No more excuses - we have the authorizing environment to finally and forever end the #BiodiversityCrisis and by so doing, help #EndPoverty Because we’ll never have a world without poverty if we live in a world without #nature

Too often #SmallIslands are synonymous with vulnerability. But #SIDS are much more - they are Large Island Ocean Nation States, & LIONS mean business. Which is why at #SIDS4 we’re talking about the #BlueEconomy as an engine of jobs & GDP for islands wrld.bg/f4P850RTiGi

Tomorrow is happening today in #SIDS , as #SmallIslands are dealing with the #ClimateBreakdown today. They are innovating to overcome it; innovation we’ll all benefit from That’s why Selwin Hart speaks so cogently about climate justice at #SIDS4 ipsnews.net/2024/05/unitin…

As I leave #SIDS4 in the beautiful Antigua&Barbuda, I come away with better ideas and better friends in the fight to unleash the power of the #BlueEconomy Because in most small islands, the blue economy is THE economy! So a healthy ocean is everything worldbank.org/en/news/featur…

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Let’s celebrate what works today on #WorldEnvironmentDay …including the transformative power of climate-resilient irrigation feeding 1.4 billion more people with available water resources, while reducing methane emissions Win-win-win worldbank.org/en/news/immers…

I loved math growing up, and even though my teachers would not be proud of how little math I remember today, this equation never leaves me: Healthy environment = strong economy Natural capital is unlocking jobs and growing GDP everyday Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay‌

On this #WorldEnvironmentDay, let’s celebrate all things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small Because we can never #EndPoverty if we don’t end the sometimes intentional assault on #nature & sometimes it’s simple neglect

During #PROBLUE_Oceans forum Carlos Manuel Rodriguez talked about his experience redrawing the map of #CostaRica , where 94% is ocean The real map of Ireland by Marine Institute shows the same 2 Large Island Ocean Nation States…LIONS roaring loudly supporting the #BlueEconomy globally

We can never #EndPoverty until we combat chemicals pollution and heavy metal poisoning Good news is we can regulate away future poisoning, clean up past pollution and scale up medical testing and source apportionment to understand who’s sick, and from what source Yes we can!

In 1950s only 1/1000 Nepalis went to school & the literacy rate was 2%. There were only 2,500km of roads in this land-linked nation Today, every child is in school in #Nepal boys & girls. There are 60,000km + of roads Sangita Shrestha of The Dwarika's Group of Hotels & Resorts reminds us that #IDAWorks

The PMO Nepal reminding us that #IDAWorks best when it combines investment in growth & resilience with rapid response to the natural disasters that make it so hard to #EndPoverty Sixty years of IDA in Nepal exemplifies this type of partnership

BBB used to mean Build Back Better I prefer the new BBB David Sislen proposed: Build Better BEFORE Disaster & response is a trap too many communities are in; we must REDUCE their vulnerability BEFORE the storm #IDAworks to #EndPoverty even in the face of #climatecrises

Giraffes One of the many reasons it’s easy to get out of bed everyday and work to protect nature and support the people - communities, farmers, foresters, rangers, government workers, etc - that make room for these magnificent beasts Happy #WorldGiraffeDay

Yes! #AirPollution needs to end. But govts spend $600 bn/yr on fossil fuel subsidies that increase air pollution It’s time the govt left hand synced up with the right so that everyone has access to #CleanAir without sacrificing access to energy. How? weforum.org/agenda/2024/09…

Chemical #pollution may be a silent environmental crisis - we certainly don’t talk about it enough But the consequences are LOUD! 5.5m dead/year because of lead exposure. And that’s just 1 heavy metal! Time to get loud with solutions too! blogs.worldbank.org/en/voices/part…

Action is what World Bank Environment does - driven by the authorizing environment that Axel van Trotsenburg provides, indeed demands. And action is what is needed not just to clean up #pollution today, but prevent #FuturePollution tomorrow Action at scale and speed backed by $$$