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Results-based financing is a well-established financing modality in the health and education sectors but it is still in … an early stage of deployment in the area of climate change. This report reviews 74 results-based climate financing (RBCF … sector activity and financing. RBCF can thus play a critical role in mobilizing the resources and supporting the policies and …
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among the most affected by climate change but least prepared to address it. This report introduces key findings of the World …
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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 … amount of funding available and as part of a process of enabling and levering existing and new financing to flow from a broad …
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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 …
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economy, sectoral issues, investment needs and potential sources of financing, the CCDR aims to identify high impact …
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The Dominican Republic has made significant progress in boosting economic growth and reducing poverty, but it still faces challenges to achieve inclusive and equitable development, increase productivity, and improve the competitiveness and sustainability of primary sectors like agriculture,...
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The Azerbaijan Country Climate and Development Report assesses how the country can reduce its vulnerability to climate shocks and the risks emerging from the global low-carbon transition while protecting the living standards of its people and reaping opportunities of a new climate economy. It...
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the world's highest levels of exposure to floods and extreme heat. However, building climate resilience also offers an … accelerated decarbonization and changing consumption and production patterns in the rest of the world. With the right policy …
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This Climate Change and Development Report (CCDR) establishes the case for a new economic model to addressTunisia's challenging economic and social context and vulnerability to climate change. Building on extensiveanalyses and consultations (see Box 1 for our approach), the CCDR calls for a new...
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World Bank Group's engagement in Mozambique, alongside other key products, such as Systematic Country Diagnostics (SCDs) and …
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