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Development and a Changing Climate

From the frontlines of climate solutions

Rehabilitated, disaster-resilient school in Mozambique.

Building resilience in investment projects: The Power of resilience rating system

Money matters: Advancing Earth Day's goals with a global plastics treaty

Group of smiley children in front of solar panels in Niger.

When finance is about more than money: Spending smarter for climate

Aerial shot of Majuro, Marshall Islands

Against the rising tide: The Marshall Islands' National Adaptation Plan

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and Sustainable Recovery

Aerial view of Nicosia, Cyprus.

How to create twice as many jobs by integrating climate policies in COVID-19 economic recovery packages – An illustration from Cyprus

January 28, 2021

Solar panels at the Tenna Health Center in North Kordofan State, Sudan

NDC enhancement and COVID-19 recovery: Building blocks for a sustainable future

December 11, 2020

Carbon pricing in Latin America

Can carbon pricing help Latin America and the Caribbean engage in a net-zero carbon future?

October 20, 2020

Niños balanceándose en un columpio en un parque eólico.

How countries’ climate ambitions can support a sustainable recovery from COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

May 05, 2020

Des enfants à vélo et poursuivant des avions en papier et des cerfs-volants au coucher du soleil

Planning for the economic recovery from COVID-19: A sustainability checklist for policymakers

April 14, 2020

Fotografía: Ivo Dukic/Connect4Climate

Thinking ahead: For a sustainable recovery from COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

March 30, 2020

Aerial view of Nicosia, Cyprus.

How to create twice as many jobs by integrating climate policies in COVID-19 economic recovery packages – An illustration from Cyprus

January 28, 2021

Children line up with their toes in a shallow puddle in Kenya.

COVID, climate change and poverty: Avoiding the worst impacts

October 07, 2020

Climate Change and Human Capital

研究人员手中的COVID-19疫苗

COVID-19 vaccines: Saving lives and rebuilding better

April 08, 2021

Uttar Seral Government Primary School, which is also a cyclone shelter, in Barishal, Bangladesh.

Education and climate change – are we addressing the linkages?

February 22, 2021

Woman receiving a cash transfer in the town of Betafo, Madagascar

Building back better after COVID-19: How social protection can help countries prepare for the impacts of climate change

July 14, 2020

Doctors work together closely to take a sample swab at C.H. Rennie Hospital in Kakata, Margibi County in Liberia on March 10, 2016.

Fighting infectious diseases: The connection to climate change

May 19, 2020

Students in Primary Seven at Zanaki Primary School in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Human capital and climate action: Outcomes that deliver for people and planet

May 12, 2020

Truck sprays blue liquid on solar panels

What we’ve been reading: how to tackle the dual crises of COVID-19 and climate change with greener, better jobs

May 26, 2021

Building resilience in the land of 3,000 collines: Rooting out drivers of climate fragility in Burundi

Building resilience in the land of 3,000 collines: Rooting out drivers of climate fragility in Burundi

May 20, 2021

o harness machine learning for climate resilience, first address ethics challenges

To harness machine learning for climate resilience, first address ethics challenges

April 28, 2021

Djibouti pastorialist community

For pastoral communities in Djibouti, effective management of water and agro-pastoral resources build resilience from climate shocks

April 22, 2021

Guna Yala, Panama

10 key points on climate change impacts, opportunities and priorities for Latin America and the Caribbean

April 22, 2021

Major social exclusion factors observed in South Asian countries include gender, age, disability, economic status, geographical location, as well as ethnic, religious and caste status

Practical ways to advance social inclusion in climate and disaster resilience in South Asia

March 30, 2021

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At the crossroad of development and climate change: The economics of forest conservation efforts

March 29, 2021

يعد المشروع الطارئ للحصول على الكهرباء في اليمن أحد المشاريع العديدة التي تمولها المؤسسة الدولية للتنمية التابعة للبنك الدولي لمعالجة مخاطر المناخ والوصول إلى أفقر الناس، غالبًا في مجتمعات معزولة وبيئات هشة. الصورة: © البنك الدولي

Fighting climate change in the world’s poorest countries

March 23, 2021

Climate Change and Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions

Super Typhoon Haiyan batters the eastern facing shores of the central Philippines.

Disaster risk insurance: 5 insights from the Philippines

December 01, 2021

Photo de sols dégradés par la sécheresse

To tackle climate change, take on corruption

November 22, 2021

View of water, glaciers and mountains

How fiscal policies could help keep the 1.5-degree Paris goal alive

November 03, 2021

南非北开普省波法德尔Boesmanland学校的孩子们

Looking to the future to make the best decisions today: climate long-term strategies

March 09, 2021

Morocco's Noor solar plant.

Fiscal policies for a low-carbon economy

June 28, 2021

Stormy skiy

Learning from COVID-19 and climate change: Managing the financial risks of compound shocks

June 11, 2021

Man planting a tree in Ethiopia, Tigray region, Kola District.

How fiscal policy can help save forests

March 29, 2021

Futuristic green arrow with digital abstract map in the background

My word is my bond: Linking sovereign debt with national sustainability commitments

February 11, 2021

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