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...
INTRODUCTION A. Background Human rights and the environment are intertwined; human rights cannot be enjoyed without a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment; and sustainable environmental...
The Global Report presents the work carried out by UNHCR in 2020 to protect and improve the lives of tens of millions of people—refugees, returnees, internally displaced people, stateless persons,...
Introduction Seventy percent of the population in Zimbabwe depend on rain-fed agriculture. Vulnerability to climaterelated shocks is a constant threat to their ability to secure enough nutritious...
Budapest/Geneva, 18 June 2021 - A looming heatwave in parts of Europe poses a deadly threat to the most vulnerable in our society, and action is urgently needed to protect them, said the...
This 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 projected...
Nóirín Byrne Ethiopia is experiencing its worst hunger crisis in 20 years and severe drought and the impacts of global climate change are intensifying the situation every day. On World...
Dansira Dembele (INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI-ARID TROPICS) Climate-Smart Villages: Putting communities at the heart of soil restoration in some of the world's most arid...
Introduction For caregivers and teachers Welcome to the Children’s Climate Cards Climate change is happening. Impacts are projected to become increasingly severe across the world. Children have a...
Eight countries will benefit from projects designed to support climate resilience and biodiversity, and combat land degradation and unsustainable fishing 17 June 2021, Rome - The Food and Agriculture...