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Men smoke 5 times more than women
Smoking prevalence is much higher among adult men than adult women worldwide. One out of three men smokes, and only one in 16 women (i.e. 6 percent of women) smokes a tobacco product on a daily or non…
It’s time for action. Period.
Leading global development actors, philanthropists, and companies call for increased action and investment to ensure that women and girls are no longer limited because of their periods. When the…
IFC - International Finance Corporation
IFC - International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC. 310K likes. IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector....
Historical Calamities: Shedding New Light on the Consequences for Long-Term Development
A new body of research is examining historical calamities like the Black Death and the Taiping Rebellion to better understand their role in development.
Four Things You Should Know About Sustainable Cooling
This year’s Innovate4climate (I4C) will have a priority focus on how to deliver sustainable cooling to keep people, food and medicines safe. Here are four elements of sustainable cooling worth…
Future of Food: Harnessing Digital Technologies to Improve Food System Outcomes
The world is today facing the pressing challenge of unsustainable food production and consumption practices. Today’s food system is the main driver of deforestation and biodiversity loss and generates…
Men smoke 5 times more than women
Smoking prevalence is much higher among adult men than adult women worldwide. One out of three men smokes, and only one in 16 women (i.e. 6 percent of women) smokes a tobacco product on a daily or non…
Protecting land and livelihoods in Madagascar
When it comes to natural resources, Madagascar is a particularly blessed country. Besides being one of the most biodiversity-rich countries – with 90 per cent of its species found nowhere else on…
2019 Transformational Business Awards: Meet the Finalists
IFC and The Financial Times have announced the shortlist for the 2019 Transformational Business Awards—a premier global program recognizing private sector companies that make a difference in…
Inland waterways revive South Asia arteries of trade
A fully functioning network will allow a ship to pick up freight in Assam and sail south on the Brahmaputra River into Bangladesh. From there, a ship can continue south to an ocean port in Chittagong…
Five facts about food and biodiversity you need to know on #BiodiversityDay
The foundations of our food systems are being undermined and this is unsustainable. It will be even more so as we increase food production to feed a growing population.
To balance debt and development, transparency and purpose are key
In the past five years alone, public debt in the poorest countries has increased from 36% of GDP to 51% of GDP.
Why the Amazon’s Biodiversity is Critical for the Globe: An Interview with…
The Amazon supports multiple ecosystem services and is a huge repository for Amazon countries and humankind. Amazon expert and leading ecologist Thomas Lovejoy discusses threats to the Amazon and how…
To build a low-carbon future, we need active collaboration between transport and…
Although they are facing many similar challenges, the transport and energy sectors seem to be working in parallel tracks. If we want to find credible solutions to the climate challenge, it is…
Fiscal Resilience to Natural Disasters
Natural disasters continue to cause widespread damage and losses, with fast growing economies particularly exposed. Governments often shoulder a significant share of the costs of disaster recovery and…
Little Data Book on Gender marks progress
Development progress cannot be made without good data. Sex-disaggregated data has the potential to uncover the differences between men and women, and can be used to help shape policies to close gaps.
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When countries accumulate debt beyond sustainable levels, development outcomes are at stake.
Energizing Growth: Closing Gaps between Men and Women in Ethiopian Energy Sector
Ethiopia is pioneering a first-of-a-kind model to achieve gender equality across the energy sector, shifting from ad-hoc interventions to a transformational, programmatic approach
Going Above And Beyond To End Poverty: New Ways Of Measuring Poverty…
The fight to end extreme poverty is revealing a developing dichotomy. On the one hand, extreme poverty continues to be stubborn in certain parts of the world, while in others it has become minuscule…
Structural Transformation Can Turn Cities into Engines of Prosperity
Infrastructure investments like Bangladesh’s Jamuna Bridge can help promote a structural transformation that increases economic specialization within rural areas and between cities and rural areas.
Getting Infrastructure Right: A Call to Action
The infrastructure service gap is huge: 940 million people live without electricity, 663 million lack improved sources of drinking water, 2.4 billion lack improved sanitation facilities, 1 billion…
Why it's never too early to think about getting old
Regardless of our gender, sooner or later we will reach an age when we will retire from our jobs. When that time comes, pensions will play a critical role as a source of income, poverty prevention and…