The World Bank – GW Livable and Sustainable Cities workshop brings together academics and development practitioners to present and discuss questions relating to Sustainable Urbanization. Each workshop in the series focuses on a particular topic relating to cities in developing countries. The workshops are hosted by the World Bank (Urban, DRM, Resilience and Land Global Practice) and George Washington University (Institute for International Economic Policy & Department of Economics).

This edition of the Livable and Sustainable Cities workshop series will focus on flooding and cities, exploring impacts and policies. It will feature a keynote from Dr. Albert Saiz (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), as well as a reception for in-person participants at the World Bank. Registration for this event will close on February 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM ET.