A new report from the World Bank warns that more than 100 million people could be driven into extreme poverty by the effects of global warming, the Thomson Reuters Foundation writes. The study, issued ...

Economic growth rates in some parts of the world could shrink by as much as 6% by 2050 as water supplies dry up from climate ...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva delivers remarks ahead of the annual IMF-World Bank fall meetings, at the Milken Institute in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 8 ...

For example, savings from eliminating fossil fuel subsidies could be reinvested in assistance schemes to help poor families cope with higher fuel costs. Without the right policies to keep the poor ...

It’s often assumed that lower birthrates could help slow climate change and A.I. disruption. The reality is more complex.

Investments in building climate resilience can deliver benefits equivalent to 150 million jobs by 2050, according to the World Bank report, “Jobs in a Changing Climate: Insights from World Bank Group ...

Ajay Banga ’s approach to solving economic instability in the Global South is a unique one: using not just the financial ...

SYDNEY, July 28 (Reuters) - The World Bank has maintained its focus on climate change and gender equality issues in the Pacific, managing director of operations Anna Bjerde said on a visit to ...

From Godwin Tsa, AbujaThe Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has reaffirmed its readiness to partner with the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank (AFDB) to address climate change ...