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A general view of the dried Cogoti reservoir, as water levels in the zone dropped to record lows, ahead of World Water Day at La Ligua area, in Coquimbo, Chile.

Climate Action

What is desertification and why is it important to understand?

Drylands are degrading into deserts and could displace millions in the decades to come. This explainer breaks down desertification's causes and how can it be mitigated.

Andrea Willige

April 23, 2024

A group of people run through a field that overlooks a city.

Economic Growth

It is time to create an economy that works for all

It is time for a new economic paradigm, one that allows for more equitable and sustainable growth. We call this new paradigm “sustainomy”.

Piyachart "Arm" Isarabhakdee

April 23, 2024

An aerial view of a large expanse of forest: Sustainable forestry can catalyse climate action.

Nature and Biodiversity

5 ways sustainable forestry can support climate action, development and biodiversity

Sustainable forestry can catalyze climate action, boost development and protect biodiversity via reforestation and sustainable management of working forests.

Charlotte Kaiser

April 23, 2024

A pilot carbon recycling bioreactor at LanzaTech HQ: Renewables such as solar and wind transitions can provide lessons to accelerate carbon management technologies.

Energy Transition

4 lessons from the renewables playbook for today’s clean infrastructure boom

Advanced carbon management technologies are needed to tackle hard-to-abate emissions; lessons from the solar and wind renewables can help with challenges.

Jennifer Holmgren

April 23, 2024

Energy Transition

Energy transition: Everything you need to know and live coverage from #SpecialMeeting24

Deep dive

Balancing the urgent need to speed up progress on the energy transition, while ensuring that everyone on the planet has just, affordable, and equitable access to energy.

Ella Yutong Lin and Kate Whiting

April 23, 2024

Global Cooperation

Global collaboration: Everything you need to know and live coverage from #SpecialMeeting24

Deep dive

World leaders are meeting in Saudi Arabia for the World Economic Forum's Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development. Here's what you need to know.

Spencer Feingold and Kate Whiting

April 23, 2024

Economic Growth

Economic growth: Everything you need to know and live coverage from #SpecialMeeting24

Deep dive

World leaders will meet on April 28-29 for a Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth, and Energy for Development. One of the meeting's key pillars is "A compact for inclusive growth." Follow live coverage for insights.

Pooja Chhabria and Kate Whiting

April 23, 2024

Large Language Models are set to change the manufacturing industry forever by acting as a conversational gateway between humans and machines.

Manufacturing and Value Chains

Why Large Language Models are the future of manufacturing

Large language models will serve as a conversational gateway between humans and machines in the manufacturing industry, and their impact will be historic.

Andre S. Yoon and Kyoung Yeon Kim

April 23, 2024

birds-eye view of a road through a forest in a story about ecopreneurship

Nature and Biodiversity

Global forest restoration goals can be achieved with youth-led ecopreneurship

Forests play an important role in maintaining our planet's ecosystem and embracing youth-led ecopreneurship will be vital to restoring them. Here's why.

Agustin Rosello, Anali Bustos, Fernando Morales de Rueda, Jennifer Hong and Paula Sarigumba

April 23, 2024

Quantum computer startup QuEra Computing's 256-qubit machine.

Emerging Technologies

Quantum computing could threaten cybersecurity measures. Here’s why – and how tech firms are responding

A new generation of cybersecurity measures is being developed to contain threats from quantum computing, which could crack current encryption protocols.

Simon Torkington

April 23, 2024

A close up ground view of crops: Smallholder farmers produce one-third of the world’s food but face challenges they can't solve alone.

Industries in Depth

Industry government collaboration on agritech can empower global agriculture

Government, smallholder farmers and other actors cannot work in silos to improve agricultural productivity and ensure a food-secure future.

Abhay Pareek and Drishti Kumar

April 23, 2024

Emerging Technologies

How will conversational computing change our work and lives?

Conversastional Computing is allowing for personalized digital assistants managing daily tasks - but we must also consider privacy, bias and other ethical concerns.

Thong Nguyen

April 23, 2024

APRIL 18, 2024 - WASHINGTON DC., 2024 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings. Transforming Challenge into Action: Expanding Health Coverage for All.The World Bank Group has announced an ambitious plan to support countries in delivering quality, affordable health services to 1.5 billion people by 2030. Health care is an investment, not an expense. Affordable accessible health care can unlock human capital and economic dividends for countries. Speakers: Ajay Banga, President, World Bank Group; Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization; Shunâichi Suzuki, Minister of Finance, Japan; Mohamed Maait Minister of Finance, Arab Republic of Egypt; Dr. Muhammad Pate, Minister of Health, Nigeria; Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia; Joanne Carter, Executive Director, RESULTS; Lamia Tazi, CEO, Sothema; Senait Fisseha, Vice President of Global Programs, The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation; Shakuntala Santhiran, International broadcast journalist and Moderator. Photo: Grant Ellis / World Bank

Financial and Monetary Systems

What just happened at the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings?

The World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund held their annual Spring Meetings from 15-20 April in Washington DC. Here's what you need to know.

Kate Whiting

April 23, 2024

Trade and Investment

World merchandise trade rebound, and other global trade stories to read this month

Top trade stories: Global trade to rebound in 2024; EU-US trade meeting takes place; Luxury good exports surpass agriculture in France.

Matthew Stephenson

April 23, 2024

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