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Nepal’s mountainous terrain is vulnerable to flash floods. Disasters have gotten deadlier in recent years in part because of ...
Board last week approved a record volume of climate finance for developing countries, green-lighting 17 new projects for ...
A World Bank study finds that switching from biomass and LPG to electric cooking in Nepal is economically beneficial, ...
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Investing in climate adaptation
At a coastal port in Chittagong, Bangladesh, something remarkable is underway. With support from a $850 million (£620 million ...
In the misty hills of eastern Nepal near the border with India, 48-year-old farmer Surya Bhattarai patrols the steep slopes ...
The world’s biggest climate fund said it approved record allocations for projects in a year when the US pulled $4 billion it ...
Blue bonds are debt instruments designed to finance ocean-related conservation, like protecting coral reefs or sustainable ...
The World Bank has appointed Johannes Zutt as the new Vice President for the South Asia region, succeeding Martin Raiser ...
The World Bank has appointed Johannes Zutt as the new Vice President for the South Asia Region, succeeding Martin Raiser ...
Columbia Climate School identifies 65 'Red Zone' nations across four separate climate scenarios. 43 nations in Sub-Saharan Africa, eight in ...
The World Bank is directing 45 percent of its total lending to climate, as part of an action plan in place until June 2026, with the public portion of that spilt 50/50 between emissions reductions ...