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May 22, 2024

To Grow Strong, Grow Green

The World Bank Group’s mission is to end poverty on a livable planet. With more than 50 percent of global GDP - $44 trillion in economic resources – dependent on nature, it is critical to understand the economic impact of biodiversity to achieve this mission. How do we do this?

Jan 24, 2024

Navigating the opportunities and risks of solar irrigation: The importance of ...

Solar-powered groundwater irrigation is growing quickly in low and middle-income countries.

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ESG Integration at the Government Pension Fund of Thailand

ESG Integration at the Government Pension Fund of Thailand

The Government Pension Fund of Thailand (GPF) places a strong emphasis on sustainable investing, demonstrating leadership in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations both locally and globally.

WAVES Plus Close-out Report

This closeout report present the main findings and lessons from the WAVES Plus Program. It shows that WAVES Plus has achieved its main targets.

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Plastic taxes: a guide to new legislation. International Tax Review (2023)

Feb 13, 2023

Plastic taxes: a guide to new legislation in Europe

European countries are paving the way for comprehensive plastic packaging taxes, re-shaping the trade and market conditions for exporting firms from developing countries, explains Grzegorz Peszko of the World Bank.

Jun 22, 2023

2022 GPS Annual Report

An overview of activities financed by the GPS and WAVES Plus Trust Fund

Jun 26, 2023

Embedding Ecosystems Services into Policy (EESP) Training Program

Delivering tailored capacity-building that informs policy development and planning processes

Air Pollution and Climate Change: From Co-Benefits to Coherent Policies (2022)

Air Pollution and Climate Change: From Co-Benefits to Coherent Policies

Achieving carbon neutral development will take a roughly 40-year-long structural transformation, especially in developing and emerging economies, where most people exposed to poor air quality live.

Clean Air and Cool Planet, Volume II

Clean Air and Cool Planet, Volume II: Integrated Air Quality Management and ...

The objective of this city-level study for Almaty and Nur-Sultan is to inform decision-makers and other relevant stakeholders of the priority cost-effective measures to simultaneously address air pollution and decarbonization, including the costs and impacts of those measures, and of the needed policy reforms to incentivize the measures’ adoption by private actors.

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Data
Adjusted Net Saving Database
Annually updated (August 2022) database with a quick country tool (forthcoming) for quick assessment of whether countries are re-investing resource rents sustainably. Those working on country policy and research will find it useful.
Sovereign Environmental, Social, and Governance Data
Resources on environmental, social and governance indicators
Environment, Social and Governance Data
The World Bank’s ESG Data Draft dataset provides information on 17 key sustainability themes spanning environmental, social, and governance categories.
The Changing Wealth of Nations
(CWON 2021, data visualization tool, country, and regional profiles)
The complete global wealth database and visualisation tool to inform economic and enivornmental policy-relevant analysis. The tool provides trends by country, by sector and provides country benchmarking.
Reports
ESG Integration at the Government Pension Fund of Thailand, January 2024
Assessment of the Impact of 2022/23 - Government Investments on Natural Capital in Uganda Using a Rapid Environment Economic Assessment Model, March 2023
Jordan Climate and Nature Financing Analysis, February 2023
Kenya Climate and Nature Financing Options Analysis, February 2023
Uganda Adjusted Macroeconomic Indicators Report - 2021 Edition, January 2023
Valoración de Servicios Ecosistémicos Clave en Cuencas de México, December 2022
Annual Reports
2022 GPS Annual Report
2021-2022 GPS Annual Report
2019 GPS-WAVES Annual Report
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6th Policy Forum on Natural Capital Data for Better Decision Making, December 2022
World Bank Relaunches Sovereign ESG Data Portal, December 2022
In Zambia, Natural Capital Accounts Ensure Future Prosperity for All, November 2022
Taking a Comprehensive View of Wealth to Meet Today’s Development Challenges, October 2021
Mythbusters: Uncovering Nature’s Economic Value, June 2021

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To Grow Strong, Grow Green| Spanish version | French version, May 2024
Navigating the opportunities and risks of solar irrigation: The importance of comprehensive accounting and smart regulations, January 2024
Investing in nature can improve equity and economic returns, June 2023 (NB: This article is behind a paywall — please subscribe to access its content.)
5 ways the World Bank is leading by example on nature, March 2023
Three ways Serbia can create greener and more resilient growth, December 2022
Data brings new perspectives to watershed conservation, August 2022
Striking the right note: Key performance indicators for sovereign sustainability-linked bonds, January 2022
New pieces for the puzzle? Geospatial insights into droughts and employment in Brazil, January 2022
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Indonesia’s Mangroves for the World, Best Practices in Mangroves Management, June, 2022
Beyond GDP: Measuring the Wealth of Nations for Green, Inclusive, and Resilient Growth, October 2021
Five Big Ideas for Mobilizing Private Sector Financing for Biodiversity, Summer 2020
The Wealth of a Wetland: It Matters When you Measure It, June 2019
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GPS Brochure, 2023
Brief: Uganda Wood Asset and Forest Resources, 2020
Brief: Updated Country Brief: Uganda, 2020
Guidance Notes: Wellbeing and Sustainability Task Team
Press Release: Uganda launches a national plan for NCA and the first set of land and water accounts, November 2019
WAVES Partnership website | WAVES Knowledge Center
Natural Capital Accounting at the World Bank