Tag: world bank
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Progress of the Operationalization of the Loss and Damage Fund: Key Takeaways from the Board Proceedings and What Lies Ahead
Halfway through its inaugural year, the Board for the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FLD) has started making strides. With two meetings underway and the next in the horizon, it is a good time to reflect on the Board’s progress so far what challenges lie ahead. The process for operationalization of the Fund…
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Is building climate resilience feasible in a refugee context?
The importance of climate resilient farming for refugees
“Water is to adaptation as energy is to mitigation,” Prof Saleemul Huq Anyone can become a refugee. Today, the world is witnessing the displacement of four million Ukrainians resulting from the Russian invasion. Just like a war, climate change is a major contributing factor to migration. A 2021 World Bank report predicts that up to…