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We put data to work for development. Follow us for #opendata updates & support, news, stories & data visualizations.
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π Cities across the Middle East and North Africa are increasingly exposed to shocks & stresses beyond natural hazards. Ahead of the #MENA Regional Urban #Resilience Conference on April 2-4, 2019 in Beirut, we dig deeper into how to tackle this challenge: wrld.bg/9cjR30nUMAE pic.twitter.com/1uF81QfW4i
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Large gaps in electricity access. Great #solar and #wind resources. How can #Africa tackle the former using the latter? Batteries could be the answer: wrld.bg/5mgP30nSsZa #endenergypoverty pic.twitter.com/766OODokNL
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#DYK Since 1970, #Africa has experienced more than 2,000 natural disasters, with just under half taking place in the last decade? Discover how Africa is building resilience and adapting to a changing climate: wrld.bg/KrFA30nXEJ4 #AdaptationMatters #OnePlanetSummit pic.twitter.com/1Yk3zSh6g7
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#Offshorewind represents about $26 billion in annual investments β and set to grow dramatically with abt $500 billion expected to be invested by 2030. Learn more: wrld.bg/pnCp30nWD64 #endenergypoverty pic.twitter.com/HDxr4Ozruj
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#DYK 25% of adults in Sub-Saharan Africa use mobile money. Here is how we are using digital platforms to promote #financialinclusion: gateway.academy pic.twitter.com/YkzwZkqGBn
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Do #robots in the #UnitedStates destroy jobs in #Mexico? Possibly, but not in the Mexican #carindustry. New findings by Erhan Artuc, Luc Christiaensen, and Hernan Winkler bit.ly/2NtZTLB pic.twitter.com/FAAAll0Yhh
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Mar 11 |
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#MachineLearning π’ algorithms already power the internet, our homes and even our mobile devices. What would the world look like if we harnessed all of that automated computational power to protect people from #disasters? Learn more: wrld.bg/mJCk30nWJ3r #drm pic.twitter.com/CBZ0SCTu4S
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Mar 10 |
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Despite gains, women around the world still face discriminatory laws & regulations at every point in their working life. 56 countries enacted no reforms to improve womenβs equality of opportunity over the 10-year period covered by new #WomenBizLaw index. wrld.bg/UWvT30nLMBU pic.twitter.com/6k6L9FOKrH
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#DYK? The @WorldBank is financing over half the cost of the frontline response to the #Ebola outbreak in #DRC and as a result, there is a 5-fold increase in patients seeking free health services. Details: wrld.bg/oskT30nVHPY #WBG_BiggerPicture #HealthForAll pic.twitter.com/lTv6AqEmDG
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Mar 9 |
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Just how open are global π’ #data sets for disaster risk management and #climatechange adaptation β and why does it matter? Our very own @pzwsk breaks it all down: wrld.bg/6Et830nGElv #drm pic.twitter.com/aKKLwucsAI
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#Solar and# wind power are variable by nature, so how do we store the electricity they produce to use when it's needed most? Batteries could help: wrld.bg/5mgP30nSsZa #endenergypoverty pic.twitter.com/mSAnYx4ll6
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New #WomenBizLaw index finds that 35 countries gave legal protections against #sexualharassment at work, protecting nearly 2 billion more women than a decade ago. wrld.bg/UWvT30nLMBU pic.twitter.com/rx0I0sNqSq
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Over 15,000 rural #Afghans can now easily access basic services and #markets thanks to a rebuilt all-season road near #Kabul. Learn more: wrld.bg/6WRI30nVf4Y @WBG_Transport @MRRDAfghanistan pic.twitter.com/mYmpgWoo8w
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Mar 8 |
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Fighting #Ebola in #DRC: this is how we help:
ππΎ 1,800 paid health workers
ππΎ 5,216 handwashing stations
ππΎ 75 psychosocial support teams
ππΎ 21 decontamination teams
ππΎ 10 Ebola treatment centers
Learn more: wrld.bg/oskT30nVHPY #WBG_BiggerPicture
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βI do believe that if we teach our sons to respect women and our daughters to stand up for themselves, we will see a change in our cultural mentality.β Outside her full-time job, Alicia is doing her part to fight stigma and violence in PNG: wrld.bg/AcOZ30nVctH #womensday pic.twitter.com/JtbEHRp79v
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In π²π± Mali there is a large gap in #education between urban and rural populations. Around 75% of individuals aged 15β39 years are uneducated in rural areas, while only 29% are, in urban areas. Learn more in our NEW Mali household survey here: wrld.bg/56vq30nR4Ay
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For #womensday we talked to 12 women doing inspiring work in their field across East Asia Pacific. Read about their paths, what inspires them, and how they think their countries can achieve equality here: wrld.bg/IvDb30nVarW pic.twitter.com/FlUOKImxW1
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In #Tanzania, #Kenya, #Nigeria, and #Niger fewer than 70% of doctors can identify the correct treatment for tuberculosis. Ensuring quality health care will require more than just money. Read about successful strategies to #InvestinPeople β‘οΈ bit.ly/2XufGOX pic.twitter.com/kkzAN7syG8
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22 economies removed restrictions on womenβs work, reducing likelihood women are kept out of working in certain sectors of the economy; 13 economies introduced laws mandating equal pay for work of equal value, new #WomenBizLaw index says. wrld.bg/UWvT30nLMBU pic.twitter.com/RXe5ms14TW
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#Fashion industry accounts for 10% of global carbon emissions.
@Connect4Climateβs #XRayFashion is traveling to the @UNEnvironment Assembly where the @UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion will be launched: bit.ly/2UiHHXZ
#SolveDifferent #OnePlanetSummit #Fashion4Climate pic.twitter.com/v4mXU2psqC
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