{"id":49011,"date":"2025-07-23T20:54:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=49011"},"modified":"2025-07-29T13:16:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T07:46:29","slug":"towards-resilient-and-prosperous-cities-in-india-report-of-world-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/23-07-2025\/towards-resilient-and-prosperous-cities-in-india-report-of-world-bank","title":{"rendered":"Towards Resilient and Prosperous Cities in India Report of World Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Economy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The report titled Towards Resilient and Prosperous Cities in India recently released by the World Bank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the report&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is prepared by the <strong>World Bank <\/strong>in collaboration with the<strong> Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It studied 24 Indian cities, with a special focus on Chennai, Indore, New Delhi, Lucknow, Surat and Thiruvananthapuram.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Findings of Recent Report<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Indian cities have huge potential for economic growth, with <strong>70% of new jobs <\/strong>expected to come from <strong>cities by 2030.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India\u2019s urban population is expected to<strong> nearly double by 2050,<\/strong> reaching 951 million. This will create a need for over <strong>144 million new homes by 2070.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Smart investments<\/strong> can prevent $5 billion in annual flood damage by <strong>2030 <\/strong>and up to <strong>$30 billion by 2070<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;Also, over 130,000 lives can be saved from extreme heat by 2050.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Issues&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cities face growing risks from extreme weather like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/heatwaves\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/heatwaves\/\"><strong>heatwaves<\/strong><\/a> and floods.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rising temperatures in city centers and poor drainage due to fast construction are making cities hotter and more flood-prone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Recommendations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Implement programs<\/strong> to address extreme urban heat and flooding, including better regulation of stormwater, green spaces, installation of cool roofs, and effective early warning systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invest in resilient infrastructure<\/strong> and municipal services, energy efficient and resilient housing, modernize solid waste management, and make urban transport flood resilient.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Improve access to urban finance <\/strong>through better private sector engagement.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Investments of over $2.4 trillion will be needed by 2050 to meet the need for new, resilient, and low-carbon infrastructure and services in cities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;The private sector\u2019s role will be critical in meeting these investments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source :IE<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The report titled Towards Resilient and Prosperous Cities in India recently released by the World Bank.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3><strong>About the report\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">It is prepared by the World Bank in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">It studied 24 Indian cities, with a special focus on Chennai, Indore, New Delhi, Lucknow, Surat and Thiruvananthapuram.<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/23-07-2025\/towards-resilient-and-prosperous-cities-in-india-report-of-world-bank\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read\u00a0More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49011"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49521,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49011\/revisions\/49521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}