The World Bank Group’s Water Global Practice
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Category Archives: WBG News & Reports
CEO: The World Is Moving Away from the Fossil Age
Original article available at the World Bank website.
Feike Sijbesma is CEO of Royal DSM, a health, 
nutrition, and materials company that has evolved from its original purpose (it was established by the Dutch government in 1902 to mine coal) into a science-based company that develops sustainable materials. It takes its name from the original Nederlandse Staatsmijnen, or Dutch State Mines.
Video: CEO: The World Is Moving Away from the Fossil Age.
With low oil prices, now is the time to put a price on carbon, says Feike Sijbesma, the CEO of Royal DSM.
“I think, first of all, we need to agree that climate change is real.
SM15 Preview: Changing the Conversation on Development Finance
Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | 19:00 – 20:30 GMT or convert time)
Location: World Bank Group Headquarters, Preston Auditorium & Online
Follow the event on Twitter with #Fin4Dev
2015 is a landmark year that will define the global development agenda for the next 15 years. By year’s end, the world’s leaders are likely to adopt a new set of global development goals and reach a critical agreement on tackling climate change. Achieving both will require a paradigm shift in how development is financed.
SM15 Preview: Harnessing Urbanization for Growth and Shared Prosperity in Africa
Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | 15:00 – 16:30 GMT or convert time)
Location: World Bank Headquarters, JB1-080 & Online
Follow the event on Twitter with #AfricaGrowthShare
Africa has grown more rapidly than any other region in the world with an additional 450 million people expected to move to Africa’s cities between 2010 and 2040. With the potential to grow, attract investments, be innovative and create more jobs, how can cities turn this rapid urbanization into a win-win?
SM15 Preview: Water Security for All in a World of Scarcity
Update: Event now featuring the Netherlands Executive Director Frank Heemskerk!
Date: Thursday, April 16, 2015
Time: 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | 19:30 – 21:30 GMT or convert time)
Location: World Bank Group Headquarters, Preston Auditorium & Online
Follow the event with #WaterSec4all
Water security is emerging as the number one global risk in terms of development impact. While the impacts are felt most acutely in the arid, water scarce regions of the world, climate change and rapid urbanization have increased water scarcity for other regions, as well. Fast-growing cities in water-scarce environments are the most vulnerable.
SM 15 Preview: Universal Financial Access 2020
Universal Financial Access 2020
Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET | 15:30 – 17:00 GMT or convert time
Location: World Bank Group Headquarters, Preston Auditorium & Online
Think tank event: CSIS – Africa’s Changing Energy Landscape
Note: This event and related book launch (available for download here) could be of particular interest to Dutch companies considering participation in the PSLO Energy Mission on May 4 – 7.
The CSIS Africa Program and the CSIS Energy and National Security Program invite you to a discussion on:
Africa’s Changing Energy Landscape
Monday, April 20, 2015, 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
2nd Floor Conference Room
Center for Strategic and International Studies
1616 Rhode Island Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
New oil and gas discoveries across Africa have raised hopes among governments and citizens alike that major investments to spur economic growth and development are the horizon. But the recent collapse in oil prices and broader unease around the energy market leave the timetable for capitalizing on these new discoveries uncertain. Join us for a pair of panel discussions on what these discoveries mean for Africa’s energy landscape and what role renewable energy sources can play in broader efforts to increase energy access and support development across the continent. The conference will serve as the launch of the new CSIS report, “Africa’s New Energy Producers: Making the Most of Emerging Opportunities.”
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SM15 Preview: Building African Participation in Global Value Chains
Date: Thursday, April 16, 2015
Time: 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | 16:30 – 18:00 GMT or convert time)
Location: World Bank Headquarters, JB1-080 & Online
Follow the event on Twitter by using #AfricaGrowthShare & #AfricaInvestor
African economies are experiencing a range of 
unprecedented challenges to their growth, competitiveness and opportunities for investment. Led by Africa Investor CEO Hubert Danso, a panel of global experts will explore how African companies and banks can work with governments, the World Bank and international companies to attract investment and mobilize capital in order to build African brands capable of creating jobs and increasing the continent’s role and influence on the global economic stage.
SM15 Preview: Future of Food
Future of Food: A Conversation with Jim Yong Kim & David Chang
Date: Thursday, April 16, 2015
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | 15:00 – 16:30 GMT or convert time)
Location: WBG Headquarters, Atrium & Online
Join the conversation with @worldbanklive & #Food4All and follow @momofuku, @themadfeed, @chygovera, @Gastromotiva
People have different ideas about what the future of food will look like, but everyone can agree on what it should deliver: a food system that can feed everyone, every day, everywhere.
SM15 Preview: The Power of Nutrition
Date: Thursday, April 16, 2015
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | 13:30 – 14:30 GMT or convert time)
Location: World Bank Headquarters, Preston Auditorium & Online
Follow the event on Twitter with #PowerOfNutrition
The Power of Nutrition is a new innovative financing facility dedicated to unlocking up to $1 billion of new private and public financing to improve child nutrition.
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