Many people are aware that the World Bank Group, which committed about $20 billion between 2016 and 2020 and oversees operations in over 80 countries, is the main financier of education in the developing world. Many people are also aware that the Bank, with a total investment of $83 billion between 2016 and 2020, is the largest multilateral donor of climate action in developing countries across many sectors.
However, a lot of people are unaware of the complex relationships between the Bank’s work on education and climate change. There has been a lot written about how we can use education to better combat climate change, and those suggestions need to be emphasized frequently. However, it’s also crucial to recognize how actions taken right now are assisting in addressing climate change and its effects on education systems, as well as vice versa.