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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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30x30 A Guide to Inclusive, Equitable and Effective Implementation of Target 3
This guide is about how to plan and implement the new global target for effectively and equitably conserving at least
Nature-Based Solutions for Cities
We are living in the urban century, one where urbanization is driving multiple global environmental changes that in turn place
Urban Flood Risk Handbook: Assessing Risk and Identifying Interventions
This Urban Flood Risk Handbook: Assessing Risk and Identifying Interventions is a roadmap for conducting an urban flood risk assessment
Integrating Gender and Social Inclusion in Nature-Based Solutions: Guidance Note
Nature-based solutions (NBS) have gained traction in recent years because of their potential to promote sustainable development and reduce disaster
As part of a series of publications to help financial institutions understand the relevance and implications of the Kunming-Montreal Global
Making Cities Green, Resilient, and Inclusive in a Changing Climate
Globally, 70 percent of greenhouse gas emissions emanate from cities. At the same time, cities are being hit increasingly by
The IUCN Urban Alliance, a broad coalition of IUCN constituents concerned with the urban dimensions of nature conservation, has unveiled
In the face of unprecedented biodiversity loss, 196 countries adopted in December 2022 the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) providing
This report was first published before the final decision on the Global Biodiversity Framework was made at the CBD meeting
This technical note discusses methods for using these data in combination with locally meaningful jurisdictional boundaries to calculate local measurements
