Climate Change: A Priority for the World Bank; Outcomes of Bali.
South Asia & Climate Change
Climate change is no longer an issue for the distant future. Climate change is already taking place, and the South Asian countries, particularly the poorest people, are most at risk. The impacts of higher temperatures, more variable precipitation, more extreme weather events, and sea level rise are felt in South Asia and will continue to intensify. These changes are already having major impacts on the economic performance of South Asian countries and on the lives and livelihoods of millions of poor people.
- Managing Climate Change: Op/Ed by Sadiq Ahmed and Praful Patel, South Asia Region, The World Bank.
- Bangladesh Cyclone: The World Bank has offered up to US$250 million in the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr to help millions of Bangladeshis recover and to strengthen the country’s disaster mitigation systems.
- 2007 South Asia Floods: Providing cash transfers to people affected by the floods that have devastated parts of Bangladesh, India, and Nepal is one of the most effective ways to help rebuilding lives and stimulate local markets (Listen to the analysis)
Additional Resources
World Bank's Climate Change website Climate change impacts directly on the World Bank's mission of poverty reduction, and has the potential to hamper the achievement of many of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.
South Asia: Development Data A wide range of social and economic measures on South Asia, including links to the World Bank's most important online development databases.
South Asia: Analysis and Research Compilation of all the World Bank's publications on South Asia, with 'search' options and links to analysis and research on other South Asian countries.
World Bank Program in South Asia Launching pad to all information on World Bank activities in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
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