Cities combatting climate change: Dive into a collaborative exploration between Sarajevo and Hiroshima as they tackle the challenges of urban development in hilly terrains. Discover how these…
Discover how the World Bank and GFDRR are turning crises into opportunities for resilience building. Explore the impact of multidimensional crises on disaster risk reduction and recovery efforts.…
This page in: Français Credit: Tracy Ben/ Shutterstock “At 14:28:04 on May 12, 2008, an 8.0 earthquake struck suddenly, shaking the earth, with mountains and rivers shifted, devastated, and parted…
In Mali, residents of Timbuktu take part in the maintenance of the Djingareyber Mosque, a World Heritage Site, applying traditional repair techniques. (Tiecoura Ndaou / UN Photo) Imagine a city…
Why the world’s cities are at risk – and what we can do to make them more resilient We may not know exactly what the world will look like in two decades, but we know this: it is going to be a…
[[tweetable]]What are some of the key issues that will shape global development in 2017?[[/tweetable]] About this series More blog posts From addressing the forced displacement crisis to helping…
Also available in: Español More than two months have passed since the whirlwind that was Habitat III, the UN’s once-every-20-year summit on cities and urban development. From big data to climate…
There is no better way to mark this year’s World Cities Day than reflecting on the adoption of the New Urban Agenda at the recent Habitat III conference in Quito. The agenda reaffirms the…
[[tweetable]]Cities around the world face increasingly complex challenges such as rapid urbanization and climate change.[[/tweetable]] Meanwhile, many cities facing the most pressing problems lack…
By 2030, without efforts to boost urban resilience, climate change may push up to 77 million urban residents into poverty. The good news is that the world has a brief window of opportunity to…