Collaboration between governments, urban planners, and #policymakers is essential to create climate-resilient cities. Promoting research, data-driven decision-making, and community engagement can help build urban environments that withstand climate shocks: wrld.bg/eqXt50OyanG

Want to learn more about what we found after analysing 10,000 cities globally? Take your pick below: Link to the report’s Overview: bit.ly/ThrivingOvervi… Link to the full report: bit.ly/ThrivingFullEN Link to the video: worldbank.org/en/publication…

Huge thanks to Erik Berglof and his team for the warm welcome, the probing and insightful questions, and the opportunity to learn from one another.

By 2050, 70% of the world's population will live in cities, making them crucial in addressing #ClimateChange. 🌆 Cities hold one of the keys to a sustainable future. 👉Dive into this new report to learn more: wrld.bg/aMKW50OWHUt

Global GHG emissions will remain above the level required to limit global warming to 1.5°C if low-and lower-middle-income countries continue to follow their current policies Discover the challenges cities face and potential solutions: wrld.bg/zogA50P6FQH

See new paper that shows that the rising intensity and frequency of droughts leads 🟰 to faster urbanisation BUT Cities grow even faster in hotter, drier, and poorer places AND In Sahelian cities - this leads to far more ‘informal’ growth documents.worldbank.org/en/publication…

📢La date limite est demain! Postulez votre application.. #jeuens professionels Travailler pour le développement - ça pourrait changer votre vie, comme ça l'a fait pour moi !

The rise in the Earth’s surface temperature has been associated with an increased frequency of extreme weather events in cities – such as heat, droughts, and floods. This World Bank Cities report discusses how urban development and climate change interact: wrld.bg/HxmU50Pxv23

Thank you IHD and NITI Aayog for inviting me! It was a pleasure to present the World Bank #Thriving Report - followed by an incisive and thoughtful discussion with a room full of scholars and policy folk 📕link: openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/cor…

Inclusive cities are better equipped to cope with climate change-related challenges. #ThrivingCities report highlights the importance of policies that address poverty, inequality and access to services while promoting green & resilient urban growth. #WorldCitiesDay

Join us next week to hear Ivailo Izvorski, Megha Mukim, Mark Roberts, Somik Lall and #BiH Minister Nasiha Pozder discuss the relationship between #ClimateChange and cities, and how to make urban areas more green, resilient and inclusive. Register here: wrld.bg/mGCL50QpveB

Thrilled to kick off 2024 with this renewed partnership in #Bulgaria Together (also with EUinmyRegion🇪🇺) we hope to tackle fiendishly complex challenges that hold back the development of regions - especially those that are lagging but have great potential Carli Venter

TOMORROW: Ivailo Izvorski, Megha Mukim, Mark Roberts, Somik Lall and #BiH Minister Nasiha Pozder will discuss the relationship between #ClimateChange and cities, and how to make urban areas more green, resilient and inclusive. Register here: wrld.bg/mGCL50QpveB

Reposting this because the WTO ERSD was one of the most interesting and rewarding places I worked in as a young researcher…

Very proud of this work and thrilled to have worked with local communities and their mayors, including Erion Veliaj #B40Presidency 🇪🇺🇦🇱 and his team in #Tirana - watch the heat-mapping video here: worldbank.org/en/news/video/…

Money talks is already one of my favourite podcasts. Would highly recommend this episode with Michael’s interview… crisp, thoughtful, and packed with evidence.