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Madagascar Urbanization Review : Leveraging Cities as Drivers of Growth and Structural Transformation
World Bank Group - 2024
The Madagascar Urbanization Review aims to: - Contribute to the 2019 National Policy for Urban Development (Politique …. Think strategically about the opportunities offered by urbanization; ii. Address key bottlenecks that are holding back the … potential benefits of urbanization; iii. Develop plans to address cities' most pressing issues; and iv. Build consensus between …
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Promoting Green Urban Development in African Cities : Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Urban Environmental Profile
World Bank Group - 2016
The city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania has undergone a period of unprecedented urbanization that has contributed to the … Urban Development in Africa: Enhancing the Relationship Between Urbanization, Environmental Assets and Ecosystem Services …
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Promoting Green Urban Development in African Cities : Kampala, Uganda, Urban Environmental Profile
World Bank Group - 2015
The city of Kampala has undergone a period of rapid urbanization that has contributed to the degradation of the city … promoting green urban development in Africa: enhancing the relationship between urbanization, environmental assets, and … the background and context for Kampala, providing an overview of the impacts of rapid urbanization and climate change …
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Competitive Cities for Jobs and Growth : What, Who, and How
World Bank Group - 2015
A competitive city is a city that successfully facilitates its firms and industries to create jobs, raise productivity, and increase the incomes of citizens over time. Worldwide, improving the competitiveness of cities is a pathway to eliminating extreme poverty and to promoting shared...
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Melaka Sustainability Outlook Diagnostic : Overview Report - Pathway to Urban Sustainability
World Bank Group - 2019
Melaka State, situated roughly halfway between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, has unique importance in the global dialogue around the sustainability of our shared urban future. At Melaka's heart is its historic urban center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) strategically located along the Strait...
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Clean and Inclusive Cities in Argentina
World Bank Group - 2016
This document reviews the existing information on solid waste management and city cleanliness to understand how the country's municipalities are responding to this important challenge and how these services are supporting the growing urban agglomerations in the country. The review provides data...
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Sustainable Cities : Urban Areas and Climate Change in Sierra Leone
World Bank Group - 2023
Sierra Leone is highly vulnerable to natural hazards whose impacts are exacerbated by unplanned rapid urbanization. The …
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Sustainability Review 2023
World Bank Group - 2024
The 2023 Sustainability Review is a reflection of how the World Bank embodies its core values of impact, integrity, respect, teamwork, and innovation. The Review highlights World Bank activities undertaken in fiscal 2022 and 2023 to manage the environmental, social, and economic impacts of...
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India Development Update, April 2015
World Bank Group - 2015
The India Development Update for April 2015 has two main aims. First, it reports on the key developments over the past six months in Indias economy, and places these in a longer term and global context. Based on these developments and on policy changes over the period, it updates the outlook for...
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Unlocking Egypt's Potential for Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Growth : Eqypt Systematic Country Diagnostic Update
World Bank Group - 2021
Systematic Country Diagnostics (SCDs) analyze the most critical constraints and opportunities to ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity in a sustainable manner. The first SCD for Egypt was published in 2015. A lot has happened since then, so this SCD Update takes advantage of a...
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