Stories: Governance & Access

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The World Bank’s annual spring meetings take place this week in Washington, D.C….

Without the right laws and safeguards in place, development can come at the expense of the environment and local communities. This point is especially evident in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Newspapers across the region regularly…

Rural farmers depend on land and natural resources for food, income, and their physical well-being. But what happens when national or local governments…

Ministers and senior officials from developed countries will gather this Thursday in Washington, D.C. to tackle one of the world’s foremost challenges: how to mobilize…

This is the first installment of our blog series, Climate Finance FAQs. The series explores the often nebulous world of climate finance, providing clarity on some…

Developing countries will need about $531 billion of additional investments in clean energy technologies every year in order to limit global temperature rise to 2° C…

Research shows that developing countries will need about $531 billion of additional investments in clean energy technologies each year in order to limit global temperature…

Worldwide, one out of every five people lacks access to modern electricity. Affordability, quality of service, and social and environmental impacts…