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Climate Change Focused Attention on Sustainable Development in 2012

A view of the Hong Kong skyline. - Photo: Flickr/World Bank
The dangers posed by climate change and the opportunities for greener, more inclusive growth drove the World Bank’s work in sustainable development in 2012, work the Bank will continue to scale up in 2013. Read More »

Facing Up to the Threat of Climate Change in the Arab World

Two women draw water from a well in Morocco. Photo: Scott Wallace/World Bank
According to a new report, Adaptation to a Changing Climate in the Arab Countries, extreme weather events are the new norm for the region. Temperatures are projected to reach new highs, and in most places there will be less rainfall. The already water-scarce region may not have sufficient supplies to irrigate crops or provide drinking water. Read More »

As Climate Change Looms, World Urged to ‘Turn Down the Heat’

View of the melting San Rafael Glacier in Patagonia, Chile. Photo: Shutterstock
A new report synthesizing the latest scientific knowledge on global warming warns we’re on a path to a 4 degree Celsius warmer world by the end of the century—with huge implications for humanity. Read More »

Managing Africa’s Forests for Economic Growth and Climate Resilience

A wooded area in Mamre region of South Africa. - Photo: World Bank/Flickr
A new World Bank report, Forest Trees and Woodlands in Africa, argues that forests are vital for increasing economic and social resilience including combating climate change Read More »

Ethiopia Climate Project Receives Africa’s First Forestry Carbon Credits

In Humbo village, in southwestern Ethiopia, rural communities are benefiting from an innovative carbon reduction project that has successfully restored 2,728 hectares of biodiversity-rich land, bringing cash into their hands in some of the remotest parts of the continent. Read More »

Finance Ministers Discuss Climate Change, Green Growth

World Bank President Jim Kim with ministers at World Bank's Annual Meetings.
Financing climate change adaptation, writing green growth fiscal policies, and support for natural capital accounting mechanisms were frequent topics of discussion during the World Bank's 2012 Annual Meetings. Read More »

A Treaty That Inspires Global Action

WB Pres. Jim Kim flanked by US EPA Admin. Lisa Jackson and WB VP Rachel Kyte
On the 25th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol, the World Bank and the US EPA come together to celebrate its success and share lessons for future challenges. Read More »

It’s a Make-or-Break Decade for Action on Climate Change

World Bank VP Rachel Kyte addressing the gathering. - Photo: Climate Group
World Bank Vice President for Sustainable Development, Rachel Kyte, blogs from Climate Week NYC about how the next decade could chart the course of action on climate change.  Watch her speech at the Climate Week here. Read More »

Solar Power Lights up Future for Mongolian Herders

With support from the World Bank,half a million people – covering half the rural population and 70% of herders – now have electricity through affordable and potable solar home systems Read More »

Celebrating 25 Years of the Montreal Protocol - and Looking Ahead

Aerosol being sprayed from a can. - Photo: Shutterstock
World Bank Vice President for Sustainable Development, Rachel Kyte, blogs on the 25th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol, a successful environment treaty, that helped save the ozone layer and millions of lives.  Read More »