Adaptation to climate change has become a must. With 2021 looking to be yet another record…
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Fighting against a tide of marine plastic as COVID-19 worsens problem
Images of plastic littering oceans, hurting wildlife and polluting beaches are ever present. Now, Covid-19 may be…
Announces Ambitious 35% Finance Target to Support Countries’ Climate Action
WASHINGTON, Dec 21, 2020 —The World Bank Group today announced an ambitious target for 35% of its…
Managing Uncertainty Is Critical to Getting Climate Investments to Where They’re Needed Most
Despite the tremendous strains and related fallout from the global pandemic, private sector investors—particularly those in…
5 Years of Climate Leadership: The World Bank Group’s First Climate Action Plan
Climate Action: A Catalyst for Change In 2016, Category 4 Hurricane Matthew made landfall in Haiti:…
MDBs’ climate finance in low- and middle-income countries in 2019 reaches US$ 41.5 billion
Climate financing by seven of the world’s largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) accounted for US$ 61.6…
COVID-19 Pandemic and the Caribbean: Navigating Uncharted Waters
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the globe—bringing severe human and economic costs—the Caribbean…
CAF protects 300,000 hectares of the Amazon and neutralizes greenhouse gas emissions
With the purpose of contributing to the protection of the Amazon and in accordance with its…
Assessing Climate-Change Risk by Stress Testing for Financial Resilience
As society braces for the potential havoc a changing climate could induce, it’s vital to gauge…
2020: the year for action, to ‘rise up’ and safeguard ocean life
Multiple stressors are eroding the ocean’s ability to function as the planet’s life support system, and…