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Carbon prices are needed to incorporate climate change costs into economic decision making. Carbon pricing should be … included as part of a broader arsenal of tools to achieve domestic climate targets, but it is not a silver bullet: other policy … increasing the capacity of governments and domestic businesses. The World Bank Group, through its climate change action plan, is …
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This working paper commissioned by the World Bank Carbon Markets and Innovation Practice (GCCMI) critically examines experience with carbon markets under the Kyoto protocol. The de facto end of the Kyoto Protocol and heralding of the Paris Agreement era has created the space for critical...
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This report explores how climate action, in line with Uzbekistan's goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2060 …
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This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) proposes that Benin focuses on building a resilient economy, with … investment and policy options primarily targeted at adapting to climate change risks. The dependence of Benin's economic … structure on agriculture and informal employment makes its development path highly vulnerable to climate change in the absence …
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The world faces a triple crisis of three interconnected issues-development, climate, and nature- and current levels of … climate action are insufficient. Beyond the grim headlines, there are increasingly clear opportunities to achieve triple wins …. To support the alignment of sustainable development priorities and actions with climate change risks and objectives, the …
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Climate change is already affecting people's lives and livelihoods in Angola, as well as the Angolan economy. The … country is experiencing increasingly severe and frequent climate hazards, including the South's worst prolonged droughts in … decades. Climate change impacts also come with a heavy price tag: climate-related disasters (floods, storms, droughts) cost …
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path. Jordan will need to use a combination of avenues to leverage financing for priority climate action. Selected policy … achievement of Jordan's climate priorities. Equally important will be the identification of additional financing for priority …In Jordan, natural resource scarcity and import dependence mean pronounced climate change impacts are inevitable and …
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path. Jordan will need to use a combination of avenues to leverage financing for priority climate action. Selected policy … achievement of Jordan's climate priorities. Equally important will be the identification of additional financing for priority …In Jordan, natural resource scarcity and import dependence mean pronounced climate change impacts are inevitable and …
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The Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) identifies ways that Cameroon can achieve its overall development … that climate change is already a threat to Cameroon's development and the country faces the challenge of changing the … living in certain regions are more vulnerable to climate hazards, especially in the Far North where debilitating droughts …
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Climate change poses a serious threat to Morocco's economic growth and human potential but with the right investments … and policies in place, a more sustainable future is possible. A new World Bank diagnostic tool, The Country Climate and … Development Report explores the linkages between climate and development and identifies priority actions to build resilience and …
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