WASHINGTON DC, March 31, 2017 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $120 million loan to help improve the quality and relevance of vocational schools and strengthen their partnership...
Date: March 31, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
ADDIS ABABA, March 23, 2017 —The World Bank today signed a new grant agreement with the Government of Ethiopia to improve the enabling environment for sustainable forest management, investments, and...
Date: March 23, 2017
Type: Press Release
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
OMV Group has underscored its commitment to act on climate change mitigation and responsible resource management by endorsing the “Zero Routine Flaring by 2030” global initiative. Since 2008 OMV reports...
Date: January 24, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Demand is hot for cool air. In certain urban areas of China, where air conditioners were practically unknown 20 years ago, almost every household now has one. Sales in countries like India are growing...
Date: October 17, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Following the globally significant 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, attention is now shifting from the identification of emissions reduction trajectories to crucial questions about how these emissions reductions...
Date: October 3, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
BANGKOK, September 14, 2016 — Similar to other developing countries in the region, the forests in Thailand have been disappearing due to massive cutting of trees and lack of care for forests. To help Thailand...
Date: September 14, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Ladies and gentleman. First, I’d like to thank the organizers of Climate Action 2016 for bringing all of us together. I’d also like to congratulate the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the historic...
Date: May 5, 2016
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
Emissions of air pollutants have become a major topic for specialized research, political discussions, and everyday conversations. Carbon dioxide, low-stack emissions, smog, and global warming are all...
Date: February 29, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
The growing importance of cities as drivers of climate change is hard to miss at COP 21 in Paris, as the conference kicks off its first-ever “Cities Day” today and with climate celebrities Leonardo di...
Date: December 7, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Restoring forests. Monitoring the loss of individual trees. Using biological fertilizers. Working with communities. What do all of these have in common? They are all part of a menu of solutions that countries...
Date: August 7, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Often, environmental challenges seem too intractable and too big to even approach, but when it comes to pollution, there is good reason to stay positive. Santiago, Chile and Bangkok, Thailand serve as...
Date: April 13, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
November 25, 2014 - Countries around the world are finding that energy subsidies pose a threat to their economic, environmental and fiscal health. Despite originally being designed to help the poor and...
Date: November 25, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Climate change is no longer a question of science for most global leaders – it is an economic and financial risk, and they are taking it seriously. They also see opportunities in action: elusive jobs in...
Date: October 7, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
DR. KIM: The UN Secretary General’s Climate Summit will take place here in New York tomorrow. More than 120 Heads of State and Government are expected to attend this historic event. Today,...
Date: September 22, 2014
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
Vancouver is thriving. Across the coastal Canadian city, jobs are being created, fueled by a cleaner, greener economy. Low-carbon development projects are underway, and there is a shift toward neighborhood...
Date: September 18, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
The practice of flaring gas at oil production sites across the globe garnered significant attention at the 21st World Petroleum Congress in Moscow. Two sessions – one on the industry’s position on climate...
Date: July 7, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Illuminating homes with solid waste, running engines on manure and sun and using bus rapid transit to protect crops? Although it sounds outrageous, these are some simple yet effective solutions to reduce...
Date: June 27, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Consider this: Although most countries are on a sustainable path, nearly 45 percent of the 136 countries analyzed by the World Bank Group in its annual Little Green Data Book are depleting their "wealth"...
Date: June 5, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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