World Bank Food Security Update

The World Bank’s response to the food insecurity crisis, the solutions it’s working on, including financing food and fertilizer—and commodities and agricultural data.

Africa's Pulse

Africa’s Pulse is a biannual publication containing an analysis of the near-term macroeconomic outlook for the region, published around the World Bank / IMF Spring and Annual meetings, respectively in April and October.

The Interlocking Challenges of Climate Change and Poverty | The Development Podcast

How do we address climate change, reduce poverty, and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet? Climate change is one of the defining issues of our time, and no country is immune. On this episode of The Development Podcast, we hone in on voices across Africa about the experience of climate change and how it intersects with poverty, and we hear from the World Bank’s Chief Economist for Sustainable Development in Washington, DC. Tune in as we speak with Cathy Kamamu, a farmer from Kenya, Professor Denis Aheto, Director of Coastal Ecology at the World Bank-funded Africa Center of Excellence on Coastal Resilience, Roselyn Fosua Adjei, Director of Climate Change for the Ghana Forestry Commission, and Richard Damania, Chief Economist for Sustainable Development at the World Bank. Listen now!

Putting Africans at the Heart of Food Security and Climate Resilience

As the impacts of climate change continue to intensify and global shocks upend business as usual, Sub-Saharan Africa is feeling the brunt of what has been coined “the perfect storm” – a food, fuel, and fertilizer crisis exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, scarring effects from the COVID-19 pandemic, soaring inflation, rising debt, and extreme weather.

Digital Disruption in Agriculture Virtual Forum

The second annual Digital Disruption in Agriculture forum brings together leaders and innovators from across the agriculture value chain.