Fin4Dev, which has offered a lens into the fast-changing world of development aid, financial innovation, and global public goods since July 2015, will cease publishing new posts this month and the site’s content will be remain accessible through April 30.…
Read MoreEnergy needs in Asia are huge. If the region continues its high rate of growth, Asia’s share of world energy consumption could rise from around a third in 2010 to more than half by 2035. Raw energy consumption in the…
Read MoreThe EBRD is looking ahead to an ambitious future and back at the achievements of the recent past as we boost our contribution to global efforts to combat climate change. We have just announced the adoption of a Green Economy…
Read MoreTurkey has suffered from some of the worst earthquakes in history. To avert further loss of life and damage to property in the event of a natural disaster, the Turkish government has implemented an Urban Transformation Plan, to demolish and…
Read MoreIn less than 80 days, world leaders will have the opportunity to strike a once-in-a-generation agreement in the fight against climate change. The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris in December could mark a turning point in world history:…
Read MoreCountries should drive their own development, but working together, the international community can turn the picture of sustainable development envisaged by the Sustainable Development Goals from aspiration into reality, says IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde. In a discussion at the…
Read MoreA few years ago, a 50 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Kazakhstan would have been unthinkable. Kazakhstan’s electricity sector was, and still is, dominated by coal-fired power plants. Renewable energy was limited to a few hydropower plants constructed during Soviet…
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Enabling people and their goods to stay on the move by rebuilding rural roads in the Democratic Republic of Congo; keeping young children in elementary school in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda; setting up low carbon energy…
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