State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2024 - World Bank Group
May 21, 2024 · Emissions trading schemes generate majority of this revenue, over half of which funds climate and nature programs. WASHINGTON, May 21, 2024 — In 2023, carbon pricing revenues reached a record $104 billion, according to the World Bank’s annual “State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2024” report released today. There are now 75 carbon pricing instruments in …
Digital Progress and Trends Report - World Bank Group
Digital technologies are transforming economies, creating jobs, and improving lives. They have dramatically changed communications, business, health, education, finance and more. Yet the digital divide remains stark and is becoming synonymous with a development divide. Billions of people around the ...
Who We Are - World Bank Group
We are writing a new playbook to drive impactful development that is: Inclusive of everyone, including women and young people. Resilient to shocks, including against climate and biodiversity crises, pandemics and fragility.
Social Dimensions of Climate Change - World Bank Group
Apr 1, 2023 · Social Dimensions of Climate Change. As the climate continues to change, millions of poor people face increasing challenges in terms of extreme events, health effects, food, water, and livelihood security, migration and forced displacement, loss of …
Global Container Port Performance Index 2023 - World Bank Group
Global maritime shifts impact container port performance; large Asian ports continue to excel. New York/Washington, June 4, 2024 – The newest global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) reveals that East and Southeast Asian ports excelled in 2023, accounting for 13 of the top 20 places. Developed by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence, the fourth …
Combating Corruption - World Bank Group
The World Bank Group considers corruption a major challenge to its twin goals of ending extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity for the poorest 40 percent of people in developing countries. Corruption has a disproportionate impact on the poor and most vulnerable, increasing costs and reducing access to services, including health, education and justice.
Gender-Based Violence (Violence Against Women and Girls)
Sep 25, 2019 · Gender-Based Violence (Violence Against Women and Girls) is a global pandemic that affects 1 in 3 women, with severe consequences on countries' social and economic development.
A Global Database of Inflation - World Bank Group
April 2024 version -- data updated to 2023. The World Bank’s Prospects Group has constructed a global database of inflation. The database covers up to 209 countries over the period 1970-2023, and includes six measures of inflation in three frequencies (annual, quarterly, and monthly):
Agriculture Overview: Development news, research, data | World …
Oct 9, 2024 · Agriculture can help reduce poverty for 75% of the world's poor, who live in rural areas and work mainly in farming. It can raise incomes, improve food security and benefit the environment. The World Bank Group is a leading financier of agriculture, with $8.1 billion in new commitments in 2013.
Food Security | Food Insecurity Statistics & Solutions - World Bank …
Dec 16, 2024 · Latest Food Security Data – December 16, 2024. Domestic food price inflation remains high in many low- and middle-income countries. Inflation higher than 5% is experienced in 68.8% of low-income countries (1.2 percentage points lower since the last update on November 15, 2024), 46.7% of lower-middle-income countries (1.1 percentage points lower), 33% of …