Cities and Equity - Righting the Wronged
by World Bank | 22 February 2021
COVID-19 has laid bare the long-standing inequities faced by people around the world – especially those with limited access to health care, infrastructure and other essential services. In cities, home to over half of the world’s population, such chasms have been deepened by the pandemic. Although urbanization has been accompanied by lower poverty, job creation and growth, distribution of such urban gains has been uneven, often marked by striking spatial, social and economic inequalities within cities.
In reimagining the post-COVID-19 future, policymakers, international agencies, and other non-state actors are all concerned with getting it right. It has become evident that without addressing inequities that have left many behind, it is impossible to build inclusive cities that are livable and prosperous for all. How can we introduce new ways of (re)building cities from an equity perspective, prioritize the poor and vulnerable in decision-making, and enhance overall the resilience of cities? This World Bank Live session engages with a rich set of panelists to discuss the path forward.
Speakers
Penny Abeywardena
Commissioner for International Affairs, New York City
@PAbeywardena
Anuela Ristani
Deputy Mayor of Tirana for Foreign Relations
@Anuela
Santiago Uribe
City Resilience Officer of Medellin
@mderesiliente
Junaid Kamal Ahmad
Country Director, India, World Bank
@JUNAIDWBG
Dean Cira
Global Co-Lead for Urban Poverty, Inclusive Cities and Housing, World Bank
@WBG_Cities
Judy Baker
Global Co-Lead for Urban Poverty, Inclusive Cities and Housing, World Bank
Judy Baker
Manja Kargbo
Team Lead for the Mayor's Delivery Unit, Freetown
@manjakargbo
Host
Sameh Wahba
Global Director, Urban, Disaster Risk Management, Resilience and Land, World Bank
Retrieved from https://live.worldbank.org/covid19-and-cities