World Urban Forum 5 brought together some of the best minds on urbanization, each seeking to understand the phenomenon better in order to master it more. The World Bank Group was there to share its knowledge with others, working together to develop the projects and programs that will truly transform the lives of the urban poor. The World Bank's new urban strategy calls for a broader-based, scaled-up approach to urban poverty, focusing more than ever on policies and actions that can create livable cities.
The World Bank attended the World Urban Forum in Rio de Janeiro to learn from, meet with, and work with clients and partners on how our many financial products, advisory services, partnership initiatives, and other forms of assistance can help to alleviate poverty and enable the urban poor to seize the many opportunities that urbanization offers.
The World Bank’s new Urban and Local Government Strategy adopts a “system of cities” approach that aims to realign the Bank’s urban work with five focus areas considered critical for cities and local governments in the decade ahead. This networking event explored each of these focus areas in turn,and highlighted each through salient examples from the World Bank’s work.
Training Objectives: Given the global economic crisis, it is critical to promote economic resiliency and social inclusiveness in cities. The course addressed this challenge by exposing participants to city competitiveness models and techniques to trigger local economic growth.
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