Disaster Risk Finance: What actions for today and tomorrow?!

The implementation of SDGs can be in jeopardy if disaster risk finance is not considered.

Alfonso Garcia Mora |
Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Governance, Health, Poverty

Global leaders weigh in on the future of mobility

Economic growth, social inclusion, public health, environmental protection… mobility is at the core of many critical issues that have been shaping the global development agenda. This message came…

Nancy Vandycke |
Climate Change, Education, Energy, Environment, Health

Accessibility and inclusion: Two key factors for individuals with disabilities

Globally, over one billion people – 15% of the population – live with some form of disability,  according to the World Health Organization’s World Report on Disabilities. Beyond their physical,…

Sofía Guerrero Gámez, Ana Rodriguez Coteron, Guillermo Romero Rodriguez |
Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Urban Development

Starting life strong in slums: the role of engaging vulnerable groups on sanitation and nutrition

This blog is co-authored with Lawrence Haddad,  Executive Director, The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)Other co-authors: Beatrice Montesi, GAIN  Martin P. Gambrill, The World Bank …

Claire Chase, Martin Gambrill, Rebecca J Gilsdorf |
Agriculture and Food, Education, Health, Urban Development, Water

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