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Tunisia Project Highlights World Bank’s “Green Energy” Targets
July 23, 2018
Highlighting the ongoing embrace by the development institution of the global agenda against climate change in its funding decisions, the World Bank has announced that, as part of a $500-million development project in Tunisia, it will aim for a shift to “a more sustainable and greener energy sector.”
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World Bank Touts Impacts of Global Green “Trust Fund”
July 23, 2018
The World Bank Group recently published a report on how it helps implement the Global Environment Facility, a multilateral “trust fund” focused on green projects, to promote “climate resilience” and fund environmental programs in developing countries around the world.
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World Bank Promotes “Social and Emotional Learning” Curricula
July 23, 2018
The World Bank has released a Step by Step toolkit aimed at the establishment of “social and emotional learning” school curricula to instill values of "self-awareness, self-regulation, social awareness, positive communication, determination, and responsible decision-making” in children from ages 6 to 17.
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WEF Launches Drone Innovators Network
July 23, 2018
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced the launch of a Drone Innovators Network through which aviation authorities will exchange global “best practices” on policies related to unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Dutch Food Industry Agrees to Supply-Chain Standards
July 23, 2018
Dutch government officials, businesses in the food sector, and nongovernmental organizations have signed an International Responsible Business Conduct (IRBC) Agreement setting out standards for Dutch food supply chains to comply with global environmental and human rights standards - the sixth such IRBC deal concluded across the country’s industries.
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