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    multilateral development banks Water Quality
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    January 7, 2014

    A New Strategy to Improve Water Quality—One Targeted Watershed at a Time

    • water pollution
    • hypoxia
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    More than 15,000 streams, rivers, and lakes are too polluted with nutrient runoff to support wildlife, be enjoyed recreationally, or serve as a drinking water source. Photo credit: USDA
    • water pollution
    • hypoxia
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Climate
    Insights
    December 6, 2013

    2 Big Issues to Tackle as the Green Climate Fund Sets Up Shop

    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • multilateral development banks
    This week, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) celebrated the official opening of its headquarters in Songdo, Korea. Photo credit: World Bank, Flickr
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • multilateral development banks
    Finance
    Insights
    November 13, 2013

    Is Adaptation Short-Changed? The Imbalance in Climate Finance Commitments

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • multilateral development banks
    At COP19, negotiators should decide how climate funding is “balanced” between adaptation and mitigation. Credit: UNclimatechange, Flickr
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • multilateral development banks
    Climate
    Research
    November 13, 2013

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    Finance
    North America
    Insights
    November 1, 2013

    U.S. Signals the End of Public Money for Coal-Fired Power

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • multilateral development banks
    U.S. public financing for overseas coal-fired power is likely coming to an end. Photo credit: Mike_tn, Flickr
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • multilateral development banks
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 11, 2013

    The World Bank’s New Strategy: A Call for Equity and Sustainability

    • Finance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    The World Bank's two new goals focus on ending extreme poverty and fostering shared prosperity. Photo credit: Jankie, Flickr
    • Finance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    Finance
    News
    July 17, 2013

    STATEMENT: World Bank: Promote Clean Energy Sources to End Energy Poverty

    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • development
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • multilateral development banks
    • poverty
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • development
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • multilateral development banks
    • poverty
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    July 3, 2013

    A Look at China's New Environmental Guidelines on Overseas Investments

    • Climate
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • multilateral development banks
    • low carbon development
    • Climate
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • multilateral development banks
    • low carbon development
    Freshwater
    Initiatives
    June 27, 2013

    Eutrophication and Hypoxia

    This website serves as an information portal about eutrophication—the over-enrichment of water by nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus—a leading threat to water quality around the world. Explore our interactive map and learn more.
    Freshwater
    Initiatives
    June 27, 2013

    Water Quality Trading

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    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    June 5, 2013

    The Post-2015 Development Agenda: Linking Sustainability and Poverty Eradication

    • Climate
    • multilateral development banks
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    • Climate
    • multilateral development banks
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Insights
    June 4, 2013

    Demystifying the Role of Ecosystem Services in Impact Assessments

    • natural infrastructure
    • multilateral development banks
    • natural resources
    • corporate sustainability
    • natural infrastructure
    • multilateral development banks
    • natural resources
    • corporate sustainability
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    April 26, 2013

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

    • multilateral development banks
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    April 17, 2013

    5 Steps to Improve the World Bank’s Social and Environmental Safeguards

    • Finance
    • environmental justice
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • Finance
    • environmental justice
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    Finance
    Insights
    March 27, 2013

    The Private Sector and International Development: A Love Affair, or Cold Feet?

    • Business
    • climate finance
    • multilateral development banks
    • low carbon development
    • Business
    • climate finance
    • multilateral development banks
    • low carbon development
    Freshwater
    Asia Africa North America
    News
    January 30, 2013

    RELEASE: New Mapping Tool Provides Unprecedented Ability to Assess Water Risk

    • climate change
    • mapping
    • Business
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    • climate change
    • mapping
    • Business
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk

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