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    Finance
    Insights
    March 1, 2019

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

    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • multilateral development banks
    The World Bank Building in Washington, DC. Flickr/Aaron Webb
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • multilateral development banks
    Insights
    January 11, 2019

    7 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2019

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Business
    • biking
    • circular economy
    • stories to watch
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • Health & Road Safety
    California wildfire
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Business
    • biking
    • circular economy
    • stories to watch
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • Health & Road Safety
    Finance
    Technical Perspectives
    December 18, 2018

    INSIDER: Development Bank Investments in Electricity Transmission and Distribution Should Align with the Paris Agreement

    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • multilateral development banks
    Power tower. Flickr/Robbie V
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • multilateral development banks
    Finance
    Insights
    June 29, 2018

    MDB Climate Finance in 2017: The Good, the Bad and the Urgent

    • multilateral development banks
    • climate finance
    Solar pump operator in Bangladesh.
    • multilateral development banks
    • climate finance
    Finance
    North America
    Insights
    March 23, 2018

    US 2018 Budget and Climate Finance: It's Bad, but Not As Bad As You Might Think

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Finance
    • U.S. policy
    • climate finance
    U.S. Capitol, where Congress' budget presents some complications for climate finance.
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Finance
    • U.S. policy
    • climate finance
    Finance
    Technical Perspectives
    December 20, 2017

    INSIDER: Expanding the Toolbox: A Glimpse at a New Generation of MDB De-Risking Approaches

    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • multilateral development banks
    Balancing funds. (Flickr/olivierterrier)
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • multilateral development banks
    Finance
    North America
    Insights
    December 11, 2017

    How the United States Can Remain Engaged in International Climate Finance

    • U.S. Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Climate March in Washington DC, April 29, 2017
    • U.S. Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Finance
    Insights
    May 26, 2017

    Are Multilateral Development Banks Supporting a Low-Carbon Future?

    • Climate
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    India solar panels
    • Climate
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    Finance
    North America
    Insights
    March 22, 2017

    At G20 Finance Ministerial, US Makes an Unforced Error on Climate

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • adaptation finance
    • U.S. policy
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Rooftop Solar Panel array
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • adaptation finance
    • U.S. policy
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    September 20, 2016

    China Champions Green Finance in the G20

    • multilateral development banks
    • low carbon development
    River in Hangzhou, China
    • multilateral development banks
    • low carbon development
    Finance
    Insights
    August 24, 2016

    The World Bank Just Overhauled its Safeguards for the First Time in 30 Years

    • Finance
    • multilateral development banks
    Cankuzo Market in Burundi
    • Finance
    • multilateral development banks
    Finance
    Insights
    July 1, 2016

    New Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Starts Building a Green Future

    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    Indonesia slums
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    March 4, 2016

    Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Releases New Environmental and Social Standards. How Do They Stack Up?

    • climate finance
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    Redevelopment of Dachong Village, Nanshan, Shenzhen
    • climate finance
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    November 11, 2015

    By Taking 5 Steps, China Can Start Leading the Green Finance Revolution

    • Business
    • Finance
    • multilateral development banks
    • low carbon development
    WRI President and CEO Andrew Steer presents Green Finance task force report at CCICED annual general meeting in Beijing, China. Photo by Lawrence MacDonald.
    • Business
    • Finance
    • multilateral development banks
    • low carbon development
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    April 9, 2015

    Asia’s Investment Bank: A New Chapter in Sustainable Development

    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • multilateral development banks
    • low carbon development
    The new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) can be a powerful force for improving infrastructure in the developing world—but only if its investments benefit local communities and the environment. Photo by World Bank/Flickr.
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • multilateral development banks
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    December 10, 2014

    3 Promising Pathways to Finance Sustainable Cities

    • Cities
    • 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
    Climate
    Insights
    April 10, 2014

    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
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • international climate policy
    • multilateral development banks
    Finance
    Insights
    April 2, 2014

    Injecting Urgency into the World Bank's Climate Change Efforts

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • multilateral development banks
    • Plans for the Metro Colombo Urban Development project in Colombo, Sri Lanka, acknowledge that the metro area is highly vulnerable to flooding. Photo credit: Travlr, Flickr 2006
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • multilateral development banks
    Finance
    Research
    April 2, 2014

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