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🌊On the frontlines of climate change, the #MarshallIslands are taking bold steps with their National Adaptation Plan to combat the imminent threat of rising sea levels. Learn more: wrld.bg/ShsP50Rgt2Y
.IDA - World Bank countries face a critical need for investments—up to 10% of GDP—to bridge development gaps and bolster climate resilience amidst economic losses from natural disasters.
Discover how they can swing the momentum back to progress ➡️wrld.bg/xy5T50RgePZ
#CarbonCredits provide a source of income for communities in #CostaRica , while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It's a win-win situation for both people and the planet. Learn more: wrld.bg/X9Cw50Rf7la #LivablePlanet
From April 15-20, the World Bank Group gathers global leaders, civil society, private sector and academia to discuss the challenges facing global development.
You’re invited to join this year’s #WBGMeetings . Sign up to join our events online: wrld.bg/XUtJ50Rf7Gm
How can publicly available data help create action on the ground?
Join a discussion highlighting data in action through two platforms: the Climate Change Knowledge Portal and the Global Food and Nutrition Security Dashboard.
Watch live: gafs.info #WBGMeetings
Measuring what matters: how lives have improved.
In this blog, Managing Director Anna Bjerde explains how the World Bank Group's new approach to measuring impact is so critical to our vision and mission.👇
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In addition to the catastrophic impacts on homes and livelihoods, in the coming decades, sea level rise will also increasingly pose unprecedented challenges to the international legal order.
Learn about the law aspects of sea level rise: wrld.bg/kzom50Rf6SF #BlueEconomy
#WBGmeetings EVENT >> What will it take to achieve universal #EnergyAccess in Africa?💡
Join the conversation with a panel of experts from the public and private sectors to find out.
April 17, 10am ET | 2pm GMT: wrld.bg/Fbmt50Rf5Bf #PoweringAfrica
The cost of inaction on climate and people’s #health is potentially catastrophic.
Climate-related health risks could push 44 million people into extreme poverty by 2030.
Learn more: wrld.bg/E6Gt50RaCH2 #InvestInHealth #InvestInPeople
Faced with epic traffic jams and polluted air, many cities are trying to move people more efficiently, safely, and affordably, and with a much smaller carbon footprint. Find out how: wrld.bg/uAbe50Rf6CA #LivablePlanet
⚡️ The Central African Republic’s 🇨🇫 IDA - World Bank-financed Danzi solar Plant will replace 90% of Bangui's diesel-generated energy.
Discover more innovations #PoweringAfrica on April 17: wrld.bg/EKjh50RfqWW #WBGMeetings
How do we assess nature’s contributions to our economies? Learn how #NaturalCapital accounting can help bring nature into the center of economic decision-making: wrld.bg/wJEy50Rf6gZ
Tune in to our #WBGMeetings to learn about:
APRIL 17 |💡How we can achieve universal access to energy across Africa and
APRIL 18 |🩺 Expand health coverage worldwide.
Sign up to remember to watch live and join the conversation: wrld.bg/anZT50RbQiF
Discover how the inclusion of #IndigenousPeoples and local communities in climate finance and #CarbonMarkets will amplify the power of these mechanisms to fight global warming: wrld.bg/Lvnu50Rf6jR
Climate change, pandemics, and a shortage of healthcare workers – the challenges are mounting. But together, we can tackle them to improve health care.
Join the conversation on April 18, 1 pm ET: wrld.bg/Tr7N50RbPUx #WBGMeetings
From the Amazon to the Congo, from Ghana to Indonesia and beyond, World Bank projects support communities, economies, and nature. Learn more:
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#ForestsForUs #LivablePlanet
📢The #Innovate4Climate Young Climate Innovators program is back!
Join us on Sept 11 in Berlin, Germany for an exciting session with youth working on #ClimateAction .
Learn more and apply: wrld.bg/R6e350Rf5QQ
'Our new World Bank Group scorecard will help us gauge how far we have come in solving some of the world's most stubborn challenges today.
It will also show us where we have more work to do.'
-- Managing Director Anna Bjerde in her new blog. wrld.bg/CXnL50ReARs