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With the right precautions, public transport can provide a safe way of getting around and contribute to a more sustainable, more inclusive recovery.
On any rational cost-benefit basis, investing in preparedness, whether for pandemics or natural hazards, is possibly one of the best investments any country can make. A dollar spent on…
While disasters such as earthquakes or floods affect everyone, their impacts are unevenly felt by different population groups.
According to the World Bank’s What a Waste 2.0 report, waste generation is expected to grow by 70% by 2050, while our global population is expected to grow at less than half of that rate.
Also available in: 中文 While the need for housing is widespread, individually people have different needs—depending on whether they are single, married, senior citizens, families with children, or…
Community members from Nepal learn how to make paper jewelry crafts from Ibasho-Japan members. (Photo: Margaret Arnold / World Bank) In the aftermath of the earthquake that struck Nepal in April…