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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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Primer on Urban Form and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Urban areas are responsible for the majority of GHG emissions. The next several decades will see the construction of a
Integrated Programming in the Global Environment Facility: Learning from the GEF-6 IAP Programs
This report summarizes key findings from a learning exercise on the GEF-6 Integrated Approach Pilot (IAP) programs, which were launched
In addition to key principles for advancing the integrated approach, the design and implementation of the GEF-6 Integrated Approach Pilot
To ensure that each of the Integrated Approach Pilot (IAP) programs achieve coherence and consistency, an overall governance framework is
The Integrated Approach Pilot (IAP) program on Sustainable Cities aims to promote sustainable urban development through integrated models of urban
Addressing Gender Gaps in Housing Interventions
With more than half of the world’s population already living in cities, continued urbanization presents great opportunities as well as
A Catalogue of Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Resilience
Cities worldwide are facing resilience challenges as climate risks interact with urbanization, loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services, poverty, and
More growth, less garbage presents an updated picture of how waste generation can grow if the world continues along the
This 2021 Report Card on Ecosystem Health provides an in-depth look at the region’s efforts in moving toward a more
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Municipal Finance
City local governments have been facing multiple challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic to secure adequate financial resources for response
