Tackling climate change in the dynamic region of South Asia
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Join us on Dec 8, 1pm GST/4am EST at #COP28 for insights from leaders in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, showcasing how @WorldBank CCDRs drive green, resilient, and inclusive development in #SouthAsia. Watch live: wrld.bg/jY8I50Qc5zY #LivablePlanet
As India emerges as a solar superpower, does this set the stage for green hydrogen? climateandcapitalmedia.com/i…
Finding ways to mitigate climate risks in South Asia blogs.worldbank.org/endpover… via @worldbank
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World Bank's support to #Kerala is strengthening the state's resilience against natural disasters and #ClimateChange and is providing several learnings for other states to follow: @JohnARoome at the India Climate Development Partners' Meet.
🔗Know more: wrld.bg/4Zx250LZov3
Want to get in-depth on the climate vulnerabilities that #SouthAsia faces - and the solutions across coastal resilience, cooling and urban design that are being put forward? Listen to this excellent podcast by @ChathamHouse @WBG_Climate
chathamhouse.org/2022/11/cli…
•The time for transformative action is now. The cost of reacting to climate risks far exceeds that of strengthening resilience and support from the international community is critical. New #ClimateAndDevelopment report: wrld.bg/i79l50LzN0r #PakistanCCDR
Today: launching the @worldbankgroup new #Pakistan diagnostic- provides a blueprint for building resilience and attracting finance
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Whenever a city like Paris builds safe bicycle infrastructure that connects people to where they need to go, people will use it in droves. Car dependence was a choice, foisted on us by automotive and fossil fuel corporations.
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The media keeps saying “energy prices are going up” when really it’s just “fossil fuel” prices. Renewables are getting cheaper every day.
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In our new @wxrisk study on the Pakistan floods, we identify not only that climate change increased the rainfall intensity by up to 50 percent but that a myriad of vulnerability factors were central to creating this disaster. Read the study for details!
New @wxrisk study: Climate change exacerbated extreme rainfall responsible for devastating Pakistan floods but historically rooted vulnerability and inequality also play a crucial role. worldweatherattribution.org/…
Check out this deep dive on climate risk and opportunity for #Nepal: worldbank.org/en/country/nep… via @WorldBank
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The tragedy in Pakistan is a stark reminder of climate injustice. The top map shows which nations are most responsible for excess emissions. The bottom map shows which nations are most impacted by it. Climate breakdown is playing out along colonial lines.
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Let's be clear: the Pakistani people did not do this to Pakistan –– we all did, and the high-emitting nations are most responsible.
Unless we end our species' addiction to fossil fuels, every country in the world will remain in the crosshairs of the climate breakdown.
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Never believe that you're too small to make a difference. This farmer planted one tree every day for 37 yrs and transformed a chopped down barren land in India into a wildlife paradise.
We have the solutions, implement them.
#ActOnClimate #BuildBackBetter #nature #rewilding
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Pakistan 🇵🇰 flood disaster
National emergency declared. Some officials are comparing monsoonal rains this year to 2010 - the worst flood year on record where nearly 20% of the country became submerged. This is impacting over 30,000,000 people right now.
teapawt.net/WallStreetSilv/status/…
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Oil and gas companies say they’re going green. Yesterday I looked through some of their accounts to see if it’s true.
In the first half of this year, 4 companies made £74.4bn and reinvested £3.4bn in low carbon energy. On average, that’s equivalent to 5% of their profits.
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So important to communicate to a US audience that #climate extremes are a way of life for India - thanks @washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/world/int…