Twenty percent of women in Eastern Europe and 18 percent in Central Asia have experienced physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. The multilayered crises of climate, conflict, and the COVID…

Carolina Sánchez-Páramo, Varalakshmi Vemuru, Sanan Isaba Zaman |

Learn about the Türkiye's Adaptation and Resilience Assessment and how diagnosing climate adaptation needs can help countries reduce risk.

Jia Li, Stavros Papageorgiou |

The NewIBNET, an online platform that allows water and sanitation utilities to track their performances and compare results to peers, is sponsoring a competition: The “Learn in Kigali” initiative…

Marco Antonio Aguero |

As the climate crisis continues to exacerbate water insecurity, unconventional water resources can work in tandem with other solutions to bolster water security and climate adaptation.

Saroj Kumar Jha |

NDCs are not legally binding and depend on the political will and public support in each country. There is a risk that governments may backtrack on their commitments or face resistance from some…

Christian Schoder, Remzi Baris Tercioglu |

The Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project (TANAP) case study documents and demonstrates how good environmental and social practices can contribute to positive environmental outcomes and…

Jelena Lukic, Zeynep Darendeliler |

Discover how the World Bank and GFDRR are turning crises into opportunities for resilience building. Explore the impact of multidimensional crises on disaster risk reduction and recovery efforts.…

Katie Peters, Karima Ben Bih |

Learn how air pollution is part of a feedback loop amplifying climate impacts and how policy action can significantly reduce air pollution, improve health, and generate employment opportunities at…

Sanjay Srivastava, Elena Strukova-Golub, Sameer Akbar, Paola Agostini |

The impacts of COVID-19 and consequent supply chain disruptions have driven some companies to bring supply chains closer to production. The global automotive industry is an example. This is an…

Niharika Sachdeva, Fernando Blanco, Emmanuel Pouliquen, Turhan Semizer |

For millennia, the Black Sea has supported economic and human development in the region, and today more than 160 million people living in Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Türkiye, and Ukraine…

Paola Agostini, Eolina Petrova Milova, Sameer Akbar |