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Development and a Changing Climate

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Women walking in the forest in Indonesia

To close the gap on climate action, first close the gender gap

May 10, 2022
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Christian Peter
Ezgi Canpolat
Meerim Shakirova
Fishermen from Tanah Beru Village in Indonesia preparing their boats by the sea.

Global ocean governance is critical as climate hangs in the balance

May 04, 2022
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Victor Mosoti
Charlotte de Fontaubert
Teacher and school children in a classroom in Boesmanland School in Pofadder, Northern Cape Province, South Africa.

Getting it right on development: We do not have to choose between people and climate

April 13, 2022
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Stéphane Hallegatte
A girl runs by a house that is being destroyed by rising waters in Bargny, Senegal.

The IPCC report hits home: How our work in sustainable development is helping countries tackle the climate crisis

March 04, 2022
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Juergen Voegele

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and Sustainable Recovery

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Aerial view of Nicosia, Cyprus.

How to create twice as many jobs by integrating climate policies in COVID-19 economic recovery packages

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
Percentage of emissions covered in Latin America

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

October 20, 2020
Children riding a swing at a wind park

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

May 05, 2020
Children riding bikes and chasing paper airplanes and kites at sunset

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

April 14, 2020
Photo: 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

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

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COVID-19 vaccine in researcher hands

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

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
The Yemen Emergency Electricity Access Project is one of many projects funded by the World Bank International Development Association (IDA) to address climate risk and reach the poorest people, often in isolated communities and fragile settings. Photo: © World Bank

Fighting climate change in the world’s poorest countries

March 23, 2021

Climate Change and Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions

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

Disaster risk insurance: 5 insights from the Philippines

December 01, 2021
parched soil

To tackle climate change, take on corruption

November 22, 2021
View of water, glaciers and mountains

Fiscal policies to keep 1.5 alive

November 03, 2021
Children at Boesmanland School in Pofadder, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

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 sky

Managing the financial risks of compound shocks

June 11, 2021
Man planting a tree in Ethiopia, Tigray region, Kola District.

Forest conservation | Fiscal incentives for private sector

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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