Stories: Governance & Access

Emergency spending for developing countries provides an opportunity to deliver green investments.

Global economic recovery plans are green—but not yet green enough.

As the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) celebrates its 50th anniversary, Latin America is struggling to address the financial crisis and climate change.

As the World Bank hosts Extractive Industries Week, the story of the Mae Moh coal plant in Thailand shows why early community engagement is critical.

In a landmark settlement, two U.S. government agencies are now required to consider the climate change impacts of overseas financing.

The Government of Ecuador recently announced that it is pursuing efforts to leave the oil under Yasuni National Park untapped to protect the rainforest, its species and its inhabitants.

On his first full day in office, President Obama issued an Executive Order and several memoranda on transparency and participation in the Federal Government.