Asurbanpopulations grow, the ability of cities to generate jobs and drive development is increasingly critical. Whenurbancenters expand, they foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and employment, helping entire regions and countries to become more prosperous and productive.
With World Bank support, over 1.15 million jobs were created as a result of the EthiopiaUrbanInstitutional and Infrastructure Development Program (UIIDP). Infrastructure investments in 117 cities helped improve living conditions for more than 6.6 million people, fueling employment and economic growth. Strengthened local governance and financial systems enabled cities to plan, deliver, and ...
Sep 16, 2024 ·Nature-basedsolutionslikeurbanfarming, terraces, and green corridors can help cities with climate challenges includingurbanheat, flooding, and air pollution. But how can governments and communities determine which nature-basedsolutionsbest meet their needs? In Kinshasa, indigenous knowledge, innovative tools, and proactive local government are helping to answer the question.
The RomanianUrbanPolicy is designed to advise on the vision of a sustainable, inclusive, and resilienturbandevelopment in line with the EU’sUrbanAgenda. It represents a common agenda of the public authorities at central and local levels in order to improve theurbandevelopment framework, by providing a set of coherent measures and by coordination and correlation of the sectoral fields ...
Jun 3, 2025 ·This report highlights the substantial investments required to build more resilient and low-carbon cities in low- and middle-income countries. These investments are crucial to strengthen essential infrastructure, unlock new jobs, and ensure more sustainableurbandevelopment. Resilient and low ...
