World Bank Podcasts

This episode concludes a discussion with Stephane Hallegatte and Mook Bangalore, two of the authors of the report “Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty.” The authors discuss how simultaneously working to mitigate climate change and reduce extreme poverty can produce a lot of “win-win” outcomes. Listen to Part 1: https://soundcloud.com/worldbank/ideas-unbound-shock-waves-part-1 To download the report, visit: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/22787

Dr. Myrna Cunningham, from the indigenous Miskito community in Nicaragua, knows a lot about indigenous peoples, forests, and climate change. Join Pabsy Pabalan as she uncovers some fascinating lore about the importance of forests. Watch Myrna and other experts in a spirited discussion about exciting initiatives benefiting forests and the people who depend on them: http://live.worldbank.org/think-forests-why-investing-in-forests-is-the-next-big-thing *** ABOUT PABSYLIVE A young professional and a native of the Philippines, Pabsy has become our star reporter and a trusted voice with young people. Her interviews capture a wide range of World Bank Group issues: agriculture and sustainability, food and water security, childhood development, forced marriage, climate change, microfinance, transportation, labor issues and regulations, and digital dividends. To read more: http://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/pabsylive-springs-meetings

This year the World Bank is awarding nine programs from around the world that are working to end gender-based violence, especially against the poor and vulnerable. Join Pabsy Pabalan as she finds out more about one program in Thailand that is helping sex workers stay safe. To learn more, visit: http://worldbank.org/gender To know more about Service Workers IN Group Foundation (SWING), visit: http://www.nswp.org/featured/service-workers-group-swing *** ABOUT PABSYLIVE A young professional and a native of the Philippines, Pabsy has become the World Bank Group's star reporter and a trusted voice with young people. Her interviews capture a wide range of World Bank Group issues: agriculture and sustainability, food and water security, childhood development, forced marriage, climate change, microfinance, transportation, labor issues and regulations, and digital dividends. To read more, visit: http://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/pabsylive-springs-meetings

During the 2016 IMF/World Bank Group’s Spring Meetings in Washington, the World Bank Group has announced that it will invest $2.5 billion in education projects targeting adolescent girls. It will help millions of girls particularly in Africa and Asia, enroll and stay in school. Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States of America, is ecstatic about it, in this edition of Girl’s Power. To watch a replay of the event, go to: http://live.worldbank.org/let-girls-learn-featuring-michelle-obama

In this episode – the first of two parts – Dan and Andres talk with Stephane Hallegatte and Mook Bangalore, two of the authors of the report “Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty.” The report finds that, without action, the effects of climate change could push more than 100 million people into poverty by 2030. But, as the authors explain, there’s good news, too. Listen to Part 2: https://soundcloud.com/worldbank/ideas-unbound-shock-waves-part-2 To download the report, visit: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/22787

In this episode, Jewel and Andres talk to Iffat Mahmud, one of the authors of the book Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, and Nutrition in Bangladesh: Can Building Toilets Affect Children’s Growth? This book presents the evidence on the relationship between water and sanitation and nutrition. To learn more, visit: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/22800

In rural Kenya, giving birth at home can be risky, and thousands of mothers die each year from complications. Now, more women are delivering at health facilities, due to innovative programs that reward both moms and healthcare workers. The result is better care for mothers and their babies, both before and after they’re born.

Stephen Ling, natural resources specialist with the World Bank takes us on a journey to save the largest freshwater lake in Africa - Lake Victoria. It involves governments of five countries but at the heart of the effort, is the involvement of the community that depends on the lake for their very existence.

A lack of electricity is keeping millions of African communities and businesses in the dark. The Climate Investment Funds are working with many countries across the continent to help them spark an energy revolution and transform their economies. To learn more please follow @CIF_Action or go to http://www.climateinvestmentfunds.org

West Africa’s agricultural sector is collaborating like never before on innovative ways to feed the region—and the results are ‘amazing’. The World Bank’s Abdoulaye Toure says that West Africa’s food system can reach its full potential when countries work together. To view videos on WAAPP, click on the following links: https://youtu.be/GJn8BS-QFNs https://youtu.be/J2n82lN_x8k https://youtu.be/U6Thzt6w3JA

Concentrated Solar Power, or CSP, holds vast potential due to its ability to provide reliable, large-scale power even when the sun is not shining. Morocco has just launched the first phase of the largest concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in the world, which includes funding from the Climate Investment Funds and the World Bank. When fully operational, the plant will produce enough energy for more than one million Moroccans. To learn more please follow @CIF_Action or go to http://www.climateinvestmentfunds.org

A new report shows that the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’ extend to the digital world. World Bank Communications Officer Pabsy Pabalan asks report author Indhira Santos to explain how to go from digital divides to digital dividends. Learn more about how digital technologies are affecting development in the 2016 World Development Report: Digital Dividends: http://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/wdr2016

How to get to our goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030? How about we ride a bike – or take the bus? Transportation expert José Viegas explains to World Bank communications officer Pabsy Pabalan why sustainable transportation is an important part of the global effort to end poverty and create opportunity. To learn more, visit: http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/transport Event: Transforming Transportation 2016 http://www.transformingtransportation.org/

By measuring where the law treats men and women differently, Women, Business and the Law 2016 shines a light on how women's incentives or capacity to work are affected by the legal environment and provides a basis for improving regulation. The report's quantitative indicators are intended to inform research and policy discussions on how to improve women's economic opportunities and outcomes.

As in many countries, obtaining a passport in Pakistan can be arduous. Lines are long, and unscrupulous people often ask for bribes to speed up applications. In an effort to solve this problem, Pakistan’s government now sends this simple text message to each applicant: “Did you face any problem or did someone ask you for money?” And the responses are flowing in. Learn more about how digital technologies are affecting development in the 2016 World Development Report: Digital Dividends: http://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/wdr2016 Learn more about the World Bank’s governance work at: worldbank.org/governance Follow us on Twitter: @wbg_gov #WDR2016 #goodgov Photo Credit: Adeel Anwer, Flickr creative commons license: https://flic.kr/p/c9MfJL