Cities at the Front Lines of Development

Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, stated that the importance of cities is increasing on a daily basis. By 2030, China alone will add 342 million new urban residents, and India 271 million. Africa will add 395 million people and more than half (54 percent) of its population will be living...

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Main Author:	Wolfowitz, Paul
Format:	Speech
Language:	English en_US
Published:	2016
Subjects:	URBAN TRANSPORT LIVING STANDARDS WASTE POVERTY REDUCTION MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT SLUMS CITYWIDE SLUM UPGRADING NATIONAL POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES CITIES ALLIANCE EDUCATION URBANIZATION ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS POLICIES PER CAPITA INCOME SLUM UPGRADING MUNICIPAL SERVICES SOCIAL EXCLUSION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES URBAN ECONOMY POVERTY INCOME CITYWIDE SLUM UPGRADING STRATEGIES URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN PROJECTS SOLID WASTE URBAN RESIDENTS CITY DEVELOPMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LENDING LIVING CONDITIONS URBAN AREAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT URBAN LENDING SLUM UPGRADING PROGRAMS MAYORS POOR NEIGHBORHOODS LOCAL LEVEL POOR PEOPLE MANY CITIES PROJECTS GOVERNMENTS NEIGHBORHOODS URBAN POPULATION CITIES CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES GRANTS INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN SECTORS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25887784/cities-front-lines-development-united-cities-local-governments-meeting-washington-dc-wolfowitz-paul-president http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24888

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spelling	okr-10986-248882021-04-23T14:04:20Z Cities at the Front Lines of Development Wolfowitz, Paul URBAN TRANSPORT LIVING STANDARDS WASTE POVERTY REDUCTION MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT SLUMS CITYWIDE SLUM UPGRADING NATIONAL POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES CITIES ALLIANCE EDUCATION URBANIZATION ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS POLICIES PER CAPITA INCOME SLUM UPGRADING MUNICIPAL SERVICES SOCIAL EXCLUSION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES URBAN ECONOMY POVERTY INCOME CITYWIDE SLUM UPGRADING STRATEGIES URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN PROJECTS SOLID WASTE URBAN RESIDENTS CITY DEVELOPMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LENDING LIVING CONDITIONS URBAN AREAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT URBAN LENDING SLUM UPGRADING PROGRAMS MAYORS POOR NEIGHBORHOODS LOCAL LEVEL POOR PEOPLE MANY CITIES PROJECTS GOVERNMENTS NEIGHBORHOODS URBAN POPULATION CITIES CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES GRANTS INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN SECTORS Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, stated that the importance of cities is increasing on a daily basis. By 2030, China alone will add 342 million new urban residents, and India 271 million. Africa will add 395 million people and more than half (54 percent) of its population will be living in urban areas. Urbanization creates job opportunities and poverty challenges. Urbanization has place mayors on center stage to implement solutions to alleviate poverty at the local level. The World Bank established a dedicated urban unit more than 30 years ago, with estimated lending on urban issues in 2005 at $7 billion. The Bank looks forward to strengthening partnerships with local governments. 2016-08-15T20:22:36Z 2016-08-15T20:22:36Z 2006-02-09 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25887784/cities-front-lines-development-united-cities-local-governments-meeting-washington-dc-wolfowitz-paul-president http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24888 English en_US Remarks at the United Cities and Local Governments Meeting, Washington, D.C., February 9, 2006; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Speech Africa East Asia and Pacific South Asia
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topic	URBAN TRANSPORT LIVING STANDARDS WASTE POVERTY REDUCTION MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT SLUMS CITYWIDE SLUM UPGRADING NATIONAL POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES CITIES ALLIANCE EDUCATION URBANIZATION ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS POLICIES PER CAPITA INCOME SLUM UPGRADING MUNICIPAL SERVICES SOCIAL EXCLUSION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES URBAN ECONOMY POVERTY INCOME CITYWIDE SLUM UPGRADING STRATEGIES URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN PROJECTS SOLID WASTE URBAN RESIDENTS CITY DEVELOPMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LENDING LIVING CONDITIONS URBAN AREAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT URBAN LENDING SLUM UPGRADING PROGRAMS MAYORS POOR NEIGHBORHOODS LOCAL LEVEL POOR PEOPLE MANY CITIES PROJECTS GOVERNMENTS NEIGHBORHOODS URBAN POPULATION CITIES CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES GRANTS INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN SECTORS
spellingShingle	URBAN TRANSPORT LIVING STANDARDS WASTE POVERTY REDUCTION MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT SLUMS CITYWIDE SLUM UPGRADING NATIONAL POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES CITIES ALLIANCE EDUCATION URBANIZATION ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS POLICIES PER CAPITA INCOME SLUM UPGRADING MUNICIPAL SERVICES SOCIAL EXCLUSION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES URBAN ECONOMY POVERTY INCOME CITYWIDE SLUM UPGRADING STRATEGIES URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN PROJECTS SOLID WASTE URBAN RESIDENTS CITY DEVELOPMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LENDING LIVING CONDITIONS URBAN AREAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT URBAN LENDING SLUM UPGRADING PROGRAMS MAYORS POOR NEIGHBORHOODS LOCAL LEVEL POOR PEOPLE MANY CITIES PROJECTS GOVERNMENTS NEIGHBORHOODS URBAN POPULATION CITIES CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES GRANTS INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN SECTORS Wolfowitz, Paul Cities at the Front Lines of Development
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description	Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, stated that the importance of cities is increasing on a daily basis. By 2030, China alone will add 342 million new urban residents, and India 271 million. Africa will add 395 million people and more than half (54 percent) of its population will be living in urban areas. Urbanization creates job opportunities and poverty challenges. Urbanization has place mayors on center stage to implement solutions to alleviate poverty at the local level. The World Bank established a dedicated urban unit more than 30 years ago, with estimated lending on urban issues in 2005 at $7 billion. The Bank looks forward to strengthening partnerships with local governments.
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