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Cities are home to a growing majority of the world’s population and generate more than 80% of global GDP. As global challenges increase, cities are both on the frontline and essential to hopes for a more sustainable and resilient future.
The World Economic Forum’s urban transformation platform advances public-private collaboration in cities, enabling more resilient and future-ready communities and local economies. The platform collaborates with a global community including more than 100 cities and 170 global partners and has aligned its priorities around three impact areas.
Increasing quality of life
We bring together complementary public and private sector efforts, catalyze new partnerships to “build better,” and enable thriving, sustainable communities.
Enabling nature-positive cities
We align and accelerate work at the intersection of cities, climate action, and sustainability to prepare for and help mitigate future challenges.
Growing local economies
We spur urban innovation and new economic opportunity, supporting the development and growth of entrepreneurial ecosystems and bolstering the resiliency of local economies.
To achieve this, the Urban Transformation platform builds public-private coalitions to support and advance local level implementation of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals to enable more sustainable, resilient and inclusive cities and local economies.
Featured Blog series: Cities of Tomorrow
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Net Zero Carbon Cities’ mission is to create an enabling environment for clean electrification and circularity, resulting in urban decarbonization and resilience. The program aims to do t...
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The World Economic Forum with the Council on the Connected World produce the only publication that tracks governance gaps related to the Internet of Things (IoT). This report surveyed mor...
This report provides cities with an actionable strategy to enable cities take a systems approach to climate resilience strategies. A systems approach leverages linkages across multiple in...
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The World Economic Forum’s Real Estate community has developed a vision for the future of real estate. It is a future in which buildings provide comfort, are equipped for the most unprece...
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Spurred by continued technological advancement, the world today is more connected than ever. This presents a tremendous opportunity to build a more sustainable and prosperous future for a...
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10 of the best urban innovations that are having a positive effect on quality of life and economic development.
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The World Economic Forum with the Council on the Connected World produce the only publication that tracks governance gaps related to the Internet of Things (IoT). This report surveyed mor...
