Cities in the Western Balkans are no strangers to great upheavals. They have charted their course through wars, political transformations, and societal shifts, and their ability to endure has emerged as...
This report analyzes the status of smart city development in the Philippines from the perspective of Local Government Units (LGUs) and offers a set of recommendations to support cities in implementing...
The economic recovery faltered due to global and domestic headwinds as growth fell to 1.5 percent year-on-year in 2024 Q1. The current account remained positive at 2.2 percent of gross domestic product...
The economic recovery faltered due to global and domestic headwinds as growth fell to 1.5 percent year-on-year in 2024 Q1. The current account remained positive at 2.2 percent of gross domestic product...
การฟื้นตัวทางเศรษฐกิจสะดุดเนื่องจากอุปสรรคทั้งในและต่างประเทศ เนื่องจากการเติบโตลดลงเหลือ 1.5% เมื่อเทียบเป็นรายปีในไตรมาสที่ 1 ของปี 2024 บัญชีเดินสะพัดยังคงเป็นบวกที่ 2.2% ของผลิตภัณฑ์มวลรวมภายในประเทศ...
Dhaka’s population grew from 3 million in 1980 to over 19 million today. Due to inadequate infrastructure, lack of public amenities and severe traffic congestion, the residents face many difficulties in...
The development objective of the Sustainable and Inclusive Secondary Cities Project for Côte d’Ivoire is to: (i) improve access to green and climate resilient urban infrastructure and basic services, and...
Ratings for the Medium Cities Development Project for Vietnam were as follows: outcome and Bank performance was satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation (M and E) quality was substantial. Some lessons...
Ratings for the Cities Investment Program Project for Afghanistan were as follows: outcome was unsatisfactory, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation (M and E) quality...
The development objectives of the Building Resilient and Inclusive Cities (BRIC) Program for Benin are to improve: (i) access to climate resilient urban services, and (ii) urban service delivery arrangements...
Cities and countries the world over are at the cusp of epochal global trends whose impacts are likely to be more intense and more far-reaching than those of similar trends in the past. The simultaneity...
Cities are intricately interconnected socioeconomic systems, with transport networks connecting people to their jobs, health, and education facilities, and ensuring the smooth functioning of supply chains...
The development objective of the Sustainable Cities Project for Turkey is to improve the access to targeted municipal services in participating municipalities and utilities. Some of the negative impacts...
The development objective of the Sustainable Cities Project for Turkey is to improve the access to targeted municipal services in participating municipalities and utilities. Some of the negative impacts...
Cities are intricately interconnected socioeconomic systems, with transport networks connecting people to their jobs, health, and education facilities, and ensuring the smooth functioning of supply chains...
This Sustainable Cities review is conducted as the world and Romania is starting to focus on a concerted COVID-19 recovery effort, more than a year into the pandemic. This global crisis has seen cities...
Forced displacement is emerging as a major development challenge in the Sahel region, and especially around the Lake Chad basin. The Sahel has recently experienced political upheaval and insecurity due...