Sameh Wahba - Urban Advantage: Strategies to Break the Cycle of Poverty

In our fifth episode, we're joined by Dr Sameh Wahba, Regional Director for Sustainable Development in Europe and Central Asia at The World Bank. Sameh highlights the powerful intersections of planning, financing, and governance, shedding light on the essential role that mayors and city institutions play in advancing sustainable growth. He explores critical topics like urbanization, the spatial determinants of poverty alleviation, agglomeration versus sprawl, density versus distance, economic versus climate-induced migration, and lessons learnt from decades of urban development.