Climate
UN calls for finance to close adaptation gap
Catherine Early The yawning gap between the cost of adapting to climate change and the finance available is becoming a chasm, experts warn ahead […]
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Aid
WB approves 82 million USD loan for addressing zoonotic diseases in India
With India being home to the largest livestock population, the country faces unique challenges in mitigating these risks The World Bank recently approved an […]
Aid
With USD 2.3 billion to spend, this is how public development banks can help biodiversity
Augusta Dwyer The world’s seven largest development banks, most of them multilaterals, own about half of the Public Development Banks (PBD) sector’s entire global […]
Aid
Plotting a green Covid recovery: How the EU, US and China stack up
Sam Morgan Covid-19’s impact on the world economy has prompted Brussels, Washington and Beijing to invest in bumper stimulus plans to help ride out […]
Aid
Why South Africa needs a new water agency
Mike Muller Water infrastructure takes many years to plan and build and needs to be structured as a multi-year operation. But the planning and […]
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Too much climate finance given as loans force poorer nations into debt
A paltry 14 percent of climate finance is going to the least developed nations and just 2 percent to small island developing states, which […]
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Climate finance from multi-lateral banks reaches $61.6 billion in 2019
The 2019 report shows that $46.6 billion – or 76% of total financing for the year – was devoted to climate change mitigation investments that […]
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Despite size, Congo Basin attracts less funding than other major forest areas
RICHARD EBA’A ATYI Stronger capacities and governance needed to boost international support for Central African forests The Congo Basin is home to the second […]
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World’s largest public lending bank withdrawing from fossil fuel
EU Bank launches ambitious new climate strategy and Energy Lending Policy that will end financing for fossil fuel energy projects from the end of […]
Sustainable Business
Financing female entrepreneurs: a crucial step for socioeconomic development in Bangladesh
Chowdhury Dilruba Shoma Financial empowerment of women has social and economic benefits for all citizens. Entrenched attitudes, customs and practices are preventing Bangladesh from […]
Aid
$400 Million Road Development Loan from WB to Uttar Pradesh, India
The Government of India, Government of Uttar Pradesh and the World Bank signed a $400 million loan agreement to help the state of Uttar […]