World Bank report flags lack of climate lending

Finance and prosperity report, World Water Week If you're having trouble reading this message, [click here]( [Financial Sector at Crossroads in Emerging Markets]( [Financial Sector at Crossroads in Emerging Markets]( [Sixty percent of banks in emerging market and developing economies dedicate just 5 percent or less of lending to climate. A new report shows how we can boost these investments for sustainable growth.]( [READ REPORT]( Week’s Highlights [Choosing Our Future: Education for Climate Action]( [Choosing Our Future: Education for Climate Action]( [Join us for this September 4 event looking at how education systems can empower, equip, and skill young people for climate mitigation and adaptation.]( [SIGN UP NOW]( [Becoming a Leader in Latin America's Wastewater Treatment ]( [Becoming a Leader in Latin America's Wastewater Treatment ]( [For World Water Week, this piece looks at how Ecuador’s largest city, Guayaquil, is working to revolutionize its wastewater management. It's now on track to achieve an extraordinary feat.]( [READ MORE]( [Land: Key to Tackling Climate Change and Infrastructure Gaps]( [Land: Key to Tackling Climate Change and Infrastructure Gaps]( [Here’s how scaling up investments in land tenure and administration can help to both close the global infrastructure gap and more equitably address the climate crisis.]( [FIND OUT]( In Focus [What Can Middle-Income Countries Learn From America?]( [What Can Middle-Income Countries Learn From America?]( [Middle-income countries looking to reach high-income status often draw inspiration from the American model. Here are three key lessons from U.S. innovation.]( [LEARN MORE]( [Tune In: The Development Podcast]( [Tune In: The Development Podcast]( [The World Bank’s flagship monthly podcast brings together the latest data, research, and cutting-edge solutions that can pave the way to a sustainable future.]( [LISTEN NOW]( News [Financial Sector at a Crossroads in Emerging Markets: Climate Risks and Financing Gaps Demand Action]( [Vietnam’s Economy is Forecast to Grow 6.1% in 2024]( [World Bank Supports Sergipe's Initiative to Enhance Fiscal Sustainability and Improve Natural Resource Management]( [READ LATEST NEWS RELEASES]( Connect with us on social media! Accredited journalists may obtain advance access to reports and information by registering with the Bank's [Online Media Briefing Center]( a password-protected site for working journalists. Material in this newsletter is copyrighted. Requests to reproduce it, in whole or in part, should be addressed to pubrights@worldbank.org For more information visit our website: [worldbank.org](. [Access to Information]( [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe from this list]( | [Tell us more about yourself](