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Bookmark or Share- Urban Development Overview - World Bank GroupThe World Bank’s work in urban development aims to build sustainable cities and communities through an urbanization process that is green, inclusive, competitive, and resilient, contributing to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No.11, to the implementation of the New Urban Agenda, as well as to the World Bank’s goals to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity.
- New Project Will Support Improved Mobility and Accessibility in ...The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved the $224 million Indonesia Mass Transit Project on May 20, 2022. The project will support improved urban mobility and accessibility in key cities while strengthening the country’s institutional capacity for mass transit development.
- Urban Development Portfolio in Romania - World Bank GroupUrban development package with a focus on administrative capacity building, integrated urban regeneration interventions, and strengthening the competitiveness of the metropolitan area of Constanța. The Romanian Urban Policy is designed to advise on the vision of a sustainable, inclusive, and resilient urban development in line with the EU’s ...
- Understanding the Future of Haitian Cities - World Bank GroupHaiti faces the challenge of having a large urban but impoverished and underserved population. For Haitian cities to generate urbanization benefits for its increasingly urban population, prompt attention is needed to link people to jobs and businesses to markets; fill gaps in financing for capital investment; and strengthen governance and institutions by addressing planning and management ...
- New Urban Sustainability Framework Guides Cities Towards a Greener Future*The World Urban Forum is convened by UN-Habitat, and brings together policymakers, local government leaders, non-governmental organizations, and expert practitioners in the field of sustainable urban development and human settlements. The theme of this year’s WUF9 is Cities 2030 – Cities for All: Implementing the New Urban Agenda.
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