Climate adaptation is often treated as tomorrow’s problem. Adaptation means building resilience into the physical, natural, and human capital countries rely on to create jobs, deliver services, and protect people. With 1.2 billion young people entering the workforce in developing economies over the next decade, the ability of countries to protect and improve livelihoods depends on whether those systems can withstand the pressures climate change is already placing on them.
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More Than 160 Young People Participate in Chile 2026 Youth Summit on the Jobs of the Future
Organized by the World Bank Group, the Federation of Chilean Industry (SOFOFA), the UC Chile University, and América Solidaria, the event brought together young people alongside representatives from the public sector, private sector, academia, and civil society to reflect on the labor challenges and opportunities that will shape Chile’s future.
The World Bank Group and Japan Expand Cooperation to Strengthen Critical Minerals Supply Chains and Energy Resilience
TOKYO, June 1, 2026 — World Bank Group President Ajay Banga and Minister of Finance of Japan Satsuki Katayama today agreed to strengthen collaboration on helping developing countries build more resilient supply chains and energy systems, unlocking investment, jobs, and long-term economic growth.
They signed the document to launch the Resilient and Inclusive Supply-chain Enhancement Plus (RISE+) , and agreed on a new framework called Dynamic Response for Invigorating Value Chains and Energy Security (DRIVE). Together, these initiatives extend Japan’s existing partnerships with the World Bank Group on critical minerals and regional energy security.
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Harnessing AI and private innovation to close health gaps
Good health fuels human potential — supporting education, work, and productivity. For people in emerging markets, it is essential to participating in a growing economy. Yet the scale of the global health challenge remains daunting: an estimated 4.5 billion people still lack access to essential health services. Health systems worldwide face worker shortages, weak infrastructure, rising demand, and financial barriers. In these constrained environments, AI offers real promise.
Continue readingWhat Three Decades of Advancing Clean Air Taught Us—and Where We Go from Here
In 1990, facing a public health crisis, Mexico City initiated its first multiyear air quality management strategy, significantly reducing lead and sulfur emissions. These results were driven by a regional-focused approach, key regulatory reforms, and investments in data monitoring – all geared toward ensuring sustained and measurable impact.
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World Bank Group Report Shows How Digital Tools Can Help Cities Cut Waste Costs, Improve Services, and Build Circular Economies
WASHINGTON, May 27, 2026, Municipalities and waste management companies can use digital tools to improve service reliability, reduce operating costs, strengthen recycling systems, and make better investment decisions, according to a new World Bank Group report, Waste, Reimagined: Practical Guidance for Digitalizing Waste Management.
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In Cairo, every September, families close their windows, parents worry about their children’s coughs, and outdoor workers brace themselves for weeks of heavy haze and burning smells. The annual Black Cloud season, stretching from September to December, had become part of life in Egypt’s capital. During this season, emissions from open burning of rice stubble routinely adds to those from solid waste burning, transportation, and industry, driving air pollution to dangerous levels.
Continue readingWorld Bank Group to Double Guarantees for Africa to Catalyze Investment, Create Jobs
Washington, May 19, 2026—The World Bank Group Guarantee Platform, housed at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), aims to more than double its annual issuance of guarantees in Africa to $6.4 billion by 2030, aiming to improve the lives of around 190 million people over the next four years alone.
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