Although a high rate of urbanization and a high incidence of rural poverty are two distinct features of many developing countries, there is little knowledge of the effects of the former on the latter.
Pollution from fossil fuels and degraded natural lands are raising the earth's temperature. The evidence of the causes of global warming is clear, as are its consequences. The economic impacts of climate change are already apparent and they threaten development gains.
This report provides Mayors and other policymakers with a policy framework and diagnostic tools to anticipate and implement strategies that can prevent their cities from locking into irreversible physical and social structures. At the core of the policy framework are the three main dimensions of urban development.
This new book by World Bank explores the complex process of transit and land-use integration in the growing cities in developing countries including India. Focuses on identifying barriers to and opportunities for effective coordination of transport infrastructure and urban development.
This paper argues that climate change poses two distinct, if related, sets of challenges for poor rural households: challenges related to the increasing frequency and severity of weather shocks and challenges related to long-term shifts in temperature, rainfall patterns, water availability, and other environmental factors.
To promote engagement in disaster and climate risk management practices, this report informs readers about the elements that are driving increases in disaster risk in South Asia Region (SAR).
This learning note is published by the Operational Communications Division in the World Bank’s External Affairs Vice Presidency. It aims to help task managers communicate with service providers as they prepare for an urban water supply reform project.
Developing countries are not yet well adapted even to current climate risks: floods, droughts and storm. Yet those risks are becoming harsher as the world warms, climate extremes become more intense, and the oceans rise – the consequences of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions.
This paper draws from the literature centered on case studies of nature-based tourism projects in developing countries to evaluate the empirical support for key premises for nature-based tourism being a viable conservation and development
