Showing 1 - 10 of 247
Forestry has traditionally been one of Myanmar's most important economic sectors, generating more in export earnings in the period 2010-2018. It is estimated that the country will have lost 12 million ha of forest between 1990 and 2020 - the third largest absolute forest loss of all countries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647272
This evaluation assesses the quality of the World Bank's early response to the COVID-19 crisis and the initial steps … Evaluation Group evaluation looks at the World Bank Group support to address the economic implications of the pandemic. To assess … recommendations for ensuring stronger future preparedness: (i) Use the World Bank's crisis recovery efforts to strengthen the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013538262
There are compelling reasons for asset owners - in particular large pension funds and sovereign wealth funds - to adopt sustainable investment, and for governments to support them in these endeavors. First, asset owners have a key role to play in providing the capital that supports national...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647096
This report describes the ESG integration practices at GPF as a practical example of how a pension fund can integrate … ESG considerations into its investment practices and processes. The report focuses on the incorporation of ESG issues into … ESG disclosure practices whilst also key to GPF's overall approach, are not discussed in detail in this report. The report …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014516841
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000896315
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393576
To permanently end poverty and hunger by 2030, the world needs a food system that can feed every person, every day … better steward the world's natural resources. Urgently, we need a food system that is more resilient and that shifts from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012564517
The decline in commodity prices that began with metals and agriculture four years ago—joined by crude oil in mid-2014—continued in 2015Q1 (Figure 1). Energy, metals, and agricultural prices were down 28, 11, and 5 percent, respectively, from the previous quarter. Increasing supplies, bumper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012564525
Liberia had an estimated 4.3 million hectares of forests in 2011, comprising approximately 50 percent of Liberia’s landmass. These forests support very high levels of biodiversity, provide a wide range of ecosystem services (for example, bush meat, medicines, construction materials, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012564573
being provided in a world shaped by climate change. This is the fourth edition of the Joint Report on MDB Climate Finance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012564693