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Issue 45 - November 16, 2017
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SAFER HOMES. SAVING LIVES. RESILIENT CITIES.

By 2030, it is estimated that 3 billion people will be at risk of losing a loved one or their homes—usually their most important assets—to natural disasters. What can be done? Feature Story | Report | Fiji Event at COP 23 | World Bank Pavilion at COP 23 »

WHERE ON EARTH ARE YOU, SECONDARY CITIES?

The buzz around satellite imagery over the past few years has grown increasingly loud. Google Earth, drones, and microsatellites have grabbed headlines and slashed price tags. Urban planners are increasingly turning to remotely sensed data to better understand their city. Learn more in our two-part blog: Part 1 | Part 2 »

TURN LEFT & WALK PAST THE LADY WHO SELLS FISH

More than two million citizens of Accra, Ghana, navigate the busy city without the help of street names every day. Read about how the Accra Metropolitan Assembly is solving this: Blog | Video »

"IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DIE, LEAVE THE LAND"

As part of the recent peace accords, Colombia is returning land to the victims of a 50-year internal armed conflict. This is an especially important measure due to the higher impact violence and forced displacement had on rural women: Blog »

A Roof Over Our Heads: Ensuring Adequate Housing for All Bulgarians

Fostering livable and prosperous cities: 4 steps that Peru should take

Girls’ education and the future of a nation

Project monitoring in fragile places does not have to be expensive

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Resilient transport investments: a climate imperative for Small Island Developing Countries

Climate finance: why is transport getting the short end of the stick?

Planning for disaster: forecasting the impact of floods in South Asia's river basins

How to protect metro systems against natural hazards? Countries look to Japan for answers

Refugees’ right to work: Necessary but insufficient for formal employment of refugees

Swallowed by the Sea… Where coastal infrastructure and jobs meet climate change

Climate Resilience: Weathering Fiscal Risk in Georgia

Helping Brazil realize its infrastructure promise

Ranking the world’s megacities is a wake-up call for women’s rights

A Look through GSURR’s Knowledge Library

Managing Spatial Growth for Productive and Livable Cities in Mexico

Despite impressive economic growth and increasing prosperity, cities in Mexico have not fully captured the benefits of urban agglomeration. Why? Rediscover the report »

Clean and Inclusive Cities in Argentina

Integrating Gender Issues in Recovery and Reconstruction Planning

Reports from around the Bank

Internet of things: The New Government to Business Platform

A roof over our heads: Housing in Bulgaria

Global Mobility Report 2017

Opportunities with the World Bank Group in Solid Waste Management

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Climate change in Fiji: Catalina’s story
Catalina is 11 years old, and lives in a small village on the south coast of Fiji’s island of Vanua Levu where her community is seeing big impacts from climate change. VIDEO

Jon Kher Kaw on Transformative Solutions for South Asia’s Growing Cities
Jon Kher Kaw, a senior urban development specialist at the World Bank, believes the most pressing challenge for urbanization in South Asian cities is accommodating the overwhelming number of new residents: VIDEO

Transit-Oriented Development with Chinese Characteristics:
Localization as the rule rather than the exception VIDEO

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