3 Big Ideas to Achieve Sustainable Cities and Communities
2018年1月31日 · In October 2016, at the once-in-20-year Habitat III conference, countries around the world endorsed the historic New Urban Agenda, which sets a new global standard for sustainable urban development and guides global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in the era of climate change.
Sustainable Cities and Communities: Development news, research, …
Cities and urban environment The Bank is working in partnership with the private sector, governments, and civil society to build clean and efficient cities and communities that are resilient to natural disasters, and to create competitive economies that provide new kinds of jobs for people and ensure that everyone, especially the poorest, can ...
Urban Risk Assessments: Understanding Disaster and Climate Risk …
The Urban Risk Assessment (URA) presents a flexible approach that project and city managers can use to identify feasible measures to assess a city’s risk. The methodology focuses on three reinforcing pillars that collectively contribute to the understanding of urban risk: a hazard impact assessment, an institutional assessment, and a ...
JAKARTA: Urban Challenges in a Changing Climate - World Bank …
The main aim of these case studies is to take stock and learn from what is happening with regard to urban poverty, climate change and disaster risk management in these cities. “Jakarta: Urban Challenges in a Changing Climate” – is the report from the case study of Jakarta. The key findings from this report are summarized below:
Indonesia: Bold Reforms Needed to Realize Urban Potential
2019年10月3日 · “Because the urban environment is difficult and costly to change once built, delays in action will risk locking Indonesia further into a suboptimal trajectory of urban development. To succeed, Indonesia needs to act now.” The report offers a novel way of classifying the different types of urban and rural places across the country.
Megacity Kinshasa Eyes Climate Resilient Future Through Urban …
Sustainable and resilient Kinshasa – improving urban management The World Bank’s Kin Elenda project, which means Sustainable and Resilient Kinshasa, recognizes the urgent need to improve institutional capacity for urban management as well as access to infrastructure, services, and socio-economic opportunity in Africa’s largest city.
Urbanization, Climate Change Threaten eThekwini Municipality’s …
2016年3月1日 · The report, Promoting Green Urban Development in African Cities: eThekwini, South Africa Urban Environmental Profile, offers a review of the quality of the existing environmental assets, identifies the drivers of environmental challenges and describes the institutional challenges that limit the city’s ability to address the environmental ...
Supporting Low-carbon City Development in Shanghai - World …
2020年10月12日 · The Global Environment Facility (GEF) provided a grant of $4,345,000 for technical assistance and capacity building. The IBRD loan leveraged co-financing of $116.93 million from two participating financial intermediaries, the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPDB) and Bank of Shanghai (BOS), and $115.40 million from project developers.
Bangladesh Receives $900 Million World Bank Financing to …
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.
Advancing Climate Action through an Urban Lens - World Bank …
Global average annual losses from disasters in the built environment are now estimated at $314 billion and could rise to $415 billion by 2030, pushing 77 million more urban residents into poverty. If managed well, the physical and economic density of cities can provide the impetus for technological change and infrastructure investments that ...