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This activity report explains how the International Finance Corporation tracks renewable energy and energy investments, introducing basic definitions and methodologies.

This analytical report analyses how climate change can affect the poorest countries and how the World Bank and IDA can provide funding and help to developing countries to adapt to the changes that will occur.

This publication brings together the collective knowledge about water resources management acquired both within the World Bank water team and with counterparts working in the Arab countries of North Africa and the Middle East (MNA). The book deals with topics as diverse as impacts of climate change on irrigation and desalination and the art of water diplomacy.

Three winners of the 2009 International Essay Competition were selected during the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics in Seoul, Korea. The sixth edition of the competition focusing on the theme of climate change attracted 2,469 submissions from over 150 countries.

This technical report is the first institution-wide strategic document to guide WBG’s work on advancing development outcomes in the new reality of a changing climate. The Strategic Framework confirms the World Bank Group’s mission of helping nations to overcome poverty and facilitate sustainable growth in the face of new development challenges posed by global climate change.

This policy document is the official, published version of the report which serves to guide and support the operational response of the World Bank Group (WBG) to new development challenges posed by global climate change.

This policy document was prepared by the staff of the World Bank and submitted to the Development Committee at the 2008 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings. It introduces a Strategic Framework for the World Bank Group on development and climate change. This Framework serves to guide and support the operational response of the World Bank Group (WBG) to new development challenges posed by global climate change. Unabated, climate change threatens to reverse hard-earned development gains.

This activity report refers to a global multi-stakeholder consultation that was undertaken between April and September 2008 to draft a Strategic Framework on Climate Change and Development for the World Bank Group in an inclusive and transparent way. The report covers summaries for Phase I and Phase II of the consultations. Also available in Portuguese.

This is a communiqué from the Joint Ministerial Committee of the Boards of Governors of the Bank and the Fund on the transfer of real resources to developing countries. A great concern is the impact of the turmoil in world financial markets and the continued high prices of fuel and food. 

This policy document highlights the World Bank Group’s overall objectives and main action under the new Strategic Framework. The Strategic Framework serves to guide and support the operational response of the World Bank Group (WBG) to new development challenges posed by global climate change. Climate change demands unprecedented global cooperation involving a concerted action by countries at different development stages supported by “measurable, reportable and verifiable” transfer of finance and technology from developed to developing countries.

This video shows how the Philippines’ extensive coastal areas are extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change such as flooding, sea-level rise and saltwater intrusion. The video is in Filipino language with English subtitles.

This activity report presents the Strategic Framework that guides the Bank Group’s operational response to new development challenges posed by climate change within the principles, policies, and directions of the UNFCCC process. Since the framework was adopted, the WBG, building on significant previous experience, has rapidly expanded its climate change related work and collaborative partnerships with developing country governments and other stakeholders. This paper highlights several new initiatives and trends; a comprehensive progress report on the implementation of the framework is planned.

This analytical report analyses CO2 emission growth over time and finds out which countries are contributing the most. This report provides comparative data on a number of measures of emissions for a wide range of countries, allowing comparisons to be made among the different measures.

This analytical report is a guide to help local governments in East Asia better understand the concepts of climate change; how climate change consequences contribute to urban vulnerabilities; and what is being done by cities in the region and worldwide to learn, build capacity, and invest capital to promote sustainable, resilient communities.

This video shows how a bike path to get commuters feet off the accelerator and onto the pedals is being built. Biking, to work, to school, is on the rise, and it is all thanks to a new and safe place to ride.

The Environment at a Glance factsheets have been created to present the information on the status of the environment in a clear and user-friendly manner. The information covered ranges from Agriculture (eg., fertilizer consumption), Biodiversity (eg., known bird species) to Environmental Health (eg., air pollution damages). This year’s factsheets also have a special section on “Where is the Wealth of…”.

This slide presentation introduces the IFC’s Approach to Climate Change in the Electricity Sector. Electricity supply contributes 25% of current global greenhouse gas emissions and is expected to contribute 38% by 2030. In fact, the most carbon intensive fuel (coal) is often the most available and lowest cost source of electricity. At the same time more than 1.7 billion people currently live without access to electricity. IFC´s approach to climate change in the electricity sector focuses on efficiency and has four components: demand side management; transmission & distribution; grid connected generation; distributed generation.

This analytical report was prepared as a result of the First International Conference on Climate Change and Tourism which was held on 9-11 April 2003 in Djerba, Tunisia. It includes a basic report and summaries of the discussions and sessions on the consequences, opportunities and risks that the tourism sector is facing as a result of changes in world’s climate. Also available in French.

This activity report presents the Eivissa Declaration that summarises the conclusions reached at the Conference of World Heritage, Tourism and Climate Change held in Spain 2008. Also available in Catalan.

The technical document notes the vulnerability of the tourism sector to climate change and the impacts of tourism on climate itself. The report provides an excellent basis to address the global phenomenon of climate change, as well as to develop practical tools that can be used by tourism policy-makers and managers to foster the sustainable growth of the industry.