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Investments in climate adaptation technology falling short as returns are still not measurable: World Bank execs
Investors are wary about pouring in money for the installation of early warning devices and the building of defenses against sea level rise now, just as they were cautious about investing in emerging solar technology a decade ago.
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As world's poor face 'compounding crises', what could curb risks?
Climate change impacts threaten to overwhelm humanitarian aid systems – but changes in how money is moved could help.
Food & Agriculture
Sustainable food – not more of it – needed as global hunger soars
As climate change and global disruptions worsen hunger, a revamp of food systems is urgently needed, analysts say.
Finance ministers, central bankers and activists descended on Washington DC in late April for the spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Pacific islanders head to Australia for jobs as climate fears grow
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Poor nations seek to go green with debt swaps
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