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World Bank Group (WBG)

World Bank Group

The World Bank Group (WBG) is a family of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to developing countries. It is the largest and best-known development bank in the world and an observer at the United Nations Development Group. The bank is headquartered in Washington, D.C., in the United States. The bank's stated mission is to achieve the twin goals of ending extreme poverty and building shared prosperity. The World Bank Group's five international organizations are:

  • the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
  • the International Development Association (IDA)
  • the International Finance Corporation (IFC)
  • the Multilateral Investment Gaurantee Agency (MIGA) and
  • the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)

The  IBRD and IDA are sometimes collectively referred to as the World Bank.

 

Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with World Bank Group (WBG).

Total: 3

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Nature-Based Solutions for Ports: An Overview of NBS Implementation in Practice - Opportunities and Challenges Dankers, P., de Boer, G., Horstman, M. Report Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Integrated Environmental & Social Sensitivity Mapping: Guidance for Early Offshore Wind Spatial Planning World Bank Group Guidance Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism
Offshore wind energy potential along the Indian Coast considering ecological safeguards Bonthu, S., Purvaja, R., Singh, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment

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