This report identifies future policy pathways for urban decision makers and stakeholders to reimagine the built and natural environments in Asian and Pacific cities. The solutions address four major development challenges: natural resource management, climate change, disaster risk, and inequalities.
This policy brief makes recommendations to the Government of South Africa on renewable energy and energy efficiency policies related to municipal waterworks and their operations. The corresponding Best Practice Guide provides municipal officials with the tools needed to make a case for and implement clean energy interventions in their municipalities.
This report, Unlocking Technology for the Global Goals , through an analysis of over 300 use cases of emerging technologies (such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain 5G, Internet of Things, and drones) maps the breadth of the opportunity for these technologies to make a significant contribution to the achievement of the Global Goals, tackling problems such as poverty, climate change, nature loss, and inequality. Through this analysis, the report explores: 1) the extent to which this opportunity is being realized; 2) the barriers and risks to scaling these applications; and 3) the enabling framework for unlocking this opportunity.
This report aims to support a wide range of public and private stakeholders in preparing action plans to develop new, evidence-based research and knowledge that supports effective climate action strategies in cities.
This report summarizes the efforts of MDBs to develop (i) more detail on the principle of additionality; (ii) common definitions; (iii) guidance on a common approach to the governance of additionality; and (iv) guidance on types of evidence that help demonstrate the presence of additionality.