WASHINGTON, April 26, 2017 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a project that will support Kenya and the Horn of Africa to lessen the human and economic impacts of conflict...
Date: April 26, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
CAIRO, October 4, 2015— Egypt and the World Bank today signed $550 million program to improve sanitation services for more than 800,000 poor Egyptians in the Nile Delta where there is need to increase...
Date: October 4, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
MANILA, MAY 28, 2014 – The World Bank has approved a $700,615 technical assistance grant that will provide data on the current state of the Philippines’ natural resources. Called Wealth Accounting and...
Date: May 29, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
More powerful than Hurricane Katrina that hit the United States in 2005, Typhoon Yolanda is one of the costliest and deadliest storms in the Philippines to hit the country in recent years, displacing over...
Date: November 27, 2013
Type: Opinion
Language: English
Forests are often described as the "lungs of the Earth," but oxygen generation is just one function they perform in their complex relationship with the atmosphere and people. They also help regulate air...
Date: April 22, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
In late 2009, the World Bank Group started the process of renewing its environment strategy. Key among the set of questions posed to countries, civil society groups, private companies and others was: “How...
Date: June 5, 2012
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
For many low-income countries, natural capital is a critical asset, making up nearly 36 percent of their total wealth. The poorest communities depend on oceans, forests, and soil productivity for their...
Date: May 17, 2012
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
The World Bank Group has been a development partner in Nepal for the past four decades, providing financing, technical assistance and advice. Over the years, the Bank’s support has evolved in focus and...
Date: February 2, 2011
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2010 — Overcoming Africa’s energy deficiency—one of the continent’s most crucial priorities—won’t be achieved by incremental increases in energy supply but by “a substantial leapfrogging”,...
Date: April 25, 2010
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
A STRING OF PEARLS A low lying archipelago with more territorial sea than land, the Maldives is exposed to the risks of intensifying weather events. Sea level rise represents an existential threat to the...
Date: April 6, 2010
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
August 16, 2007— In the 1990s, concern for the environment was not a top priority in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA). Fifteen years later, there’s been a “quantum leap” on the environmental...
Date: August 16, 2007
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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