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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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Opportunity 2030: Benefits of Climate Action in Cities
This reports provides an approach to quantify the benefits of city-level measures in buildings, transport and energy supply. Evidence from
The Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C identifies cities and urban areas as one of four critical global systems
Technology Pathways for Creating Smarter, More Prosperous and Greener Cities
For the past seven years, Siemens Cities Center of Competence (CoC) has been collaborating with more than 15 cities across
EO4SD-Urban Project: Bhopal City Report
GPSC is providing cities with urban extent imagery to facilitate a finer-grained understanding of urban expansion. This GPSC knowledge product
EO4SD-Urban Project: Vijayawada City Report
GPSC is providing cities with urban extent imagery to facilitate a finer-grained understanding of urban expansion. This GPSC knowledge product
More data are available today than ever before. Yet too often policymakers, business leaders, and analysts cannot access the data
WRI produces and curates data sets as part of our commitment to turn information into action. These products are based
This paper summarizes our current understanding of water and security threats and their links to conflict, migration, and food insecurity
Projects and Programs Manual to Encourage Cycling in Communities
Cycling is already an important part of daily life many of Brazil’s urban residents. To grow the country’s cycling culture
Financing Sustainable Cities Initiative
In 2015, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, funded by the Citi Foundation, teamed
