
OPEX operating expense
PACE property-assessed clean-energy
PPP public-private partnership
PPPP people-first public private partnership

RDP regional development plan
S&P Standard & Poor’s
SDGs Sustainable Development Goals
SPV special purpose vehicle
SSC smart sustainable city
U4SSC United for Smart Sustainable Cities Initiative
UN United Nations
UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
USD United States Dollar

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