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Climate Action Game Changers: Urban Transport
Climate Action Game Changers

Climate Action Game Changers: Urban Transport

Transport accounts for 20% of total greenhouse gas emissions. What the world needs now are affordable solutions that can rapidly cut transport’s dependence on fossil fuels, improve people’s lives, and can be expanded quickly to more places.

2023 World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings
Annual Meetings Wrap-Up

Meeting the Moment: A New Vision for Challenging Times

Unprecedented challenges demand urgent action and innovative solutions. The World Bank’s new vision and playbook for development were unveiled at the 2023 Annual Meetings in Marrakech. Read highlights from this year’s event.

Ending poverty and ensuring dignity for all
End Poverty Day

Ending Poverty and Ensuring Dignity for All

Every year on 17 October, the world marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, also known as End Poverty Day. This year the day’s theme puts a spotlight on decent work and social protection, putting dignity in practice for all. 

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Globally, 70 percent of greenhouse gas emissions emanate from cities. At the same time, cities are being hit increasingly by climate change related shocks and stresses, ranging from more frequent extreme weather events to inflows of climate migrants. A new World Bank report provides policymakers with a compass for designing tailored policies that can help cities and countries take effective action to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Learn more.

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