To understand how the Climate Change Action Plan will drive climate action in countries, we
sat down with Bernice van Bronkhorst, the Bank’s Global Director for Climate Change; Genevieve Connors, Practice Manager, Climate Change Advisory and Operations; Vivek Pathak, Director and Global Head of Climate Business at IFC; and Merli Baroudi, Director of Economics and Sustainability at MIGA.
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As hunger rises, the World Bank supports vulnerable people now and in the future
Growing hunger and food insecurity are making headlines around the world.
Hunger has been rising since 2014, due to conflict, economic shocks, and weather extremes. According to the FAO, 688 million people were hungry in 2019, compared to 624 million in 2014.
Floods and Droughts: An EPIC Response to These Hazards in the Era of Climate Change
June 11, 2021: My productive discussions abroad in Helsinki, Moscow, and London; our Global Economic Prospects Report; and action on vaccines
I would like to quickly summarize some of my recent activities, and preview a few events yet to
come.
My first trip since the start of the pandemic was both productive and informative in equal measure. Ahead of the in-person G7 Finance Meetings in London, I first stopped in Helsinki and Moscow for a series of good meetings.
The Win-Win of Forest Protection: Enhancing Lives While Slowing Climate Change
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- The World Bank’s $3.7 billion portfolio of 102 forest projects supports systemic, transformative engagement in more than 50 countries including Ghana, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mexico, Mozambique, Nepal, Vietnam and Zambia.
- From 2016-2020 during the implementation of the World Bank Group’s Forest Action Plan, nearly 6 million people benefited from World Bank forest and land management projects, including 1.1 million women and 225,000 Indigenous People.
- For example, in Indonesia, a Bank program in the Jambi province is reducing emissions from unsustainable land use while promoting alternative livelihoods such as sustainable fisheries, livestock and service industries that help take pressure off the province’s primary forests and peatlands.
On World Oceans Day, make a pledge to nurture nature so nature can nourish us
For centuries, humans have indulged their vast curiosity by exploring and asking questions. We
focused our attention predominantly on the land as it is our home, and let our imaginations fly into the starlit sky.
Monitoring the Safety & Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination
As the world continues to face the public health, social, and economic unravelling due to the 
COVID-19 crisis, it should be clear that, The World Bank Group is helping developing countries purchase and distribute vaccines and strengthen health systems through a $12 billion vaccine financing facility, which complements the $6 billion Global COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Program in the health sector approved in April 2020 and that now covers more than 110 countries.
The Case for Designing Inclusive Platforms in Emerging Markets – the $300 billion opportunity – June 16, 2021 | 8:00am ET
The rapid digital transformation underway in many emerging markets has the potential to have an equally transformative impact for entrepreneurs. However, critical gaps in access to the internet and mobile phones can limit the ability to work in tech-enabled jobs or to compete as entrepreneurs. This event draws on recent IFC (International Finance Corporation) research on rise of e-commerce in Africa and Southeast Asia and opportunities for further growth by exploring more inclusive practices. It will cover two key topics:
The Global Economy: on Track for Strong but Uneven Growth as COVID-19 Still Weighs
A year and a half since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global economy is poised to
stage its most robust post-recession recovery in 80 years in 2021. But the rebound is expected to be uneven across countries, as major economies look set to register strong growth even as many developing economies lag.
Netherlands for the World Bank 
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