Journey to a Livable Planet | The Development Podcast

Creating a world free of poverty on a livable planet has been the vision and mission of the World Bank Group (worldbank.org/en/who-we-are) since October 2023. But what does it mean for people and planet? We’ve just wrapped up our series of podcasts (worldbank.org/en/who-we-are/news/multimedia/al…) exploring these crucial questions, and in this episode we bring you some of the highlights from the last year. We take you on a journey around the world from Samoa to Nepal and hear from youth activists, refugees, entrepreneurs, development partners and leaders from the World Bank Group.
Timestamps
[00:00] Welcome and introduction of the topic
[02:42] Tackling the climate crisis
[05:59] How can we better support refugees?
[11:01] What is a green job?
[14:34] The journey towards gender equality
[17:29] Forests: How can we prosper in harmony with nature?
[20:15] Visions of a young World Bank staff member
Featured Voices
• Abdullahi Mire, winner of the 2023 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
• Anna Bjerde, Managing Director of Operations at the World Bank
• Anubha Shukla, Vice President, D2R, Husk Power
• Cristián Samper, Managing Director and leader of Nature Solutions at Bezos Earth Fund
• Gita Gopinath, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
• Inger Anderson, Executive Director, UN Environment Programme
• Raouf Mazou, Assistant High Commissioner for Operations at UNHCR
• Manoj Sinha, CEO of Husk Power
• Maryse Mbonyumutwa, CEO of Pink Mango and Founder of Asantii
• Nancy Karambo Riungu, a Kenyan entrepreneur and expert tailor working directly with refugees
• O’Neall Massamba, Transport Unit - Western and Central Africa, World Bank Group
• Tulshi Suwal, a Nepalese conservationist
• Valerie Hickey, Global Director of Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy, the World Bank
• Xavier Devictor, Co-Director of the 2023 World Development Report

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The World Bank (worldbank.org) is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development.