Global State of National Urban Policy 2024
<p>With global population increasingly concentrating in urban areas, cities are driving national economic growth, while also grappling with challenges such as inequalities, affordable housing shortages,
Urbanisation
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Urban blue-green conundrum: a 10-city study on the impacts of urbanization on natural infrastructure in India
This paper discusses impacts of urbanization on natural infrastructure in India’s 10 most populated. Urbanization today is disconnected from the natural environment causing negative outcomes, such as water
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ASEAN sustainable urbanisation report 2022: sustainable cities towards 2025 and beyond
The ASEAN Sustainable Urbanisation Report aims to capture the diversity of urban contexts across ASEAN Member States, in particular the increasing importance of secondary cities and the need to fully harness
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Better forests, better cities
Better Forests, Better Cities evaluates how forests both inside and outside city boundaries benefit cities and their residents, and what actions cities can take to conserve, restore and sustainably manage
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Intermediary cities and climate change: an opportunity for sustainable development
The consequences of climate change in developing countries are worsening fast: many ecosystems will shortly reach points of irreversible damage, and socio-economic costs will continue to rise. To alleviate
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Nature-based solutions for urban climate resilience in South Asia: cases from Bangladesh, India and Nepal
This compendium provides concrete examples of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) implemented in urban areas in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. 15 detailed case studies have been documented to assist governments
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Financing India’s urban infrastructure needs: constraints to commercial financing and prospects for policy action
A new World Bank report estimates that India will need to invest $840 billion over the next 15 years—or an average of $55 billion per annum—into urban infrastructure if it is to effectively meet the needs
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How to increase financing for urban climate adaptation and resilience
Cities are at the forefront of the climate crisis. Climate risks are escalating, and climate hazards are becoming more frequent and costly. Cities account for more than 80% of the global GDP and more than
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Building resilience of the urban poor: recommendations for systemic change
This report explains how rising climate and disaster risk can increase the vulnerability of Asia and the Pacific region’s urban poor and how engendering systemic change can strengthen their resilience.
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Leaving no one behind: how a global instrument to end plastic pollution can enable a just transition for the people informally collecting and recovering waste
This report provides an overview on the importance of the Informal Waste and Recovery Sector (IWRS) for ending plastic pollution. It outlines how the current negotiations towards a global instrument to
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Building resilience of the urban poor: the potential for disaster risk financing solutions used by microfinance institutions
This report shows how innovative finance solutions can bolster climate resilience in the fast-urbanizing Asia and the Pacific by helping microfinance institutions (MFIs) funnel emergency support to small