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Sustainable Development - Imbalances and Opportunities

Sustainable Development - Imbalances and Opportunities. Knowledge Sharing Forum for the JJ/WBGSP Scholars Konrad von Ritter WBI Sustainable Development February 23, 2009. World is in Imbalance… New WDR says, Geographic Imbalance might be helpful...

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Sustainable Development - Imbalances and Opportunities

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  1. Sustainable Development - Imbalances and Opportunities Knowledge Sharing Forum for the JJ/WBGSP Scholars Konrad von Ritter WBI Sustainable Development February 23, 2009

  2. World is in Imbalance… New WDR says, Geographic Imbalance might be helpful... Managing the costs of fast urbanization: planning ahead to prevent slums, mitigating GHG…

  3. Imbalance of wealth distribution Per Capita Wealth (US$1000) Share of Wealth by Category (%) Source: World Bank (2006) Where is the Wealth of Nations

  4. Trends: the rate of change in wealth greatly differs between Regions Source: World Bank (2006) Where is the Wealth of Nations

  5. Food Production keeping up with Growing Population – but undernourishment persists … Source: Atlas of Global Development (2007)

  6. AG Productivity: increasing in most parts, except SSA Increase in use of technology and access to knowledge will be critical to stimulate gains in agricultural productivity Source: Atlas of Global Development (forthcoming, 2007)

  7. Water - limited resources supporting the engine of growth Source: Atlas of Global Development (forthcoming, 2007)

  8. … but at a cost: Water – An Increasingly Scarce Natural Capital

  9. WDR 2009 – The World In 3D:(Geographic) Imbalance can be good for Prosperity Higher Density Shorter Distance Fewer Divisions

  10. High Density = High Attraction!

  11. Country City Company World’s Top 100 Economies • Mexico City • 40. Wash DC • 43. Walmart… 11. Tokyo 12. New York 91. Rio d.J. 92. Barcelona 93. Shanghai GDP/Revenues in $ billions PPP, 2005

  12. More Density – is happening everywhere: AFRICA - fastest urbanizing region! 1600 6 1400 5 Populations (millions) 1200 4 1000 3 800 Rate of change (per cent) 600 2 400 1 200 0 1970-75 0 1960-65 2050-30 1980-85 1990-95 2000-5 2020-25 2010-15 1950 1970 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 1950-55 Total population Total population Rural population Rural population Urban population Urban population Annual Change in Total, 1950-2030 Annual Rate of Change in Total

  13. Growing Importance of Cities • More than half the world is urban today • By 2040, world urban populations will double, and land areas will triple • Cities areas are likely the world’s most important stakeholders; • The are a big part of the problem, and an indispensable part of the solution…

  14. Unbalanced growth – can bring prosperity, but with social and environmental costs • Mobility from Poor to Prosperous Regions • Can’t Stop (Mumbai tried…) • Growing Slums… • Up to 80% of GHG emissions from or for cities • Buildings, Power generation and transport, mainly associated with towns and cities, are responsible for the majority of CO2 emissions

  15. Pro-active Approaches to Urban Slums – A WBI Toolkit

  16. Wastewater Solid Waste Public Transport Buildings Metered Services Others Urban Areas – Greatest Opportunites for GHG Reductions Municipal Areas

  17. WBG scaling up Urban Climate work Within overall WBG Strategy CC Strategy: • Financing: e.g. Mexico – first CIF investment: • Urban mobility and energy efficency • Tools: e.g. GHG Index for Cities • Knowledge and Learning: e.g. Carbon Expo with urban theme

  18. MEXICO CITY GREEN HOUSE EMISSIONS IN 2007 Mexico City: 37 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions Metropolitan zone of Mexico city : 60 million of tons of carbon dioxide equivalent 9.1% of the national emissions México: is the number 12 on GHG emissions and contributes with 1.5% of global emissions

  19. TRANSPORT EMISSION REDUCTION 10 actions to reduce the GHG emission Investment needed for these actions 3,191 million dollars 1.8 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent reduction per year

  20. Mexico City GHG Reduction Strategy

  21. World Bank-SupportedGlobal City Indicators Program • GHG Index will be linked to the GCIP • Member cities can share their baseline results and best practices Please visit www.cityindicators.org for more information

  22. Carbon Expo 2009 in Barcelona

  23. Thoughts for Discussion • What’s the right balance between making cities livable for future immigrants and rural areas attractive for reducing migration? Credits: Dan Hoornweg (Cities), Victor Vergara (Slums), B.Valle (Mexico), and as noted on slides

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