As we mark World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought tomorrow, notable strides have been achieved in building resilience to these issues globally. From Africa to Asia, concerted effort has led to...
Date: June 16, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, June 9, 2017 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$27.2 million in financing to the Republic of Moldova for the Climate Adaptation Project, which will help...
Date: June 9, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
NEW DELHI, June 2, 2017 – The State Bank of India (SBI) today announced financing of solar rooftop projects worth Rs 400 crore, with private developers. This would add at least 100 MW of solar rooftop...
Date: June 2, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, May 30, 2017 – Today, the Board of Executive Directors endorsed a new World Bank Group (WBG) five-year Country Partnership Framework in support of Belize’s efforts...
Date: May 30, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
LILONGWE, May 30, 2017 - Some solutions to community problems are simple but effective. One such solution was the Public Works Programme (PWP) for road rehabilitation. This has left visible positive change...
Date: May 30, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
BERLIN, May 29, 2017— New conclusions from the High-Level Commission on Carbon Prices, led by Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz and Lord Nicholas Stern, provide the right advice at the right time to boost...
Date: May 29, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
On 21 December 2016, Lebanon successfully got rid of 91 tons of high-risk persistent organic pollutants and the equipment using it, both of which posed a risk to the country’s environment and everyone’s...
Date: May 12, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
For the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC), action speaks louder than words. Launched at the Paris climate change talks in 2015, the group is a virtual laboratory for carbon pricing strategies...
Date: May 4, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 7, 2017 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $24.25 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to support China’s efforts to reduce perfluorooctane...
Date: April 7, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
I’d like to thank our hosts, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, for bringing us together to discuss this very important...
Date: March 15, 2017
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
YAOUNDÉ, March 6, 2017− The heavy rains are drawing near. For the residents of Pouss, a small village located along the embankment separating the village from the Logone River, rain is synonymous with...
Date: March 6, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
BINDURA, March 2, 2017─ “It’s not looking good,” says Geshmore Mushamba, a farmer from Bindura, 88 kilometers north-east of Harare. “Last year we had a late crop and harvested well. This year we decided...
Date: March 2, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
ASTANA, January 26, 2017 – Today the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the World Bank launched a new project aimed at designing and developing Kazakhstan’s greenhouse gases (GHG) electronic...
Date: January 26, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
COLOMBO January 17, 2017 — Sri Lanka has signed a US$125 million credit with the World Bank to help the country modernize its agriculture sector. Sri Lanka aims to make the sector more efficient...
Date: January 17, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON DC, 16 January, 2017 - The World Bank Group today announced that a group of prominent leaders will add their support to its efforts to drive climate action that will deliver on the Paris...
Date: January 16, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Auctions bring together buyers and sellers to agree on a price for goods or services that are otherwise difficult to value. In climate finance, reverse auctions can be used to produce the biggest bang...
Date: January 11, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Mexico is at the forefront of climate-friendly solutions in various productive sectors. In line with the policies of Mexico's Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food...
Date: December 20, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
This week, Chinese and international pollution management professionals are gathering in Beijing for a series of events as part of a Pollution Management and Environmental Health Business Week hosted by...
Date: December 7, 2016
Type: Opinion
Language: English
November 19 is World Toilet Day, a day to raise awareness and inspire action to tackle the global sanitation challenge – a topic often neglected and shrouded in taboos. Today, 2.4 billion people are...
Date: November 17, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, November 14, 2016 – Sub-Saharan African countries are on an ambitious path to restore and sustainably manage 100 million hectares of land in the region by 2030, and several countries are...
Date: November 14, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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