Environment

Risks in global food markets

Global food prices have retreated from the latest highs, but significant risks continue to threaten the downward trend in prices. They include a prolonged and deeper conflict in Ukraine; higher…

John Baffes|
Agriculture and Food, Competitiveness, Energy, Environment, Extractive Industries, Financial Sector, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Trade, Transport

COP27: The climate change crisis can be an opportunity

What is the importance of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27, for Latin America and the Caribbean?

Carlos Felipe Jaramillo|
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Energy, Environment, Forests, Urban Development, Water

The Resilience Imperative: For South Asia, strengthening resilience to climate change has never been more critical

As my World Bank Group colleagues and I prepare for COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, we know that climate change is a serious risk multiplier that hinders sustainable and inclusive development across…

Martin Raiser|
Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Energy, Environment, Poverty

Climate action can accelerate growth by helping Kazakhstan shift to a more diversified and inclusive economy

The World Bank Group has launched today a Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) for Kazakhstan, the most recent of a new core diagnostic that integrates climate change and development…

Sandeep Kohli, Daniel Besley|
Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Extractive Industries

Could better designed electricity markets help drive decarbonization?

While electricity markets around the world have been in the center of the public eye due to persistently high prices, this blog wonders if such markets could be a powerful ally to decarbonization…

Debabrata Chattopadhyay, Adam Suski|
Climate Change, Competitiveness, Energy, Environment, Extractive Industries
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