You may have noticed we received a face lift. Well, it’s not just the DM Blog, it’s the entire World Bank (WB) Blog Community. WB blogs are going to soon all be part of the World Bank Blog “Planet” (fitting name, don’t you think?) Blogs.worldbank.org is a planet site that aggregates content from all the WB blogs into one space. This will make it easier to find and subscribe to more content on the topics that interest you the most. I was just looking at the new planet and found this post on Innovative Adaptation by Rosina Bierbaum – a great topic considering the focus of the DM this year. Grassroots Leaders: Empowering Communities is Resilience Building
May 24, 2013
Margaret Arnold
Climate change is expected to hit developing countries the hardest. Its effects—higher temperatures, changes in precipitation patterns, rising sea levels, and more frequent weather-related disasters—pose risks for agriculture, food, and water supplies. At stake are recent gains in the fight against poverty, hunger and disease, and the lives and livelihoods of billions of people in developing countries. Read More »
