Over the past 50 years, the global urban population has quadrupled, and the earth’s surface temperature has increased by 1.2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. This warming is primarily ...

過去50年間で、世界の都市人口は4倍に増え、地球の表面温度は産業革命前の水準より1.2度上昇しています。この温暖化の主な原因は温室効果ガスであり、その排出量の70％は都市からのもの ...

Developing economies—which fuel 60 percent of global growth—are projected to finish the first quarter of the 21st century ...

The International Debt Report (IDR) is a longstanding annual publication of the World Bank featuring external debt statistics and analysis for the low- and middle-income countries that report to the ...

Access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is critical for powering Africa, transforming economies, and reaching people’s development aspirations. It is at the heart of our mission to ...

The Co-operative Republic of Guyana is a small, sparsely populated South American country with abundant natural resources. Although geographically situated in South America, the country is culturally ...

The Household Impacts of Tariffs (HIT) simulation tool enables users to simulate how changes in import tariffs impact the incomes of households across the income distribution. The website provides ...

Poverty is multidimensional. An individual or household experiencing poverty can suffer multiple disadvantages at the same time. Beyond the inability to afford basic needs, poverty can also mean ...

WASHINGTON, January 16, 2025—The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank approved financial assistance today for two new projects in Kosovo aimed at strengthening the competitiveness of the ...

In November 2024, the first in-person training of the Policy Catalyst Effective Renewable Energy Tendering Window brought 62 delegates from 12 African nations together in Cape Town to dive into the ...

WASHINGTON, January 16, 2024—The World Bank Group today announced a settlement with the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES) in connection with conduct ...