As urban populations grow, the ability of cities to generate jobs and drive development is increasingly critical. When urban centers expand, they foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and employment, helping entire regions and countries to become more prosperous and productive.
This report highlights the substantial investments required to build more resilient and low-carbon cities in low- and middle-income countries. These investments are crucial to strengthen essential infrastructure, unlock new jobs, and ensure more sustainable urban development. Resilient and low ...
New World Bank Financing Set to Revamp Dodoma’s Urban Mobility and ...
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 areas into heat traps that contribute to heat-related mortality, lost productivity, higher energy consumption, and other negative outcomes.
Shaping a Cooler Bangkok: Tackling Urban Heat for a More Livable City
With World Bank support, over 1.15 million jobs were created as a result of the Ethiopia Urban Institutional and Infrastructure Development Program (UIIDP). Infrastructure investments in 117 cities helped improve living conditions for more than 6.6 million people, fueling employment and economic growth. Strengthened local governance and financial systems enabled cities to plan, deliver, and ...
How an Urban Program in Ethiopia Delivered More than a Million Jobs
Kigali is bringing nearly 500 hectares of urban wetlands back to life—the largest city-wide urban wetland rehabilitation in Africa and one of the largest in the world. Five Wetland Ecosystem Parks will draw over one million annual visits by 2031, create 5,000 jobs, and result in $45-90 million in avoided flood damages, linking recreation, research, and nature-based tourism to community benefits.