Financing cities: G20 infrastructure agenda

Inclusive cities are built on equitable access to resources, spaces, and opportunities

Indian cities account for about two-thirds of economic output. They are home to a growing share of the population, projected to reach 675 million by 2035 1. Housing, transportation, sanitation, water supply, health care, and education are key services to ensure the quality of living and sustained growth in urban centres. Cities that are being built, and the existing ones, need to keep in their development strategies the issues of sustainability, inclusivity, and resilience as their central focus. Climate change and energy transition add a new dimension to the cities’ capacity to build, modernise, or upgrade their infrastructure. Thus, India