• ABOUT
  • DATA
  • RESEARCH
  • LEARNING
  • NEWS
  • PROJECTS & OPERATIONS
  • PUBLICATIONS
  • COUNTRIES
  • TOPICS

Overview »

  • Context
  • Strategy
  • Results
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 »

  • Climate Change Home
  • Overview
  • Projects
  • Data
  • Research
  • News & Views
Share
  • RSS
Media Inquiries
Phone: 202.473.7660 media@worldbank.org
More contacts »
Home

News & Views

  • first
  • ¿ previous
  • …
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • [ 30 ]
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • next ¿
  • last

What's New

IT_FeatureStory_RegionCountry|CT_NewsStory
Filipino Youth ask: What can I do to address climate change?
Mar 03, 2010
Press Release
Africa’s First Large-Scale Forestry Project Under the Kyoto Protocol
Mar 03, 2010
Press Release
Africa’s first large-scale forestry project under the Kyoto Protocol
Mar 02, 2010
Press Release
Op-Ed: We Can’t Wish Away Climate Change
Mar 01, 2010
Press Release
World Bank Announces Ten New Green Bonds Denominated in Ten Different Currencies
Feb 22, 2010
Press Release
Investments in World Bank Green Bonds Surpass USD 1 billion
Feb 21, 2010
Press Release
Nikko Asset Management set to launch green fund with World Bank Bonds
Feb 21, 2010
Press Release
World Bank Group and the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Pledge to Protect Wetlands
Feb 18, 2010
Press Release
UN Sets Up Advisory Panel On Climate Change Funding
Feb 16, 2010
Press Release
Programs for Climate Action Get Underway With $400 million for Forests and $300 million for Renewables
Feb 04, 2010
  • first
  • ¿ previous
  • …
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • [ 30 ]
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • next ¿
  • last
photo gallery

Climate Change
  • BT026S03 World Bank
  • Zebra walk along the plain
  • View of lakes and mountains
  • hwb-00192 World Bank
  • Landscape of terrace fields and homes
  • MX010S08 World Bank
  • MA051S13 World Bank
  • MX070S01 World Bank
more at
highlights
Photo: Solar panel in front of yurt in Mongolia
Climate Finance and the World Bank: The Facts

Finding 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.

Read More »

Photo: Wind farm by Shutterstock
Renewables and World Bank's Energy Lending

The World Bank Group approved a total of $3.6 billion in financing for renewable energy projects in fiscal year 2012, a record 44% share of its annual energy lending of $8.2 billion.

Read More »

Photo: Farmers in Bangladesh
Climate Change Adaptation and World Bank

Despite commitments so far for cutting emissions, the world still needs to adapt to the unavoidable impacts of climate change. 

Read More »

Connect 4 Climate Logo. - Photo: Connect 4 Climate Facebook Group
Connect 4 Climate

Connect4Climate (C4C) is a campaign, a coalition, and a community that cares about climate change. The goal of C4C is to raise awareness about climate change issues around the world, with an initial focus on Africa.

Read More »

Cover: Top half of World Development Report 2010
World Development Report 2010

The 2010 World Development Report calls for action on climate issues: if we act now, act
together, and act differently, there are real opportunities to shape our climate future for an inclusive and sustainable globalization.

Read More »

You are here Topics / Climate Change

  • Legal
  • Site Map
  • e-Bookstore
  • Job & Scholarship Opportunities
  • Fraud & Corruption Hotline
  • Contact

© 2012 The World Bank All Rights Reserved.