The National Adaptation Programmes of Action
The National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) are the most prominent national efforts in the least developed countries (LDCs) to identify priority areas for climate change adaptation. Now that...
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Blogging for pro-poor climate adaptation series: I. Nailing down pro-poor...
[Originally posted at the Development Marketplace Blog] Photo © PlaninternationaltyWe hear that climate changes – ongoing and those to come – are hitting the poor the hardest and the soonest. So what...
View ArticleWhy coal?
Some readers and activists may question why the World Bank Group funds coal-fired power plants and yet professes to embrace sustainable development. The answer is that there is an urgent need for...
View ArticleBlogging for pro-poor climate adaptation: II. Wanted: new ideas for combating...
[Originally posted at the Development Marketplace Blog]In my first blog entry, I mentioned that adaptation to climate change spans a vast range of possible actions and that it can seem a rather...
View ArticleLow-carbon growth: the only sustainable way to overcome world poverty
The two great challenges of the 21st century are the battle against poverty and the management of climate change. On both we must act strongly now and expect to continue that action over the coming...
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Lessons from not so long ago
Even in the frugal India of the 1970s, where the idea of waste bordered on the criminal, I thought my grandfather was being excessively old-fashioned when he refused to use our indoor water-heater to...
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Advance version of World Development Report 2010 now online!
After more than a year of research, consultation, and writing, I’m happy to announce that we have just released a “pre-press” version of our report: World Development Report 2010: Development and...
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Senator Kerry delivers pre-Copenhagen messages at the World Bank
Photo ©Simone D. McCourtie / World Bank Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered a noteworthy speech this afternoon at the World Bank in Washington DC....
View ArticleThoughts on Senator Kerry’s Speech
Senator John Kerry’s recent speech to World Bank staff, which a colleague reported on earlier, was clear and powerful. He said that the development challenges of the 21st century cannot be delivered by...
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Climate shocks also put those just above the poverty line at risk
By Michael Carter of the University of California-Davis and the National Bureau of Economic Research, and Sarah Janzen of Montana State University Recent climate-related natural disasters, including...
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