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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 »

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Climate Change Practice Bulletin Just Published

Read an interview with clean technology transfer policy expert Stefan Denzler on why it is critical to combine climate change mitigation with reducing poverty. Explore WBI's learning and knowledge programs on climate change in the latest e-bulletin of WBI's Climate Change Practice.

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Making the Most of Climate Finance: A Development Perspective

Program Manager for Climate Change discusses the World Bank's experience with climate finance and and the insights it offers for post-Copenhagen financial architecture.

Climate and development—through agriculture, energy, health—are inextricably linked. Evaluating the economic trade-offs of climate policy makes a strong case for immediate and inclusive action.

World Bank and Daiwa Securities Group announced today final terms for the World Bank’s inaugural issuance of green bonds designed specifically for investors in Japan, raising NZD 150 million.

National CO2 emissions in Vietnam have increased from 14 million tons of C in 1980 to 80 in 2005 and the transport sector’s share of those emissions has almost doubled from 14% to 25%.

A new poll of 15 nations, most of them in the developing world, finds that majorities of the people canvassed want their governments to take steps to fight climate change, even if that entails costs.