Urban Development As the world's largest multilateral financier of urban development, the World Bank works with national and local governments to build more livable, sustainable, and resilient cities and …

According to a World Bank report, Decarbonizing Urban Transport for Development, the path to low-carbon urban transport looks fundamentally different in developed and developing countries.

The Urban Risk Assessment presents a flexible approach that project and city managers can use to identify feasible measures to assess a city’s risk to natural disasters and climate change.

Jul 22, 2025 · Investments in adaptation will also save over 130,000 lives from extreme heat impacts by 2050. With over 50 percent of the urban infrastructure required for 2050 still to be built, India has a …

To help cities get the most out of Transit-Oriented Development, a new World Bank study recommends looking simultaneously at the “three values” (3V) of a neighborhood: transit connectivity, quality of …

Extreme urban heat is becoming an urgent challenge for Bangkok, threatening lives, livelihoods, and the city’s economic resilience. The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect exacerbates this crisis, turning built-up …

A new World Bank report examines the impact of rapid urbanization, climate change and the development of informal settlements on the capital city’s natural environment.

The urban poor have important roles to play in addressing Jakarta’s vulnerability to climate change and disasters. With relatively low incomes, the Jakarta’s poor are not large consumers of energy, and …

Difficulty in dealing with the pressures that urban populations put on infrastructure, basic services, land, housing and the environment lie at the heart of the relative lack of livability of the region’s cities.

Dhaka, December 22, 2024 —Bangladesh and the World Bank signed two financing agreements totaling $900 million today to help the country achieve environment sustainability, inclusive growth and …