Climate Explainer: Climate Change and Air Pollution - World Bank …
WEBSep 1, 2022 · Air pollution is the world’s leading environmental cause of illness and premature death. Fine air pollution particles or aerosols, also known as fine particulate matter or PM 2.5, are responsible for 6.4 million deaths every year, caused by diseases such as ischemic heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, …
World Development Report 2021 Maps and Figures - World Bank …
WEBWith 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in …
Recognizing and tackling a global food crisis - World Bank Group
WEBJan 5, 2023 · This year, acute food insecurity is projected to reach a new peak, surpassing the food crisis experienced in 2007-2008. A combination of factors—including greater poverty and supply chain disruptions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, rising inflation, and high commodity prices—has increased …
Measuring Poverty Overview - World Bank Group
WEBDec 14, 2023 · The international poverty line is set at $2.15 per person per day using 2017 prices. This means that anyone living on less than $2.15 a day is in extreme poverty. About 701 million people globally were in this situation in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic dealt the biggest setback to global poverty-reduction efforts since 1990, increasing the number ...
Careers - World Bank Group
WEBWith 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in …
Five Things You Need to Know About Social Sustainability and …
WEBSep 2, 2020 · Here are five things you need to know about SSI. #1: Social sustainability is about inclusive and resilient societies where citizens have voice and governments respond. The building blocks of social sustainability are inclusive, just, and resilient societies where citizens have voice and governments listen and respond.
Macroeconomics Overview - World Bank Group
WEBApr 1, 2024 · Macroeconomics is the branch of economics that deals with the overall functioning of the economy. Macroeconomic policies have a critical influence on the decisions of households and firms to spend, save, hire and invest. And the conditions they foster set the stage for economic growth and development. The World Bank Group’s macroeconomists work toward the institution's primary goals of ...
Papua New Guinea Economic Update: PNG Economy Navigating a …
WEBMar 4, 2022 · Latest World Bank Report says PNG’s economy returning to modest economic growth after a heavy downturn in 2020.. PORT MORESBY, March 4, 2022 – A new World Bank report says Papua New Guinea’s economy is projected to grow by four percent in 2022, driven largely by growth in the extractives sector. Papua New Guinea Economic Update: Navigating a Fragile Recovery looks at key recent ...
PHILIPPINES: Reducing Inequality Key to Becoming a Middle-Class …
WEBNov 24, 2022 · With an income Gini coefficient of 42.3 percent in 2018, the Philippines had one of the highest rates of income inequality in East Asia. “The Philippines aims to become a middle-class society free of poverty by 2040, but we know from global experience that no country has managed to make this transition while maintaining high levels of ...
Sustainable Finance - World Bank Group
WEBSustainable Finance is the process of taking due account of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations when making investment decisions in the financial sector, leading to increased longer-term investments into sustainable economic activities and projects (European Commission). It has become a powerful movement led by regulators ...