Connect4Climate

A warm welcome to our 2026 Max Thabiso Edkins Youth Ambassadors! 🌍✨ On #EarthDay, we’re especially proud to spotlight this year’s cohort, who will explore how innovation, sustainability, and collaboration can shape the future of jobs. 🫱🏽‍🫲🏿 Thank you to all who applied.💚

Are you 18–35 and living in a fragile or conflict-affected setting? Grab your phone. Record a one-minute video. Tell us about your job aspirations. The best videos will be featured at the #FragilityForum opening plenary! Deadline: May 24 🗓️ wb.forms.fm/your-voice-you…

How are countries turning climate pledges into action? Across 6 regions, UNFCCC’s Regional Collaboration Centres help countries implement NDCs, adaptation plans, carbon markets and climate finance. 📊 Read how regional collaboration drives action: bit.ly/RCCAR2025

Through #Mission300, African countries are using National Energy Compacts to expand electricity access, crowd in private investment, and link energy reforms to job creation. Take a look, share, and leave a comment on what struck you most: wrld.bg/c1T850YRere #PoweringAfrica

Have exciting plans for #WorldEnvironmentDay this June? 🌳🐸🌊 Register your event with @UNEP for it to be added to their digital world map! 🗺️ worldenvironmentday.global/2026/get-invol…

Our friends at @PeaceBoat_US are inviting sustainability-minded fashion designers and artists to present their work at the upcoming Ocean Gala! 👗🎨 Get the details here and apply by the May 20 deadline: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Join @AimHiLive on May 5 for a practical online workshop on how to tell your climate story as impactfully and persuasively as possible: aimhi.earth/upcoming-sessi…

Businesses are already investing in resilience. Supply chain overhauls, heat-resistant crops, climate-intelligence services: the market for resilience solutions is growing up to 15% annually. Learn more in this new blog post: wrld.bg/i3nQ50YONX3 #RisingToTheChallenge

Irrigation can boost farm productivity and create jobs across farming and agribusiness. Why do so many systems underperform? Watch the latest #AgriConnect webinar to explore what works and how to scale impact: courses.wbginstitute.org/agriconnect-kn… #Ideas4Impact

What are the @worldbankgroup's 2030 goals that support job creation? At the #WBGMeetings, we shared progress across key initiatives driving opportunity and jobs: Mission 300, AgriConnect, Health Works, and Unlocking Women's Potential. Read more: wrld.bg/Giby50YN0oa

The @WorldLiteracy Foundation's Youth Ambassador Program is now accepting applications! Young people (16-25) with an interest in driving literacy within their communities and beyond are invited to apply by the May 12 deadline: worldliteracyfoundation.org/ambassador-pro…

Can we feed 10B people by 2050 without exhausting water resources? New @Worldbankgroup report Nourish and Flourish shows that aligning food production with water realities can: 🌾 boost yields 💼 create 245M jobs 🌍 protect ecosystems wrld.bg/7Myq50YLpwP

The 11th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals is coming to UN HQ May 6-7! NGO reps and other stakeholders can get the details from @UN here and request registration by Apr. 21: indico.un.org/event/1022575/

Are you seeking funding for your initiative in one of these areas? 🌊Ocean transparency + governance 🌳Rainforests 🌏Climate change and its human impact If so, apply to the @pulitzercenter Impact Seed Fund ahead of the April 19 deadline (11:59 PM Eastern): pulitzercenter.org/grants-fellows…

AgriConnect is helping farmers move from subsistence to surplus – boosting jobs, incomes, and food security. It’s already reaching 7 million farmers, with Brazil, Senegal, Togo & Papua New Guinea leading the way. More to come. Find out more: wrld.bg/naFW50YLoUO #WBGMeetings

"Entrepreneurship can be a tool for regeneration." 💚 Hear from ecopreneur @gabrielbnitez, cofounder of Upgreen Jardines Verticales (and Max Thabiso Edkins Youth Ambassador), on the role of the private sector in making our cities greener and more sustainable. 🌱 #WBGMeetings

New #DevelopmentPodcast: tech journalist Jamie Bartlett explains how to use AI without being misled, while @worldbankgroup's Paschal Donohoe explores how knowledge helps countries create jobs and scale solutions. Listen to the episode here: wrld.bg/BglA50YtBu6 #WBGMeetings

The water and energy costs of #AI are steep. 💧 That said, as Max Thabiso Edkins Youth Ambassador Isabell Steidel articulates, there is a place for AI in the building of smart cities 🏙️ and other exciting initiatives -- *if* we deploy it responsibly. #WBGMeetings

What does it really take to unlock women's economic potential globally? Join us at the #WBGMeetings on Friday, April 17 at 10:45 am for a conversation on how access to social protection, broadband, and capital can create a ladder of opportunity: wrld.bg/O1GL50YK7Gq

𝑊𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 es una nueva coalición liderada por el @BancoMundial para promover la seguridad hídrica para 1.000 millones de personas. Conoce más sobre este modelo que reúne socios para mayor impacto: wrld.bg/ZLor50YK7ub