| World Bank Launches 'Apps for Climate' Competition [1] | |
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The competition is asking entrants to use open data to create innovative software applications that can help solve some of the development problems that climate change poses. |
Empower Women and Be Better Prepared for Climate Change, says World Bank Study [2] | |
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A new World Bank study shows that women can be an important force for change as countries grapple with the impacts of climate change and prepare to adapt to them. |
Development Banks Agree New Partnership for Climate Action in Cities [3] | |
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Five Multilateral Development Banks, who are lending some $8.4 billion annually for climate action in cities, agreed today on a new partnership to combat global warming. |
World Bank Improves Access to Valuable Climate Change Data [4] | |
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A new Climate Change Knowledge Portal includes visualization tools depicting temperature and rainfall scenarios to the year 2100, linking users to more than 250 indicators, and risk profiles for 31 countries. |
Climate Change Brings Opportunity Alongside Challenges for Africa [5] | |
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The World Bank Group has about $7 billion in planned investments to help Africa deal with climate change, which range from helping countries come to terms with climate risks to shifting to renewable forms of energy. |
Turning to the Sun to Manage Tomorrow's Biggest Challenges [6] | |
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With a plan to commission five commercial-scale solar plants, Morocco is taking the lead in confronting climate change head-on with support from the World Bank. |
World Bank Group Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati to attend Durban Climate Conference [7] | |
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World Bank Group Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati will travel to Durban to attend the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). |
Taking Action on Climate Change [8] | |
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Ahead of the climate summit in Durban, the World Bank's Special Envoy for Climate Change Andrew Steer describes how the Bank is helping countries tackle the challenges of climate change. |
Renewables and World Bank's Energy Lending [9] | |
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The World Bank Group’s renewable energy portfolio increased from a total of $3.1 billion between fiscal years 2008-09 to $4.9 billion in 2010-11. |
