The Sustainable Urban and Regional Development Program (SURGE) is a global umbrella program that supports developing countries to foster green, resilient and inclusive urban and regional development.
SURGE focuses on five priority pillars that enhance the livability of cities. While each pillar has its own thematic focus, all five pillars are closely interlinked and are complimentary. Across the five thematic pillars, SURGE supports four types of activities, as illustrated below, which assist governments of developing countries in strengthening and prioritizing their investment portfolios, through knowledge creation, capacity building, and stakeholder collaboration. The program also facilitates the mobilization of additional resources.
Operational and technical support to World Bank teams and clients is channeled through the five thematic pillars, as illustrated below.
