pollution; inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene; natural disasters (such as flooding and landslides); and land …

. According to International Telecommunication Union (ITU) two thirds of the world's population are now online. Estimates of the … sector. Meanwhile, one-third of the world's population, or 2.6 billion people, remain unconnected to the internet. The large …

omnipresence in the environment. Marine litter and plastic pollution have attracted much attention and commitments from governments … and the private sector alike in the past few years. Policies to curb plastic pollution have had limited success in many … address plastic pollution. By examining the economic and financial implications of plastic management, the report provides key …

inclusion of the world's poorest populations. They upgrade homes, improve neighborhoods, and change lives. Like all investment … requirements embedded in the World Bank's Environmental and Social Framework (ESF), which went into effect on October 1, 2018. The …

from biological materials andconvert them into products such as food, animal feedand bioenergy. In a post-fossil-fuel world …

overview of agricultural pollution in the Philippines, commissioned by the World Bank. The overview consists of three 'chapters … overview of: (a) the magnitude, impacts, and drivers of pollution related to the crops sector's development; (b) measures that … have been taken by the public sector to manage or mitigate this pollution; and (c) existing knowledge gaps and directions …

underpin the development of future World Bank operations in the environment sector; and (iii) to serve as an initial analysis … wide analysis undertaken by the World Bank in 2003, an environment sector policy note prepared by the World Bank in 2010 … carried out by the World Bank in related sectors including governance analyses of the mining and forestry sectors, a national …