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World Bank Group Launches New Country Partnership Framework for Bhutan
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WASHINGTON, January 14, 2021 The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors today discussed the new 2021-2024 Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for the Kingdom of Bhutan, which will support the country’s inclusive and sustainable development through a strong focus on job creation and economic and environmental resilience.
“The new Country Partnership Framework is fully aligned with the government’s 12th Five-Year Plan and the COVID-19 Crisis Response Approach. It capitalizes on Bhutan’s commitment to balance the country’s constitutional obligation to cultural preservation and environmental conservation and the need to create jobs and economic opportunities for all its citizens, said
Climate change may prevent Ukraine from becoming an agricultural superpower UkraineAlert by Anna Ackermann
Ukraine is one of the world s top agricultural exporters but climate change may prevent the country from playing a central role in the future of global food security. (REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko)
Last year was the hottest on record in the Ukrainian capital, according to data released in January 2021 by Ukraine’s Central Observatory. Overall, 36 different temperature records were broken in Kyiv during 2020, including 12 in March alone.
Remarkable climate data of this nature no longer has the power to shock as the reality of climate change becomes increasingly difficult to ignore. Indeed, 2020 was a record-breaking year of high temperatures for the whole of Europe. However, Ukraine’s role as an emerging agricultural superpower leaves the country particularly exposed to the negative impact of a changing environment.
Director of the Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Research Centre at the University of The Bahamas (UB) and Senior Researcher at Climate Analytics Dr Adelle Thomas.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS Oil drilling is “absolutely against” this nation’s best interest as one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, according to a local climate change expert and researcher.
Dr Adelle Thomas, director of the Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Research Centre at the University of The Bahamas (UB) and a senior researcher at Climate Analytics, a climate science and policy institute, yesterday described climate change as a “national emergency”.
“Some of the actions being taken now, such as moving forward with oil drilling and failing to include climate change as a key component of our COVID-19 recovery plans, are actually increasing our vulnerability to climate change,” she said.