Environment

Nature’s high returns

The mega-challenges engulfing the world today – from COVID-19 to climate change – have highlighted the interdependencies between people, planet, and the economy.

Mari Elka Pangestu|
Climate Change, Environment

Life after COP27: How yesterday’s research can build a better tomorrow

Although COP27 is over, our work to tackle the triple planetary crisis is far from complete. This blog highlights three pieces of past KCP-supported research that bear highly relevant lessons for…

Lauren Nicole Core, Kerina Wang, KCP Program Management Unit (KCP PMU)|
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Energy, Environment, Extractive Industries, Governance, Poverty, Social Sustainability and Inclusion

As the just transition advances, a hidden challenge emerges for Kazakhstan’s financial sector

What happens if Kazakh oil and fossil fuel extractive industries cannot refinance their debt in the greening offshore markets? And what could be the implications of that for the country’s just…

Ismael Ahmad Fontan, Davide Salvatore Mare, Martin Melecky|
Environment, Extractive Industries, Financial Sector

In Bangladesh, an urgent call for clean air

While Bangladesh maintained robust economic growth over the past decades, it also has repeatedly ranked among the top of the most polluted countries in the world between 2018 to 2021. Its capital…

Wameq Azfar Raza, Iffat Mahmud|
Environment, Health, Urban Development

Flood hazard and risk maps: A key instrument for flood risk management

Flood risks affect almost 2 billion people worldwide, and climate change and unplanned urbanization will further increase these risks. To better manage the risks and build more resilient…

Chris Fischer, Peyo Stanchev|
Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Urban Development, Water
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