World Bank commits billions to combatting climate change

The World Bank is beginning to commit billions of dollars to flood prevention, water management and other projects to help major Asian cities avoid the expected impact of climate change, a dramatic example of how short the horizon has become to alleviate the effects of global warming.

 

A story in the Washington Post - “Climate change threatens trouble in the near future, World Bank says” – told its readers about the unfolding challenges of climate change.

It discussed the “hot spots” that will bear the brunt of the impact as sea levels rise, tropical storms become more violent, and rainfall becomes both more sporadic and — in the rainy season — more intense.

The story said the bank was now focusing much of its planning in some countries on how to build infrastructure and re-engineer cities to better withstand environmental stress.