This report stems from growing concern about the threat of extreme heat in urban settings and its adverse impacts on health. The team made use of the TIP—that is, the targeted, integrated, and prepared—framework...
Global warming has dramatically increased the frequency, intensity, and duration of extreme heat events, or heatwaves. Exposure to extreme heat presents a wide range of challenges for public health, labor...
The report presents an analysis of the World Bank–financed investments that use results-based financing (RBF) approaches in the solid waste management (SWM) sector. It reviews the World Bank’s investment...
The Healthy Cities Report, accordingly, aims to provide policymakers and development practitioners with an action-oriented framework for achieving healthy cities. Informed by an extensive literature review...
The World Bank has an extensive portfolio of programs that provide performance-based grants (PBGs) to local and other subnational governments as an incentive to improve institutional performance and service...
In every city, the urban spaces that form the public realm, ranging from city streets, neighborhood squares, and parks to public facilities such as libraries and markets—account for about one-third of...