The man who helped usher in the environmental movement in the 1960s and '70s has been rethinking his positions on cities, nuclear power, genetic modification and geo-engineering. This talk at the US...
This 8-week course on Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace provides an in-depth introduction to the multiple roles that natural resources and the environment play in the onset, escalation, and...
This course aims to provide an in-depth introduction to the elements of the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework. The Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) offers broad and systematic...
Over the past decade, the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank’s fund for the world’s poorest countries, has lent some US$4.7 billion to support investment in environment and...
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This course will help you better understand the linkages between gender and the environment. It will provide you with the knowledge and tools to mainstream gender, and to be an...
This e-course provides an overview of the GEF, a unique international organization that is dedicated to safeguarding the global environment. It is a joint production by the GEF Secretariat’s...
"Tanzania is one of only 10 countries in Africa—and of only a few more countries in the rest of the world—where total wealth per capita has declined."
Tanzania’s wealth per capita has declined...
On August 4, 2016, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved the Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) to help protect people and the environment in the investment projects it...
PPIAF has supported the Government of Jordan to improve the institutional and policy environment for public-private partnerships (PPPs). The objective is to provide the enabling conditions for the...
Caribbean countries face a rapidly changing trade environment, which presents both opportunities and challenges for economies highly dependent on external markets. The features of the new trade...
This report discusses how the World Bank Group (WBG) will mobilize to work better on ENRLE. Recognizing the evolving global context, a new and fully mobilized Community of Practice will put more...
This 1 hour e-learning course provides participants with tools to improve their ability to identify and manage environmental and social risks and to promote IFC's Performance Standards. Through the...
Through modern technologies and partnerships with private companies, farmers in Vietnam have improved productivity and are helping protect the environment.
Despite admirable intentions of hydropower development projects, there is often a risk for negative environmental and social impacts. Because of the vital importance of water for ecosystems and...
The course outlines some key Financial Management issues raised by fragile and conflict-affected states which are among the most important faced by the international community as a whole. Fragile...
The enabling environment is the national government’s legal, regulatory, and institutional framework and debt market conditions that govern sub-national governments’ (SNGs) borrowing. When planning...
"For residents of Xining, soil and water conservation are life-changing."
For residents of Xining in Western China, soil and water conservation efforts brought not only a healthier environment,...
This note is the third in a series of notes on developing a comprehensive policy, legal, and institution framework for public-private partnership (PPP) programs. This series is extracted from a PPIAF...
Most of us want to do the right thing when it comes to the environment. But things aren’t as simple as opting for the paper bag, says sustainability strategist Leyla Acaroglu. A bold call for us to...