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How Multilateral Development Banks Can Use Policy-Based Financing to Support Climate-Resilient Economies

  • multilateral development banks
  • Climate
  • low carbon development
Women scoop up dirty water from a polluted lake in Chad.
  • multilateral development banks
  • Climate
  • low carbon development
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5 Ways the World Bank’s Climate Action Plan Could Go Further

  • multilateral development banks
  • International Climate Action
  • Finance
  • adaptation finance
Wind Park near Kavarna, Bulgaria.
  • multilateral development banks
  • International Climate Action
  • Finance
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Heidelberg, Germany
  • climate science
  • Climate
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Banks could be more transparent about their climate progress.
  • Finance
  • multilateral development banks
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MDB Climate Finance in 2016: The Good, the Bad and the Urgent

  • Finance
  • Climate
  • climate finance
  • multilateral development banks
Researcher pulls up mangrove roots for carbon stock assessment, Kalimantan, Indonesia
  • Finance
  • Climate
  • climate finance
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  • Paris Agreement
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RELEASE: WRI Selects Paula Caballero to Lead Climate Program

  • COP21
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • sustainable development goals
  • UNFCCC
  • multilateral development banks
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Climate Milestones of 2015: The Good, the Bad and the Signs to Watch

  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • GHG emissions
  • extreme weather
Satellite image of central U.S. storm, December 28, 2015. Photo credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project
  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • GHG emissions
  • extreme weather

STATEMENT: At COP21, Heads of State and Institutions Call for Pricing Carbon

  • carbon pricing
  • COP21
  • Business
  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
  • carbon pricing
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Greater Efficiency in Aviation and Maritime: The Double Win Trajectory

  • Economics
  • GHG emissions
  • energy efficiency
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
The aviation and maritime sectors are an increasingly significant source of greenhouse gas emissions. Photo by Bridget Coila/Flickr.
  • Economics
  • GHG emissions
  • energy efficiency
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
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Quick Perspective on UN Secretary-General’s Vision for a Post-2015 Agenda

  • Equity & Governance
  • Finance
  • climate change
  • development
  • human rights
  • climate science
  • poverty
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • United Nations
Photo by UNDP via OXFAM/Flickr.
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  • climate change
  • development
  • human rights
  • climate science
  • poverty
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • United Nations

3 Promising Pathways to Finance Sustainable Cities

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  • Finance
  • climate finance
  • COP20
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
  • Paris Agreement
  • transportation
Leaders at COP20 can explore a range of sources for financing low-carbon urban development including multilateral investment banks, private investors, and innovative initatives like the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions or climate-themed bonds. (Mexico City, Mexico) Photo by Boris G/Flickr.
  • Cities
  • Finance
  • climate finance
  • COP20
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
  • Paris Agreement
  • transportation
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Q&A with Dr. Karin Kemper: How Is the World Bank Addressing Climate Change?

  • Energy
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • climate finance
  • Finance
  • international climate policy
  • multilateral development banks
Dr. Kemper shared plans to more fully incorporate sustainability—including climate change mitigation and adaptation—into its international development agenda. Photo credit: Dhilung Kirat, Flickr 2008
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  • Climate
  • climate change
  • climate finance
  • Finance
  • international climate policy
  • multilateral development banks
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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
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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
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  • climate finance
  • Finance
  • multilateral development banks
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Climate Change Considerations of Energy Pipelines of the World Bank, IFC, ADB and IDB

  • Finance
  • Energy
  • multilateral development banks
  • fossil fuels
  • Finance
  • Energy
  • multilateral development banks
  • fossil fuels
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