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Thailand’s Climate Ambitions Threatened by Significant Funding Shortfall, ADB Warns – What This Means for Our Planet

Thailand’s Climate Ambitions Threatened by Significant Funding Shortfall, ADB Warns – What This Means for Our Planet

Thailand is at a crucial point in its climate finance journey. Recent findings from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), with ... Read more

Unlocking Climate Solutions: The World Bank’s Innovative Blueprint for High-Integrity Carbon Contracts

Unlocking Climate Solutions: The World Bank’s Innovative Blueprint for High-Integrity Carbon Contracts

In a significant step to bridge the climate finance gap, the World Bank, along with various research organizations, is promoting ... Read more

Preserving Indigenous Knowledge: Ancient Wisdom for Tackling Modern Climate Crises

Preserving Indigenous Knowledge: Ancient Wisdom for Tackling Modern Climate Crises

The World Bank’s upcoming report for 2025, titled Indigenous Knowledge, Local Knowledge, and Climate Change: Interconnections for Policy and Practice, ... Read more

Rwanda Unveils M Ecosystem Restoration Initiative to Strengthen Climate Resilience

Rwanda Unveils $9M Ecosystem Restoration Initiative to Strengthen Climate Resilience

Rwanda is stepping up its game in environmental sustainability with the Ecosystem-Based Restoration Approach for the Nyungwe–Ruhango Corridor Project. This ... Read more

Invest Now or Face Higher Costs Later: How Climate Uncertainty Is Inflating Green Transition Expenses

Invest Now or Face Higher Costs Later: How Climate Uncertainty Is Inflating Green Transition Expenses

In a significant collaboration between the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the World Bank Group, researchers Adam Michael Bauer, Florent ... Read more

Exploring Opportunities: Is Hong Kong’s Thriving Financial Sector Leaving Food and Retail Behind?

Exploring Opportunities: Is Hong Kong’s Thriving Financial Sector Leaving Food and Retail Behind?

Hong Kong faces a divide in its economy. On one side, the city’s financial and business sectors are bouncing back, ... Read more

Punjab’s 2023 Budget: Investing ₹15 Billion to Combat Climate Change and Protect Our Environment

Punjab’s 2023 Budget: Investing ₹15 Billion to Combat Climate Change and Protect Our Environment

The Punjab government plans to invest Rs 15 billion to tackle environmental issues and combat climate change. Their goal is ... Read more

Join the Movement: How Collective Action Can Combat the Climate Crisis

Join the Movement: How Collective Action Can Combat the Climate Crisis

Climate change impacts are hitting harder than ever. We’re witnessing wildfires in North America, heatwaves in Europe, and intense floods ... Read more

World Bank Report Reveals the Hidden Costs of the U.S. Trade War: What You Need to Know

World Bank Report Reveals the Hidden Costs of the U.S. Trade War: What You Need to Know

The global economy is on shaky ground. According to a new World Bank report, trade tensions are causing major disruptions. ... Read more

Unlocking Green Finance in Africa: A Thriving Path to Attract Investment for Sustainable Climate Solutions

Unlocking Green Finance in Africa: A Thriving Path to Attract Investment for Sustainable Climate Solutions

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently published a working paper titled "Laying the Ground for Scaling up Climate Finance in ... Read more