Topic: climate finance

This piece originally appeared on the World Bank Climate Change Blog.

An update on the role of climate finance in the international climate negotiations.

The World Bank must systematically address issues of environmental and social sustainability in its mainstream investments.

An update on climate adaptation efforts in the international climate negotiations.

Where things stand after the UN climate conference in Copenhagen, and the key steps to ensure progress in Cancun.

South Africa’s plans for a new coal power plant bring up difficult decisions for the World Bank.

On 23-25 February 2010, the World Resources Institute International Financial Flows and Environment project hosted a civil society climate finance strategy session at the Airlie Conference Center in Warrenton, Virginia.

The result from Copenhagen is an Accord that looks very different than what has come before.

WRI identifies key elements for a successful and possible outcome in Copenhagen.

Nations can meet the challenge of financing climate mitigation and adaptation by adopting the following principles and operational guidelines.