ReliefWeb

This climate risk profile is intended to serve as a public good to facilitate upstream country diagnostics, policy dialogue, and strategic planning by providing comprehensive overviews of trends and...

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2021 —In order to improve incomes and build social and economic resilience of local communities in selected rural areas of Northern Mozambique, the World Bank approved today a...

KEY MESSAGES The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) have experienced warming of around 0.7°C between 1980 and 2017. Future trends in warming are obscured by the inability of climate models to...

KEY MESSAGES The Republic of the Marshall Islands’ (RMI) island groups have experienced warming of around 0.6°C since 1980. Future trends in warming are obscured by the inability of climate models to...

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Bangladesh has been coping with the inflow of 1.1 million Displaced Rohingya People (DRP) in Cox’s Bazar, which is vulnerable to extreme climate events and under immense strain on...

KATHMANDU, June 19, 2021 – Nepal received 982 units of 10-liter oxygen concentrators, financed by the World Bank today. The concentrators are part of a long-term solution for augmenting Nepal’s...

Stephane Hallegatte Rubaina Anjum Paolo Avner Ammara Shariq Michelle Winglee Camilla Knudsen 1. Introduction To maximize development gains, World Bank projects must consider climate change and...

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2021—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved $442 million in financing to support Pakistan in improving access to water and sanitation services for the most...

WASHINGTON, 2 juin 2021 - Le Conseil d’administration de la Banque mondiale a approuvé un financement de 134 millions de dollars, dont la moitié sous forme de don de l'Association internationale de...

STORY HIGHLIGHTS *- Refugees face difficulties in access and are hesitant to receive vaccination *- Following the launch of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Lebanon in February 2021, Lebanon...