Ending extreme poverty in an increasingly urbanised world

This evidence review explores the relationship between urbanisation and extreme poverty. It provides a high-level summary of measures to address extreme poverty in urban areas and to identify areas where further research could add value. The research sought to answer two questions: 

• How is urbanisation expected to affect efforts to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030?
• What are the leading gaps in evidence on how to reduce extreme poverty in an increasingly urbanised world?

This resource introduces principles to help prioritise research on policies and programmes that have potential to reduce extreme poverty more generally.