World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal (2024)

FAQs

What is the climate change knowledge portal? ›

The Climate Change Knowledge Portal (CCKP) is the hub for climate-related information, data, and tools for the World Bank Group (WBG). The Portal provides an online platform from which access and analyze comprehensive data related to climate change and development.

Climate change framework legislation should establish long-term targets that set the strategic direction of a country's efforts to decarbonize and adapt to climate change.

NOAA Climate.gov, based on data provided by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Global Director, Climate Change Group, World Bank Group

Jennifer Sara is the Global Director for the World Bank Group's Climate Change Global Practice from July 1, 2022.

In an effort to serve as a 'one stop shop' for climate-related information, data, and tools, the World Bank created the Climate Change Knowledge Portal (or CCKP). The Portal provides an online tool for access to comprehensive global, regional, and country data related to climate change and development.

In 2021, the World Bank Group announced a new core diagnostic report, the Country Climate and Development Reports (CCDRs), to analyze how each country's development goals can be achieved in the context of mitigating and adapting to climate change.

Global Warming Is 'Global'

And what they have found is that the balance of energy in the Earth system is out of whack: Our lower atmosphere is warming, the ocean is accumulating more energy, land surfaces are absorbing energy, and Earth's ice is melting.

Is global warming a real thing? ›

Temperature data showing rapid warming in the past few decades, the latest data going up through 2023. According to NASA, Earth's average surface temperature in 2023 was the warmest on record since recordkeeping began in 1880, continuing a long-term trend of rising global temperatures.

“Global warming” refers to the rise in global temperatures due mainly to the increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. “Climate change” refers to the increasing changes in the measures of climate over a long period of time – including precipitation, temperature, and wind patterns.

The organizations that make up the World Bank Group are owned by the governments of member nations, which have the ultimate decision-making power within the organizations on all matters, including policy, financial or membership issues.

The five United Nations member states that are not members of the World Bank are Andorra, Cuba, Liechtenstein, Monaco, and North Korea. Kosovo is not a member of the UN, but is a member of the IMF and the World Bank Group, including the IBRD and IDA.

The estimated total pay range for a President at The World Bank is $190K–$354K per year, which includes base salary and additional pay. The average President base salary at The World Bank is $200K per year.

It is aimed at building a shared knowledge base for managing natural systems in the face of rapid climate change and it is intended to help build a community of practice.

The Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange (CAKE) was launched in July 2010 and is managed by EcoAdapt, a non-profit with a singular mission—to create a robust future in the face of climate change by bringing together diverse players to reshape planning and management in response to rapid climate change.

People are looking for information to help them understand climate and make decisions on how to manage climate-related risks and opportunities. To meet this need, NOAA Climate.gov provides timely and authoritative scientific data and information about climate science, adaptation, and mitigation.

The CIA Center on Climate Change and National Security was created as a primary producer of finished intelligence on the national security implications of climate change, including its impact on the political, economic, and social stability of foreign nations.