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Strengthening Ownership and Effectiveness of Climate Finance

By Milap Patel and Louise Brown on May 16, 2013
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The Climate Investment Funds (CIFs), one of the world’s largest dedicated funding facilities for climate change mitigation/adaptation pro

Emerging REDD+ Programs Need Additional Emphasis on Land Tenure

By Lauren Goers Williams on May 13, 2013
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Since 2009, more than 30 countries have submitted proposals for REDD+ readiness grants to start addressing the…

New Jakarta Declaration Aims to Strengthen Rights to Environmental Information in Asia

By Carole Excell on May 9, 2013
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Increased industrialization in Asia has created countless hurdles for communities to protect themselves from pollution.

How Are China’s Overseas Investments Affecting the Environment?

By Denise Leung on May 9, 2013
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Chinese overseas investments are rapidly increasing.

The End of Poverty? The World Bank and the Shared Prosperity Agenda

By Milap Patel and Roland Widmer on April 26, 2013
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Within our lifetimes, the world could be free of widespread, extreme poverty, replaced instead with shared prosperity and environmental and fiscal balance.

More Transparency Needed to End Kyrgyzstan Energy Crisis

By Sarah Martin and Davida Wood on April 24, 2013
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Worldwide, one out of every five people lacks access to modern electricity.

RELEASE: 14 Latin American and Caribbean Countries Adopt an Ambitious Plan of Action to Improve Access Rights in the Region

By Lauren Zelin on April 19, 2013
Location: GUADALAJARA, MEXICO

Fourteen Latin American and Caribbean countries adopted an ambitious Plan of Action to improve access rights in the region, including access to information, public participation, and access to justice.

Climate Finance in East Africa: Stories and Lessons

By Louise Brown on April 19, 2013
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5 Steps to Improve the World Bank’s Social and Environmental Safeguards

By Gaia Larsen and Athena Ballesteros on April 17, 2013
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The World Bank’s annual spring meetings take place this week in Washington, D.C….

An Action Plan for Environmental Justice in Latin America and the Caribbean

By Carole Excell on April 15, 2013
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Without the right laws and safeguards in place, development can come at the expense of the environment and local communities. This point is especially evident in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Newspapers across the region regularly…

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