Nature-based solutions (NBS) can help countries facing complex climate-related challenges to address disaster risks while providing important socioeconomic benefits. This guide focuses on NBS for ...

Social media isn’t good or bad — the latest World Happiness Report suggests well-being depends on how much you use it, what you do on it and what platforms you’re on.

Large parts of the world are facing ‘water bankruptcy’. This calls for a re-examination of water rights, subsidies, pricing mechanisms and land-use practices that encourage over-extraction ...

Near-term transition, appointment of new chairman being monitored by investors and shareholders, bank remains financially strong ...

Djibouti receives a $35 million grant to expand rural access to drinking water The project will benefit over 120,000 people and strengthen climate resilience It is part of a broader regional program ...

From the 1991 CRZ notification to World Bank-backed ICZM, India’s coastal governance has moved from environmental safeguards ...

The United Nations World Water Development Report is released annually in the context of World Water Day. This year’s report, Water for All People: Equal Rights and Opportunitie ...

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday launched its Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) 2026–2030 for Pakistan, outlining an ambitious five-year roadmap aimed at steering the country ...

International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private sector arm, has urged Indonesia to prioritize the growth of ...

The World Bank Group has called on Nigeria and other developing countries to invest in infrastructure, improve regulatory ...

The bank published a report in 1993 which helped disparage industrial policy. Governments were instead encouraged to let markets operate without direction or barriers.

Developing countries are pursuing ⁠industrial ⁠policy more aggressively than rich nations ⁠but many rely too heavily on blunt ...