Fiona Lam Wed, 17 June 2026 at 12:10 pm UTC 6 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From left: Rogier Van Den Berg, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities; Sithembiso Zungu, Johannesburg; Gaurav Ahuja, Arup; Andreas Roettger, EU; Ming Zhang, World Bank. (Photo: World Cities Summit 2026) Global markets are awash with capital, yet cities around the world continue to struggle to fund affordable housing, infrastructure and urban resilience projects.