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Supporting Climate-Smart Infrastructure Projects – Case Studies
This publication presents six case studies—three international and three from Turkey—showcasing climate-smart infrastructure projects that promote green and resilient urban development. These case studies were selected from an extensive list to support the World Bank’s lending initiatives in Turkish cities, aiming to illustrate effective approaches to sustainable urban infrastructure. The publication outlines the key lessons from these examples, categorizing success factors into ‘Policy and Finance,’ ‘Planning and Design,’ and ‘Processes and Partnerships.’ Each section addresses critical aspects of successful project
Combating Heat in Cities: Operationalizing the Urban Heat Agenda at the World Bank
This report stems from growing concern about the threat of extreme heat in urban settings and its adverse impacts on health. The team made use of the TIP—that is, the targeted, integrated, and prepared—framework, introduced in the recent "Healthy Cities" report (Lee et al. 2023), to help World Bank task teams explore pathways toward urban heat investments. This study gathered city responses and investigated existing World Bank initiatives to gain an understanding of what had already been done and the
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National Plan for Comprehensive Urban Solid Waste Management (Spanish)
Within the framework of environmental sustainability and the processes of urbanization, privatization and decentralization, the integral management of urban solid
National Plan for the Comprehensive Management of Hazardous Waste (Spanish)
To achieve an adequate management of hazardous waste, it must be taken into account that the environmental management of waste
Municipal Waste Management - Intermediate and Minor Municipalities (Spanish)
This guide aims at establishing national policies and strategies for concrete actions at the local level. The objective is to
Municipal Waste Management - Major Municipalities (Spanish)
This guide aims at establishing national policies and strategies for concrete actions at the local level. The objective is to
Hazardous Waste Management (Spanish)
The management of hazardous waste is a fundamental part of the proper management of waste in general, which allows to
The objective of this guide is to establish the instruments for the development of a characterization study of urban solid
Africa today is under a global spotlight for its many achievements and its dynamism, but also for its substantial challenges
Uzbekistan: Resilient Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Development
In Uzbekistan, authorities instituted strong health and social distancing measures in March to contain local transmission of COVID-19, with national
This report is aimed primarily at policymakers in emerging megacities, where the population is set to reach more than 3
