The Economic Case for Greening the Global Recovery through Cities: 7 priorities for national governments

Cities have been at the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they also offer an opportunity to accelerate the transition to a resilient, equitable and low-carbon future. This paper explores seven priorities for national governments, as well as three cross-cutting measures, which can yield substantial economic dividends, rapidly create and protect millions of jobs for vulnerable populations and deliver quick and durable health and environmental benefits for citizens, all whilst contributing to long-term urban resilience.

Manisha Gulati, Renilde Becqué, Nick Godfrey, Aziza Akhmouch, Anton Cartwright, Jason Eis, Saleemul Huq, Michael Jacobs, Robin King, Philipp Rode

When cities prosper, so do countries – how national governments can respond to COVID-19 through cities

Cities have been at the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they also have great potential to stimulate economic activity whilst accelerating the transition to a resilient, equitable and low-carbon future.