Environment

Water can’t wait: Accelerating the adoption of innovations in water security

Accelerating innovation — from technology development and implementation to financing mechanisms and collaboration platforms — is the linchpin to progress towards global water security, climate…

Saroj Kumar Jha|
Climate Change, Digital Development, Environment, Water

Policy Research Working Paper series publication roundup for January 2023

This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group. It introduces six papers published in January of 2023 on various topics, including gender,…

Marcelo Buitron, Policy Research Working Paper team|
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Competitiveness, Debt, Digital Development, Education, Environment, Financial Inclusion, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Gender, Governance, Health, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Jobs & Development, Poverty, Social Protection, Trade

Key lessons from the European Union’s circular economy transition

The lessons learned from the European Union’s experience can help advance the world-wide effort to move to a truly circular economy, helping bring balance to global raw material consumption and…

Gallina Andronova Vincelette, Andrea Liverani, Arno Behrens|
Climate Change, Environment

How solid are regulatory frameworks for the power sector in developing countries?

70% of developing nations have established power sector regulations since 1990s. A strong regulatory regime improves performance, ensures fair prices and good service. However, implementation…

Mumba Ngulube|
Climate Change, Energy, Environment

Water security is the way out of the conflict-climate risk trap in Lake Chad Basin

West and Central Africa faces compounding challenges including increased climate change impacts, such as prolonged drought and unpredictable rainy seasons causing flooding in the Sahel; high…

Jorge Trevino, Thierry Davy|
Climate Change, Environment, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Water
Image
Environment