What’s the Key to Successful Sustainable Development Planning? We need local people to be involved in solving the world’s most pressing issues Development banks are positioned to strongly influence how well our future societies thrive. Increasingly, multi-lateral institutions are engaging local people in planning the projects and programs they fund, ensuring development meets … [Read more...] about What’s the Key to Successful Sustainable Development Planning?
A tool for achieving sustainable water use
Water is a shared resource; the quality and quantity of water available to each stakeholder depends on how others use it. Water is essential for life and much more - rivers, lakes, floodplains and coastal areas provide flood protection, energy, navigation routes, recreational sites, building materials and food. A shared and essential resource should be used carefully, but … [Read more...] about A tool for achieving sustainable water use
See what three top experts told us about climate change
See what three top experts told us about climate change Earlier this year, the IDB sponsored a series of in-house presentations from leading experts in the field of climate change. The goal was twofold: to educate ourselves & the public on this important issue and provide an internal forum for collaboration within the Bank. Like any other large organization, the IDB … [Read more...] about See what three top experts told us about climate change
Why the climate v development finance fight must stop
Rio do Fogo, children playing - © Copyright (CC BY-NC 2.0) -The Danish Wind Industry Association - Flickr Tacking global warming and ensuring millions gain access to clean water, food and energy should not be tackled separately – they’re both sides of the same coin Choices countries make now over future infrastructure will determine whether and how they deliver on their … [Read more...] about Why the climate v development finance fight must stop
“Help Me, Help You” – What is an Environmental Management System and how it might help you
You have probably heard of the phrase “Help Me, Help You,” made famous by Tom Cruise in the movie Jerry Maguire. He utters it in a desperate attempt to persuade his last remaining client, Arizona Cardinals linebacker Rod Tidwell, to start engaging in independent activities—those outside the control of his managing agent. This would help Maguire’s company to not only survive, … [Read more...] about “Help Me, Help You” – What is an Environmental Management System and how it might help you