Environment

Turn down the volume: New IUCN guide helps navigate seismic survey impacts on marine species

A guide launched on 2 September by IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, outlines best practices to ensure environmentally responsible seismic surveys and other forms of undersea mapping, with the aim of minimizing negative impacts of...

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Additional US$18 Million to Support Improved Wastewater Management in Tunisia

The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors on September 1st approved US$18 million (euros 16.2 million) in additional financing to complete an environmentally safe wastewater disposal system considered critical for the protection of sensitive...

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The World Bank and the International Water Association to Establish a Partnership to Reduce Water Losses

The World Bank and the International Water Association (IWA) declared their intentions at World Water Week to establish a global partnership to help countries, especially the poorest, improve management of water that is pumped but then lost or...

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Dominica: one year after Tropical Storm Erika, schools continue to recover with the help of EI’s Development Cooperation

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