Development and Climate Change

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.creatorInternational Finance Corporation
dc.creatorMultilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
dc.date2017-09-07T20:02:27Z
dc.date2017-09-07T20:02:27Z
dc.date2008
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:03:38Z
dc.descriptionThis strategic framework serves to guide and support the operational response of the World Bank Group (WBG) to new development challenges posed by global climate change. Unabated, climate change threatens to reverse hard-earned development gains. The poorest countries and communities will suffer the earliest and the most. Yet they depend on actions by other nations, developed and developing. While climate change is an added cost and risk to development, a well-designed and implemented global climate policy can also bring new economic opportunities to developing countries. Climate change demands unprecedented global cooperation involving a concerted action by countries at different development stages supported by "measurable, reportable, and verifiable" transfer of finance and technology to developing countries. Trust of developing countries in equity and fairness of a global climate policy and neutrality of the supporting institutions is critical for such cooperation to succeed. Difficulties with mobilizing resources for achieving the millennium development goals and with agreeing on global agricultural trade underscore the political challenges. The framework will help the WBG maintain the effectiveness of its core mission of supporting growth and poverty reduction. While recognizing added costs and risks of climate change and an evolving global climate policy. The WBG top priority will be to build collaborative relations with developing country partners and provide them customized demand-driven support through its various instruments from financing to technical assistance to constructive advocacy. It will give considerable attention to strengthening resilience of economies and communities to increasing climate risks and adaptation. The operational focus will be on improving knowledge and capacity, including learning by doing. The framework will guide operational programs of WBG entities to support actions whose benefits to developing countries are robust under significant uncertainties about future climate policies and impacts-actions that have "no regrets."
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/210721468139493088/Technical-report
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/28201
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/28201
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/414837
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectABSOLUTE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectACCESS TO CLIMATE RISK INSURANCE
dc.subjectADAPTATION FINANCING
dc.subjectAFFORESTATION
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY
dc.subjectAIR TRAVEL
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE ENERGY
dc.subjectANNUAL COSTS
dc.subjectANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE
dc.subjectANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectAPPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON CREDITS
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON FINANCE
dc.subjectCARBON INTENSITY
dc.subjectCARBON MARKET
dc.subjectCARBON MARKETS
dc.subjectCARBON NEUTRAL
dc.subjectCARBON TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCERTIFIED EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectCLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
dc.subjectCLEAN ENERGY
dc.subjectCLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCLEAN TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE ACTION
dc.subjectCLIMATE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCLIMATE ANALYSIS INDICATORS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE FUND
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE REGIME
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGIES
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGES
dc.subjectCLIMATE DAMAGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCLIMATE POLICIES
dc.subjectCLIMATE POLICY
dc.subjectCLIMATE RESILIENCE
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISK
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISK INSURANCE PRODUCTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISKS
dc.subjectCLIMATE SYSTEM
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE-RELATED DISASTERS
dc.subjectCLIMATE-RELATED RISKS
dc.subjectCLIMATE-SENSITIVE SECTORS
dc.subjectCO
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOLORS
dc.subjectCOMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS
dc.subjectCORAL REEFS
dc.subjectCOST ESTIMATES
dc.subjectCOSTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDIFFUSION
dc.subjectECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH RATES
dc.subjectECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSION PROFILE
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTION
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectEMISSION SCENARIOS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS LIMITATION
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES
dc.subjectENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectENERGY INTENSITY
dc.subjectENERGY POLICIES
dc.subjectENERGY PRICE
dc.subjectENERGY PRICES
dc.subjectENERGY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectENERGY SECURITY
dc.subjectENERGY USE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPOSURE TO CLIMATE RISKS
dc.subjectEXTREME PRECIPITATION
dc.subjectEXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectEXTREME TEMPERATURE EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
dc.subjectFEASIBILITY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL FLOWS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MECHANISM
dc.subjectFINANCIAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL_MECHANISM
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST CARBON
dc.subjectFOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFOREST FIRES
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL USE
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectFROST
dc.subjectFUEL PRICES
dc.subjectFUTURE CLIMATE CHANGES
dc.subjectGAS FLARING
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGHGS
dc.subjectGLACIER MELTING
dc.subjectGLACIERS
dc.subjectGLOBAL CARBON MARKET
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE POLICY
dc.subjectGLOBAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
dc.subjectGLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGLOBAL TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectGLOBAL TEMPERATURE CHANGE
dc.subjectGOLD
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY
dc.subjectGROSS NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectHURRICANES
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINNOVATIVE FINANCING
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectLAND DEGRADATION
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND USE CHANGE
dc.subjectLOW-CARBON
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
dc.subjectMITIGATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectMOUNTAIN GLACIERS
dc.subjectNATIONAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectPOLICY ADVICE
dc.subjectPOLICY DECISIONS
dc.subjectPORTFOLIO
dc.subjectPOWER SUPPLY
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPRICE VOLATILITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRESILIENCE OF ECONOMIES
dc.subjectRESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRISKS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL RISE
dc.subjectSEA-LEVEL
dc.subjectSEA-LEVEL RISE
dc.subjectSOCIAL AFFAIRS
dc.subjectSTORMS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE FOREST
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE GROWTH
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE CHANGE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURES
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectUNCERTAINTIES
dc.subjectUNEP
dc.subjectUNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE RISKS
dc.subjectWEATHER PATTERNS
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWIND POWER
dc.subjectWIND STORMS
dc.subjectWMO
dc.titleDevelopment and Climate Change
dc.titleDeveloppement et changement climatique : cadre strategique pour le groupe de la Banque Mondiale Desarrollo y cambio climatico : marco estrategico para el Grupo del Banco Mundial
dc.titleA Strategic Framework for the World Bank Group - Technical Report
dc.typeReport
dc.typeRapport
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