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Climate catastrophe throws into stark relief the extreme, life-threatening inequalities that affect millions of lives worldwide. The poorest and most marginalized, who are least responsible for the consumption and emissions that create climate change, are the first and hardest impacted, and the...
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-carbon private sector investments. The World Bank has developed this discussion paper in response to the government of South Africa …
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This report considers the opportunities based on domestic commitments already made for Jamaica to enhance the ambition of the mitigation commitments of its future Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). It also identifies the adaptation co-benefits these opportunities might bring, which could...
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Jamaica remains committed to its contribution as the world continues to address the challenge of climate change. In …
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Moldova is exposed to an array of natural hazards, and their impact disproportionately affects the poor. The Government of Moldova has been strengthening institutions to better prepare for and respond to disasters. It has improved the ability to forecast severe weather, including at the local...
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This guide to developing domestic carbon crediting mechanisms is intended to assist national and subnational policymakers considering whether and how to establish a carbon crediting mechanism in their jurisdiction. The guide provides insights into the decision points for designing a crediting...
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to tackle both the pandemic and the climate crisis. This report provides a framework that builds on the World Bank …'s climate-smart health care approach and integrates the World Bank's multiphase programmatic approach (MPA) into the global …
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to promote trade diversification in the transition to a low-carbon world. Suitable trade and environmental policies can …
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Like most countries in the world, Vietnam is increasingly seeing its development affected by climate change. With a … climate change around the world. Vietnam has historically had very low greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but over the past two … decades, it has seen some of the fastest emissions growth rates in the world. From 2000 to 2015, as GDP per capita increased …
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