Five actions for disability-inclusive disaster risk management

Photo Credit: Guilhem Alandry doculab Malteser International / Flickr CC While disasters threaten the well-being of people from all walks of life, few are as disproportionately affected as the…

Margaret Arnold, Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo, Deepti Samant Raja, Lorenzo Piccio |
Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Urban Development

Spatially awhere: Bridging the gap between leading and lagging regions

As the world urbanizes rapidly, [[tweetable]]international experience has shown that economic activities concentrate in a relatively small number of places[[/tweetable]] – it is estimated that…

Sameh Wahba, Judy Zheng Jia |
Governance, Urban Development, Poverty, Social Sustainability and Inclusion

Social inclusion essential for eradicating poverty

About this series More blog posts The social inclusion of disadvantaged groups is necessary for reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity, said government representatives, experts, and civil…

Lauri Sivonen |
Education, Environment, Gender, Poverty, Social Sustainability and Inclusion

The “human scale” in public urban areas

Slideshow: Reimagining a park, a river, and other public spaces in Seoul (Photos by Judy Zheng Jia / World Bank) [[tweetable]]"If you lose the human scale, the city becomes an ugly place,…

Judy Zheng Jia, Jon Kher Kaw, Annie Gapihan, Sangmoo Kim, Marisa Garcia Lozano, Rosanna Nitti |
Environment, Gender, Governance, Education, Health