 Climate Change... is becoming one of the key development issues of our time. It presents a unique and unprecedented challenge that threatens to undermine the last century’s gains in economic growth and poverty alleviation. Most countries, including those in the World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific Region have embarked on mitigation initiatives to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emission.
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Climate change in East Asia and Pacific
Recent Publications A snapshot of trends and projections of expected impacts of climate change: Climate Change Adaptation Monitor 2007... more Key to preventing timber: Better Forest Management... more
Latest Event Workshop on Carbon Finance and Municipal Solid Waste Management in Malaysia: As waste accounts for a large percentage of national greenhouse gas emissions in Malaysia, managing waste has become a major environmental issue that could also have a significant global impact... more |  Indonesia: Alternatives for Illegal Loggers thru Innovative Forest Project
Illegal loggers can earn Rupiah 500,000 ($53) per tree, taking up to a week to cut it manually and in one month a log seller can earn at least Rupiah 20 million (over $2,146). That's a small fortune in a country where the average annual income is $1,410. This is the irony that underwrites the poverty of many places where illegal loggers live in this richly-forested region of Aceh: the loggers remain poverty stricken while the dealers cash in. This is the challenge the People Based Forest Management Program, is trying to address... more
 China: Poverty Project aims to Restore China's Forest
Over the past 20 years, China's forest cover has grown from around 12 percent to more than 18 percent through a concerted reforestation program and a ban on logging across vast areas of the country. Much of the program's recent success has come from involving poor farmers... more.
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