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Climate change is a global issue, but the needs differ across the countries and regions that the World Bank Group serves. We are tailoring our approaches and helping our clients come together to address the many concerns that cut across borders.

Photo: Aerial photograph of KiribatiScience now has solid indications that carbon concentrations are changing the global climate and that there would still be significant changes to the global climate even should emissions fall to zero. The world is anticipating 2°C warming above the pre-industrial level, and adaptation efforts must be intensified to cope with unavoidable changes.
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Photo: Paper moneyFinding financing for climate action is critical for developing countries. Learn how the World Bank is helping—through its own work, and in conjunction with partners.
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Photo: IntercroppigAgriculture can be a part of the solution: helping people to feed themselves and adapt to changing conditions while mitigating climate change.
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Photo: Energy transmissionThe World Bank has made a clear choice in favor of supporting developing and emerging market countries in investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency. It finances a growing number of projects in renewable energy—including solar, wind, geothermal, biogas and ocean currents—and energy efficiency.
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Photo: Public transportationThe World Bank helps clients mitigate climate change: our operations focus on energy, solid waste management, transport, and forestry. These efforts can also benefit from revenues through the carbon finance program or access to Global Environment Facility co-financing. Measures to improve energy efficiency can also benefit human health and livelihoods, especially for the poor, in addition to reducing emissions.
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