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Groups want World Bank to stop financing anti-people wildlife project in Tanzania

Civil society groups across Africa have petitioned the World Bank to stop financing a project in Tanzania that purports to protect the environment but...

David Archer: Avoid our mistake, don’t let World Bank host loss and damage fund

At the Global Partnership for Education, we paid a high price to be hosted by the World Bank. A loss and damage fund should...

World Bank to administer Loss and Damage Fund – Al Jaber hails agreement, campaigners kick

COP28 President-designate and Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Dr Sultan Al Jaber, welcomed an agreement reached in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, November 4,...

Marrakech: Beyond the World Bank, IMF meeting rooms

The world recently gathered in Marrakech, Morocco for the annual World Bank/International Monetary Fund (IMF) meetings. The meetings, which had been scheduled for 2020 were...

Delta to access $20m from World Bank assisted water project

The Delta State Government says it is working on plans to access a $20 million grant under the World Bank Sustainable Urban and Rural...

Global gas flaring drops to lowest level since 2010

The World Bank says global gas flaring has fallen to the lowest level since 2010. This is contained in a statement issued by the World...

Campaigners accuse World Bank of ‘fuelling the fire’ of climate chaos

Climate and human rights campaigners have condemned the World Bank’s plan for aligning its investments with the Paris Agreement, published over the weekend, as...

World Bank, govt appoint National Coordinator for $700m Agro-climatic project

Mr AbdulHamid Umar has been appointed as National Project Coordinator of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), Project  in Nigeria. A statement on Friday,...

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Reserve for wild horses established in Sumava Mountains, near borders with Germany and Austria

A herd of wild horses ran into the new reserve in the Sumava Protected Landscape Area in the mountain...
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Extreme flooding and intensifying rainfall variability in Nigeria

Synopsis Climate change and natural climate variability are the major causes of weather extremes such as heavy rainfall. There have...

International Waste Pickers’ Day: Pickers seek recognition for sustainable development

Waste pickers in Lagos have called for formal recognition and inclusion in Nigeria’s circular economy drive. Mr. Friday Oku, President...

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Extreme flooding and intensifying rainfall variability in Nigeria

Synopsis Climate change and natural climate variability are the major...
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