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Climate
Insights
May 10, 2021

5 Ways the World Bank’s Climate Action Plan Could Go Further

  • world bank
  • International Climate Action
  • financial institutions
  • multilateral development banks
  • adaptation finance
Wind Park near Kavarna, Bulgaria.
  • world bank
  • International Climate Action
  • financial institutions
  • multilateral development banks
  • adaptation finance
Cities
Insights
February 9, 2021

INSIDER: How Land Use Paints a Clearer Picture of Urban Life

  • data map
  • INSIDER
  • land use
  • data
  • cities
  • maps
  • mapping
An aerial view of Mexico City.
  • data map
  • INSIDER
  • land use
  • data
  • cities
  • maps
  • mapping
Finance
Insights
October 7, 2020

INSIDER: The World Bank’s Policy Lending Can Better Support Climate Action

  • coronavirus
  • green finance
  • INSIDER
  • climate finance
  • finance
  • financial institutions
  • multilateral development banks
  • world bank
People with backpacks and small children walk on a dirt road away from Antanarivo.
  • coronavirus
  • green finance
  • INSIDER
  • climate finance
  • finance
  • financial institutions
  • multilateral development banks
  • world bank
Insights
August 17, 2020

INSIDER: Systems Mapping — A Vital Ingredient for Successful Partnerships

  • INSIDER
  • sustainable development goals
  • Sustainable Development Goal 17
  • maps
A close-up of someone's hands in an office meeting.
  • INSIDER
  • sustainable development goals
  • Sustainable Development Goal 17
  • maps
Forests
Insights
June 2, 2020

We Lost a Football Pitch of Primary Rainforest Every 6 Seconds in 2019

  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • global forest watch
  • maps
Large logs sit on a truck bed in a forest concession in Ghana.
  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • global forest watch
  • maps
Food
Africa
Insights
May 19, 2020

Which Countries Are Most Vulnerable to Locust Swarms?

  • agriculture
  • food security
  • maps
  • agriculture
  • food security
  • maps
Energy
Africa
Insights
September 4, 2019

For the Millions of East Africans Who Need Electricity Most, Data Shows Renewable Energy Is a Viable – and Affordable – Solution

  • maps
  • Humans of Clean Energy
  • Sustainable Development Goal 4
  • Sustainable Development Goal 7
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
Electricity has far-reaching impacts on people's livelihoods. This Tanzanian tailor can sew at night thanks to solar power. Photo by Theo Steemers/USAID
  • maps
  • Humans of Clean Energy
  • Sustainable Development Goal 4
  • Sustainable Development Goal 7
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
Energy
Africa
News
September 4, 2019

RELEASE: New Data Platform Helps Governments, Entrepreneurs Expand Access to Clean Electricity in East Africa

  • Energy
  • maps
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
  • Energy
  • maps
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
Forests
Insights
June 10, 2019

A New Tool Can Help Root Out Deforestation from Complex Supply Chains

  • Sustainable Development Goal 15
  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
  • commodities
  • deforestation
  • Business
  • agriculture
  • Forests
  • maps
  • palm oil
  • supply chains
Oil palm
  • Sustainable Development Goal 15
  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
  • commodities
  • deforestation
  • Business
  • agriculture
  • Forests
  • maps
  • palm oil
  • supply chains
Forests
Insights
April 25, 2019

The World Lost a Belgium-sized Area of Primary Rainforests Last Year

  • tree cover loss
  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • maps
jungle forest trees
  • tree cover loss
  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • maps
Finance
Insights
March 1, 2019

6 Questions on Climate and Development for the World Bank Presidential Candidates

  • Climate
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • world bank
The World Bank Building in Washington, DC. Flickr/Aaron Webb
  • Climate
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • world bank
Asia
Asia
Insights
April 26, 2018

Drop by Drop, Better Management Makes Dents in China’s Water Stress

  • Water
  • Aqueduct
  • China
  • maps
  • water risk
  • water stress
Yellow River, China
  • Water
  • Aqueduct
  • China
  • maps
  • water risk
  • water stress
Water
Europe Asia
Insights
April 11, 2018

It's Not Just Cape Town: 4 Shrinking Reservoirs to Watch

  • Aqueduct
  • drought
  • agriculture
  • maps
  • Water
  • water risk
  • water stress
Al Massira dam, Morocco
  • Aqueduct
  • drought
  • agriculture
  • maps
  • Water
  • water risk
  • water stress
News
March 27, 2018

ADVISORY: Gina McCarthy and Dr. Mae Jemison Headline Event “Open Data in a Closing World”

  • maps
  • data visualization
  • data
  • transparency
  • maps
  • data visualization
  • data
  • transparency
Africa
Africa
Insights
February 15, 2018

3 Things Cities Can Learn from Cape Town’s Impending “Day Zero” Water Shut-Off

  • Water
  • Aqueduct
  • drought
  • maps
  • natural infrastructure
  • South Africa
  • water risk
  • water stress
Cape Town, South Africa
  • Water
  • Aqueduct
  • drought
  • maps
  • natural infrastructure
  • South Africa
  • water risk
  • water stress
Equity
Insights
February 7, 2018

Visualizing a Warmer World: 10 Maps of Climate Vulnerability

  • Climate Resilience
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • climate impacts
  • maps
Storm surge in New Orleans
  • Climate Resilience
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • climate impacts
  • maps

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