SUPPORTING HIMACHAL PRADESH AS INDIA’S FIRST GREEN STATE
The World Bank Vice President for South Asia, Hartwig Schafer, has concluded a visit to the hill state of Himachal Pradesh in India. During the visit, Mr Schafer met with the…
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BILLION VULNERABLE CHILDREN AT EXTREME RISK
Today, 1 billion of the world’s most vulnerable children are at extreme risk. If the world fails to act, tomorrow it will be all children. It is past time to…
PAKISTAN JOINS FIGHT AGAINST PLASTIC POLLUTION
Through its Ministry of Climate Change, Pakistan has now joined the World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership. Ahead of the fifth United Nations Environment Assembly, where plastic pollution will…
HOW SOUTH AFRICA CAN ACHIEVE ITS CLIMATE GOALS
In our recent review of South Africa’s economy we explore how to raise growth, reduce inequality and unemployment, and bolster the economy’s green credentials and climate resilience. These challenges have been deepened…
IN CLIMATE CRISIS BATTLE, DON’T OVERLOOK BLOCKCHAIN
As the world increasingly looks at using digital technology to accelerate action on issues such as climate change and biodiversity loss, blockchain is pushing to the forefront. Blockchain is a…
SUSTAINABLE PLASTIC MANAGEMENT KEY FOR GREEN GROWTH IN BANGLADESH
Sustainable management of plastic will be crucial for Bangladesh to tackle the increasing plastic pollution and ensure green growth, according to a World Bank Report. The ‘Towards a Multisectoral Action…
THE BUSINESS OF SUSTAINABILITY: OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIA
A speech by Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, at the Shri Ram Research Festival hosted by the Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi.…