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Water and Health: Impact of Climate Change in 6 Hotspots of Bangladesh

The government of Bangladesh disaggregates the country's 64 districts into six ecological zones based on hydrological characteristics and climate risks. This plan deems 58 districts to be “…

Wameq Azfar Raza, Keiko Inoue|
Climate Change, Gender, Health, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Social Protection, Water

Climate Adaptation in Action: Global Water Security and Sanitation Partnership

Water resources are both threatened by climate change and central to our ability to adapt to its impacts. Yet, water remains undervalued, underpriced, and underinvested. Against this backdrop, the…

Saroj Kumar Jha|
Climate Change, Water

6 ways GCC countries can use renewable energy for the management of their water resources

Our new World Bank report, “Advancing Knowledge of the Water-Energy Nexus in the GCC Countries,” discusses the challenges GCC countries face in ensuring long-term sustainability of the use of its…

Issam Abousleiman, Anders Jagerskog|
Energy, Water

The Human Face of Climate Change

Investing in human capital—education, nutrition, health, and safety nets in difficult times – is the best way for countries to build resilience to climate shocks, improve people’s ability to adapt…

Mari Elka Pangestu|
Climate Change, Water

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
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