- Urban Development Overview - World Bank Group
Urban Development As the world's largest multilateral financier of urban development, the World Bank works with national and local governments to build more livable, sustainable, and resilient cities and communities
- Shaping a Cooler Bangkok: Tackling Urban Heat for a More Livable City
Extreme urban heat is becoming an urgent challenge for Bangkok, threatening lives, livelihoods, and the city’s economic resilience The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect exacerbates this crisis, turning built-up areas into heat traps that contribute to heat-related mortality, lost productivity, higher energy consumption, and other negative outcomes
- Banking on Cities: Investing in Resilient and Low-Carbon Urbanization
To sum up, Banking on Cities means betting on the engines of tomorrow’s growth, jobs, and opportunity For low- and middle-income countries, the right urban investments can unlock enormous economic potential—if they’re made wisely, inclusively, and urgently With strategic funding, smarter financing, and greater efficiency, cities can lead the way toward a more sustainable, resilient
- Bangladesh Receives $900 Million World Bank Financing to Improve . . .
Dhaka, December 22, 2024 —Bangladesh and the World Bank signed two financing agreements totaling $900 million today to help the country achieve environment sustainability, inclusive growth and climate resiliency, including in urban infrastructure
- Fostering Competitive, Sustainable and Inclusive Cities in the Philippines
Inclusive urbanization Help the urban poor access formal jobs expand formal sector employment through reinvigoration of manufacturing sector close the gap in affordable housing and basic service delivery empower communities and involve them in development process strengthen institutions that underpin affordable housing especially the local
- Managing Nepal’s Urban Transition - World Bank Group
A predominantly rural country, Nepal is urbanizing rapidly with urban population growth rates of up to 7 percent The sustainability of urbanization in Nepal is threatened by a lack of effective planning and large and growing infrastructure deficits Nepal’s urban areas can drive economic growth
- Urban Development in Phnom Penh - World Bank Group
Urbanization presents an enormous opportunity for Cambodia As has been demonstrated in countries around the world, urbanization is a driving force for growth and poverty reduction
- Regenerating Urban Land: Overview and Global Good Practices: An . . .
Regenerating Urban Land: Overview and Global Good Practices: An Adaptive Learning Course Urbanization is growing rapidly For the first time in history, more than half the world’s population lives in cities, with 90 percent of urban growth taking place in the developing world
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