8 June 2010: The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Bangladeshi Ministry of Agriculture have set up a radio station run by and for people living in remote parts of Bangladesh, to broadcast information to support those working in the agriculture, fisheries and livestock sectors.
June 2010: The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) have reported that the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and Climate First have published online a "Business Guide to the Climate Investment Funds," which describes the different funding windows, as well as the role, structure and current status of the CIF.
7 June 2010: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a new Clean Air Portal, which is the point of entry for data and information on air quality, climate change co-benefits, energy and transport.
7 June 2010: Columbia University's Earth Institute has released a paper titled “Measuring Energy Access: Supporting a Global Target.” The paper was co-authored by various UN agencies, the International Energy Agency (IEA), and the World Bank, among others.
5 June 2010: The Meeting of Finance Ministers of major advanced and emerging economies and Central Bank Governors (G-20), which convened in Busan, Republic of Korea, on 5 June 2010, welcomed the strategies and timetables provided by many G-20 members for rationalizing and phasing out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption.
3 June 2010: The World Bank approved a bundle of financial instruments for a project called the “Chillers Energy Efficiency Project,” which will replace around 375 chillers in the Philippines with more climate-friendly technologies.
27 May 2010: Kseniya Lvovsky, the World Bank's Climate Change Team Manager, responded online to questions by civil society on the World Bank's strategy for climate change, including on the Bank's approach to fossil fuel financing and the availability of funds for adaptation.
27 May 2010: The World Bank has approved a US$330 million loan for Kenya to expand electricity access and expand geothermal power generation as part of its green energy development strategy.
25 May 2010: The World Bank approved its first development policy loan dedicated to climate change mitigation and adaptation, in Indonesia.
May 2010: The World Bank has published the first in a series of Issue Briefs on the topics of Climate, Finance and Development, addressing how to monitor official development assistance (ODA) flows for climate finance and how to enhance the effectiveness of public finance for climate action.
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