Financing Africa’s urban opportunity
This new report explores how climate and urban challenges could be addressed in tandem to set African cities on a path of prosperity and sustainable long-term development. It recommends steps that governments
Coalition for Urban Transitions
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Seizing the urban opportunity: How national governments can recover from COVID-19, secure shared prosperity, and tackle the climate crisis through cities
National governments can spur COVID-19 recovery, achieve shared prosperity and drive climate action through national policies and targeted investments to decarbonise cities and make them more resilient.
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Developing prosperous and inclusive cities in Africa: national urban policies to the rescue?
Africa’s cities are set to grow by nearly a billion people by 2050. Strategic leadership and planning by government leaders now can make the difference between those cities being dynamic, healthy, climate-resilient
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Financing the urban transition: policymakers’ summary
Urbanisation is one of the most important potential drivers of productivity and growth in the global economy. But if countries and cities are to capture the productivity benefits of urban growth while
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Better urban growth in Tanzania: a preliminary exploration of the opportunities and challenges
This report provides an overview of the institutional, policy and financing landscape shaping Tanzania’s urban areas, and summarises some of the social, economic and environmental costs associated with