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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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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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Somalia Country Economic Memorandum : Towards an Inclusive Jobs Agenda

World Bank Group - 2021

contributed to forced displacement, a dominance of jobs outside of agriculture, and rapid urbanization. The Somali economy is …

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India Development Update, March 2018 : India's Growth Story

World Bank Group - 2018

India has achieved much in the last 25 years. Since the early 1990s, when reforms began, growthrates have been higher and more stable, the economy has become more modern and globally integrated,macroeconomic stability has improved, and the average citizen is better educated and lives longer. In...

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Repuplic of Liberia From Growth to Development : Priorities for Sustainably Reducing Poverty and Achieving Middle-Income Status by 2030

World Bank Group - 2018

Liberia's status as a fragile state is deeply rooted in the political and economic exclusion practiced by the country's founders. Although they constituted just 5 percent of the population, freed American slaves and their descendants dominated the country's intellectual and ruling class from...

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