Cities in the developing world are rapidly expanding, boosting countries' economies, reducing poverty, and fueling … range of shocks and stresses that cities may encounter. The flagship report -- co-authored by the World Bank Group and the … poverty and promoting shared prosperity. And while, over the last five years, the World Bank Group has financed more than USD …

of this note is therefore to provide guidance to World Bank Group (WBG) staff on how to assess GHGs from reservoirs in …

The World Bank Group (WBG) has long recognized that the restoration and preservationof cultural heritage, urban … well conserved UNESCO World Heritage sites and many historic districts …

increase the cost of doing business. The World Bank Group (WBG) was requested to address a critical gap and to pilot a reform …

urban dwellers will live in Africa and Asia. The world's urban areas wereresponsible for around 70 percent of greenhouse gas … (GHG) emissions in 2013, and that numbercould grow by 50 percent by 2050 if current trends continue. In 2015, world leaders …

This joint report by the World Bank and OECD identifies building blocks for more effective co-operation and is the …

, reflecting differing market, regulatory, and policy circumstances. This policy brief draws on World Bank experience and datasets … infrastructure system operators in different cities around the world, and how these link back to the climate challenges they may face … the World Bank Group …

were to be able to catch up with the rest of the world, and grow at 3.2 percent annually, the poverty rate would fall to 8 …