among the most affected by climate change but least prepared to address it. This report introduces key findings of the World …

urban dwellers will live in Africa and Asia. The world's urban areas wereresponsible for around 70 percent of greenhouse gas … (GHG) emissions in 2013, and that numbercould grow by 50 percent by 2050 if current trends continue. In 2015, world leaders …

This retrospective examines how the World Bank's strategic use of climate-related trust funds has enabled it to play an … finance, with a focus on the pioneering role of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and World Bank carbon funds in spurring … climate change mitigation activities, this report draws lessons and recommendations on how the World Bank and the wider …

The world economy is experiencing a very strong but uneven recovery, with many emerging market and developing economies … Global Economic Prospects. The Global Economic Prospects is a World Bank Group Flagship Report that examines global economic …

Economic Prospects is a World Bank Group Flagship Report that examines global economic developments and prospects, with a …

alleviation. Global Economic Prospects is a World Bank Group Flagship Report that examines global economic developments and …

Cities in the developing world are rapidly expanding, boosting countries' economies, reducing poverty, and fueling … range of shocks and stresses that cities may encounter. The flagship report -- co-authored by the World Bank Group and the … poverty and promoting shared prosperity. And while, over the last five years, the World Bank Group has financed more than USD …