Environment

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia Cooperate to Strengthen Resilience to Climate Change

The World Bank Groups’ Board of Executive Directors on Monday approved a Global Environment Facility (GEF) and Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) Grants totaling US$8.73 million for the West Balkans Drina River Basin Management Project for Bosnia and...

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EPA settles with SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers, LLC, for violating federal emergency notification and reporting laws

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached settlement with SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers, LLC, for violating federal emergency planning, reporting and public notification laws. The violations took place at the international company’s...

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Leaders Call for Global Action to Reduce Transport’s Climate Footprint

Ministers of Environment from France, the Netherlands and Morocco, mayors and CEOs joined with the World Bank Group and other stakeholders to call for global and more concerted action to tackle the climate impact of transport while ensuring mobility...

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In Seychelles, Ban calls for global action on climate change and easing humanitarian suffering

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses National Assembly of Seychelles, 8 May 2016.

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