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Sustainable Development
Sustainable development recognizes that growth must be both inclusive and environmentally sound to reduce poverty and build shared prosperity for today’s population and to continue to meet the needs of future generations. It must be efficient with resources and carefully planned to deliver immediate and long-term benefits for people, planet, and prosperity. Read Overview »
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Outcomes from COP21: Forests as a Key Climate and Development Solution
December 18, 2015 — At COP21 in Paris, international governments recognized and acknowledged the key role that resilient forests and landscapes play for both climate change and development in the final agreement achieved and through a number of financial pledges and green initiatives. Read More »
Forest Carbon Partnership Facility | Forest Investment Program | Program on Forests (PROFOR)
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“Historic” Paris Agreement Paves Way for World Bank to Help Countries Deliver on Climate Commitments
December 12, 2015 — With the passing of a global agreement at COP21 in Paris on December 12, countries around the world are stepping up their action on climate change to meet the ambition of the agreement. Read More »
Statement by World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim | On the Ground in Paris
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On the ground in Paris
December 11, 2015 — As negotiators finalize an agreement at the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris, the World Bank Group’s delegation wraps up two weeks on the ground demonstrating our support for climate action in developing countries around the world. Read More »
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A Plan to Spur Climate Resilient Infrastructure in Africa
December 9, 2015 —  The proposed establishment of the Africa Facility for Climate-Resilient Investment is the brainchild of the World Bank, the Africa Union Commission and the United Nation Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). Read More »
Publication: Planning Africa’s Infrastructure in An Uncertain Climate Future | Africa Climate Business Plan
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World Bank Support to Cities to Expand – Key Pieces of the Puzzle in Addressing Climate Change
December 8, 2015 —  The growing importance of cities as drivers of climate change is hard to miss at COP 21 in Paris, as the conference kicks off its first-ever “Cities Day” today and with climate celebrities Leonardo di Caprio and Robert Redford making a meeting Read More »
State of City Climate Finance Report
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Bid to End Routine Gas Flaring Gets Huge Boost
December 7, 2015 — A global initiative to end routine gas flaring at oil production sites around the world has been endorsed by 45 oil companies, governments, and others, representing potential CO2 savings of 100 million tons a year. These endorsers account for more than 40% of all global gas flaring. Read More »
Event: Global Initiative to End Routine Gas Flarin | Q&A on Gas Flaring
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Laura Tuck

Laura Tuck

Vice President, Sustainable Development
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