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Rachel Kyte

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Name: Rachel Kyte

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

World Bank approves Kali Gandaki hydropower plant in Nepal

The World Bank has approved the $30m Kali Gandaki hydropower plant (KGAHPP) rehabilitation project in Nepal.Located on the Kali Gandaki River, the project intends to enhance the reliability of power supply through rehabilitation and safety measures.The ... [Published Power Technology - May 16 2013]

Entities: World Bank Group, Nepal, Rachel Kyte, Rehabilitation

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

International Rivers Network

Gathering along the Upper Tigris River

o the Tigris River next week with a bundle of recent news articles under my arm that sets the context for an upcoming international gathering of river defenders in Turkey. Last week the on China reviving dam construction on the Nu River, one of Asia’s ... [Published International Rivers Network - May 15 2013]

Entities: Hasankeyf (Turkey), Wang Yongchen, International Rivers Network

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 2 reports

World Bank rethinks stance on large-scale hydropower projects

Despite their disruption, can dams help the organisation work towards ending poverty while keeping carbon emissions down? The World Bank is making a major push to develop large-scale hydropower, something it had all but abandoned a decade ago but now ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 14 2013]

Entities: World Bank Group, Carbon, Rachel Kyte, Carbon Emissions, Kosovo

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Is Energy Independence a Myth?

Bryan Walsh RELATED: Honeybee Deaths and Climate Whiplash, Explained "The level of the most important heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere, carbon dioxide, has passed a long-feared milestone, scientists reported on Friday, reaching a concentration not ... [Published Yahoo! News - May 10 2013]

Entities: Energy Independence, Rachel Kyte, Public Transit, Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

World Bank Group

The World Bank wants to fight climate change. Here are four ways it can help.

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim says he is determined to make a difference in the world’s response to global warming. In a major report last year , the bank warned that the globally agreed-upon goal of limiting the planet’s temperature increase to ... [Published Ezra Klein - May 10 2013]

Entities: Carbon, Rachel Kyte, World Bank Group, Global Warming/Climate Change

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Asian Development Bank

World Bank resumes support for hydropower in Laos

The Lao government has gained a new partner to back its hydropower development policy after the World Bank resumed its support for the construction of dams.According to a report published in the Washington Post this week, the bank is making a major push ... [Published Asia News Network - May 10 2013]

Entities: Laos, World Bank Group, Rachel Kyte, Jim Yong Kim, Asian Development Bank

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Prince Charles

Prince Charles slams climate change sceptics

- A round-up of the day’s top climate change stories- Tweet @RTCCnewswire and use #RTCCLive hashtag- Contact the team at info@rtcc.orgUK: Prince Charles has criticised climate change sceptics and warned against delaying action saying: “we can’t wait until ... [Published Responding to Climate Change - May 09 2013]

Entities: Prince Charles, Global Warming/Climate Change, World Trade Organization, Shale Gas, Dan Marsh

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

World Bank turns to hydropower to square development with climate change

Michael Reynolds/EPA - World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim attends the 'Fragility Forum 2013 - Stop Conflict, Reduce Fragility, End Poverty', in Washington, May 1. The forum discussed ways for fragile nations to improve their economies, infrastructure ... [Published Washington Post - May 08 2013]

Entities: World Bank Group, Global Warming/Climate Change, Jim Yong Kim

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

G-8 Seeks Apps for Agriculture

The U.S. government launched a new agriculture data community on Monday during a special Group of 8 conference in Washington aimed at using open data to produce better crops and more efficient markets.The two day G-8 Conference is focused on better sharing ... [Published Nextgov.com - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Agriculture, Group of Eight, Tom Vilsack, Rachel Kyte, United States Government

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

GLOBAL: Dialogue hears of progress in natural capital accounting

A high-level ministerial dialogue on natural capital held on the eve of the World Bank-IMF spring meetings heard that an increasing number of countries are putting natural assets like clean water and other ecosystems at the heart of their economic de ... [Published IWA Publishing - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Rachel Kyte, Rio+20, Sustainable Development, Ecosystem, World Bank Group

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

World: Increasing Access to Toilets Can Save Millions of Lives and US$260 Billion in Economic Losses

Source: World BankCountry: World STORY HIGHLIGHTS Watch the video here 2.5 billion people without access to toilets face poor health outcomes and constrained economic prospects in their communities.The World Bank is committed, along with the UN and ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Sanitation, World Bank Group, Rachel Kyte

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Haiti - Politic : 7 «Political Champions» visited Jean-Baptiste

More than three years after the January 2010 earthquake, the "political champions" for resilience to major natural events make a two-day visit to Haiti as part of an appeal to the construction of a more resilient Haiti to these hazards.Created in 2012 ... [Published Haitilibre.com - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Haiti, Resilience, Humanitarian Aid Department of the European Com..., United Nations Office for the Coordination of H..., United Nations Development Programme

Quotes

...change will impact people, economies, and ecosystems", said Rachel Kyte, Vice President of the World Bank's Sustainable Development Network. "in this context, the challenge of water security is greater than we think. if we do not act now, hundreds of millions of people will be at greater risk of food and energy shortages, disease and poverty. this new phase of our water partnership program will enable us to be more proactive in offering smart, innovative solutions to help countries build resilience and protect their people and economies."

WORLD BANK GROUP: World Bank Launches US$40 Million Phase II of its Water Partnership Program [Published 4 Traders - 12 hours ago]

World Bank sustainable development vice president Rachel Kyte told the Guardian: "large hydro is a very big part of the solution for africa and south asia and southeast asia. i fundamentally believe we have to be involved."

World Bank approves Kali Gandaki hydropower plant in Nepal [Published Power Technology - May 16 2013]

...because people don't like to talk about it, much less act onon it, " said Rachel Kyte, Vice President of Sustainable Development at the World Bank. "but poor sanitation is a major cause of diarrheal disease and there is increasing evidence of its link to childhood stunting, which deprives the poorest and most vulnerable from opportunities for a better life. it's time to act."

World Bank: Economic Losses Due to Lack of Sanitation Amount to (Dollar) 260 Bln a Year Globally [Published MedIndia - Apr 24 2013]

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Gathering along the Upper Tigris River [Published International Rivers Network - May 15 2013]
Global Collaboration and Friendly Competition t... [Published Zunia.org RSS - May 14 2013]
Global Collaboration and Friendly Competition t... [Published Zunia.org RSS - May 14 2013]
World Bank rethinks stance on large-scale hydro... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 14 2013]
Hydropower set to transform need for clean energy [Published Malay Mail - May 14 2013]
Is Energy Independence a Myth? [Published Yahoo! News - May 10 2013]
The World Bank wants to fight climate change. H... [Published Ezra Klein - May 10 2013]
World Bank resumes support for hydropower in Laos [Published Asia News Network - May 10 2013]
Prince Charles slams climate change sceptics [Published Responding to Climate Change - May 09 2013]
World Bank turns to hydropower to square develo... [Published Washington Post - May 08 2013]
GLOBAL: Dialogue hears of progress in natural c... [Published IWA Publishing - Apr 30 2013]
G-8 Seeks Apps for Agriculture [Published Nextgov.com - Apr 29 2013]
G8 Agriculture Leaders Will Open Data to the World [Published US Embassy United Kingdom: London - Apr 29 2013]
World: Increasing Access to Toilets Can Save Mi... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Apr 25 2013]
World Bank: Economic Losses Due to Lack of Sani... [Published MedIndia - Apr 24 2013]
Haiti: The View Across Haiti & the Need for... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Apr 24 2013]
Haiti - Politic : 7 «Political Champions» visit... [Published Haitilibre.com - Apr 23 2013]
More » Group of “Political Champions” Pledges S... [Published Yahoo! News - Apr 23 2013]
Group of “Political Champions” Pledges Support ... [Published Digital Journal - Apr 23 2013]
Haiti: Un groupe de champions politiques appell... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Apr 22 2013]
Haiti: Group of ‘Political Champions’ pledges s... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Apr 22 2013]
Poor sanitation costs Tanzania 301bn/- yearly [Published IPP Media - Apr 22 2013]
WB Confronts US$260 Billion a Year in Global Ec... [Published Nigeria Intel - Apr 19 2013]
Dames selected for UN, World Bank global energy... [Published Engineering News - Apr 19 2013]
WORLD BANK GROUP: UN Secretary-General and Worl... [Published 4 Traders - Apr 19 2013]
WORLD BANK GROUP: WB Confronts US$260 Billion a... [Published 4 Traders - Apr 19 2013]
WORLD BANK GROUP: World Bank Awards Three Mobil... [Published 4 Traders - Apr 19 2013]

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Global Collaboration and Friendly Competition t... [Published Zunia.org RSS - May 14 2013] What do a team of students from the University of Indonesia, a mobile services company based in Senegal, and a group of coders from England, Germany, the US, and Tanzania have in common? All were recently selected as the winners of the first global ...
Global Collaboration and Friendly Competition t... [Published Zunia.org RSS - May 14 2013] What do a team of students from the University of Indonesia, a mobile services company based in Senegal, and a group of coders from England, Germany, the US, and Tanzania have in common? All were recently selected as the winners of the first global ...
The World Bank wants to fight climate change. H... [Published Ezra Klein - May 10 2013] World Bank President Jim Yong Kim says he is determined to make a difference in the world’s response to global warming. In a major report last year , the bank warned that the globally agreed-upon goal of limiting the planet’s temperature increase to ...
What Will It Take to Achieve Gender Equality? R... [Published blogs.worldbank.org - Mar 12 2013] In celebration of International Women's Day on March 8, the World Bank hosted a live web chat with gender specialists from around the world. For just over an hour, World Bank Vice President of Sustainable Development Rachel Kyte joined World Bank Director ...
Share Ideas, Post Questions: What Will It Take ... [Published blogs.worldbank.org - Mar 01 2013] Available in Spanish With International Women's Day just around the corner, World Bank Live will host an interactive chat on gender and empowerment on March 6 at 11 a.m. EST (16:00 GMT). A specialist panel — including World Bank Vice President ...