There is a wealth of scientific reports that records the actual climatic changes that have been taking place during recent years. While there is debate over the causes of climate change, the rate at which this phenomenon is increasing is overwhelming - with the evidence indicating that the...

The value of funded pensions can depend critically on the funds' investment performance. To try and protect people's savings, governments often regulate pension funds strictly, particularly when contributions are mandatory. For example, the new funded pension systems in Latin America and Eastern...

The second Climate Investment Funds (CIF) partnership forum took place at the headquarters of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila, Philippines, on March 18-19, 2010. The objective of the 2010 partnership forum was to share lessons learned from the CIF design process and from early...