TOMORROW: Ivailo Izvorski, Megha Mukim, Mark Roberts, Somik Lall and #BiH Minister Nasiha Pozder will discuss the relationship between #ClimateChange and cities, and how to make urban areas more green, resilient and inclusive.

Register here: wrld.bg/mGCL50QpveB

Thrilled to kick off 2024 with this renewed partnership in #Bulgaria

Together (also with EUinmyRegion🇪🇺) we hope to tackle fiendishly complex challenges that hold back the development of regions - especially those that are lagging but have great potential
Carli Venter

Join us next week to hear Ivailo Izvorski, Megha Mukim, Mark Roberts, Somik Lall and #BiH Minister Nasiha Pozder discuss the relationship between #ClimateChange and cities, and how to make urban areas more green, resilient and inclusive. Register here: wrld.bg/mGCL50QpveB

Inclusive cities are better equipped to cope with climate change-related challenges.

#ThrivingCities report highlights the importance of policies that address poverty, inequality and access to services while promoting green & resilient urban growth.

#WorldCitiesDay

Thank you IHD and NITI Aayog for inviting me!

It was a pleasure to present the World Bank #Thriving Report - followed by an incisive and thoughtful discussion with a room full of scholars and policy folk

📕link: openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/cor…

The rise in the Earth’s surface temperature has been associated with an increased frequency of extreme weather events in cities – such as heat, droughts, and floods. This World Bank Cities report discusses how urban development and climate change interact: wrld.bg/HxmU50Pxv23

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Postulez votre application.. #jeuens professionels

Travailler pour le développement - ça pourrait changer votre vie, comme ça l'a fait pour moi !

See new paper that shows that the rising intensity and frequency of droughts leads 🟰 to faster urbanisation

BUT

Cities grow even faster in hotter, drier, and poorer places

AND

In Sahelian cities - this leads to far more ‘informal’ growth

documents.worldbank.org/en/publication…

Global GHG emissions will remain above the level required to limit global warming to 1.5°C if low-and lower-middle-income countries continue to follow their current policies

Discover the challenges cities face and potential solutions: wrld.bg/zogA50P6FQH

By 2050, 70% of the world's population will live in cities, making them crucial in addressing #ClimateChange . 🌆 Cities hold one of the keys to a sustainable future.
👉Dive into this new report to learn more: wrld.bg/aMKW50OWHUt

Huge thanks to Erik Berglof and his team for the warm welcome, the probing and insightful questions, and the opportunity to learn from one another.

Collaboration between governments, urban planners, and #policymakers is essential to create climate-resilient cities. Promoting research, data-driven decision-making, and community engagement can help build urban environments that withstand climate shocks: wrld.bg/eqXt50OyanG

Want to learn more about what we found after analysing 10,000 cities globally?

Take your pick below:

Link to the report’s Overview: bit.ly/ThrivingOvervi…

Link to the full report: bit.ly/ThrivingFullEN

Link to the video: worldbank.org/en/publication…

Inclusive cities are better equipped to cope with climate change-related challenges.

#ThrivingCities report highlights the importance of policies that address poverty, inequality and access to services while promoting green & resilient urban growth: wrld.bg/x1xF50Oz8WZ

New World Bank report examines how cities can thrive in the face of #ClimateChange .

👀Watch the conversation with experts and country leaders: wrld.bg/kw1y50O6LTt

💬Follow World Bank Cities World Bank Climate and join the conversation with #ThrivingCities

“Cities are at the forefront of the climate fight. ….Today’s investments in making cities resilient and inclusive will determine whether most people will be able to access basic services, find jobs, and live with dignity” says Axel van Trotsenburg of the World Bank