📅Mark your calendars!

The Central Asia Climate Change Conference 2024 is taking place in Almaty on May 27-29.

Register here and join online: wrld.bg/LIJb50RRsUu #CAClimate2024

Woodlands create jobs, protect communities against storms and floods, and act as carbon sinks to slow climate change.

On #BiodiversityDay , read how the World Bank and EU Neighbourhood & Enlargement 🇪🇺 are helping Moldova invest in forests and better protect biodiversity: wrld.bg/KIAm50RQJOc

We brought policy makers from 14 countries across Europe and Central Asia to share best practices on improving teacher policies.

Watch Bogdan Cristescu, State Secretary at GuvernulRomâniei's Ministry of Education, discuss TEACH RO's impact on teachers and learning in #Romania .

Forests are vital to Moldova’s economy and environmental well-being, providing shelter to 80% of the country’s biological diversity.

For #BiodiversityDay , learn how the World Bank and EU Neighbourhood & Enlargement 🇪🇺 are helping the country invest in conserving its woodlands: wrld.bg/KIAm50RQJOc

The World Bank-supported ESPIRE project is helping #Georgia to explore constructing an undersea cable across the Black Sea to:

⚡️Improve energy security

💡 Boost renewable energy development and export

💻 Improve direct digital connectivity

Learn more: wrld.bg/4b4V50RQ4ob

TOMORROW: GW University James Foster and the World Bank's Ivailo Izvorski, Michael Lokshin, and Benoît Decerf discuss how policy makers should think about multidimensional measures for inequality.

📅 Wednesday, May 22
🕙 10AM EDT

Register here: wrld.bg/rW8Q50RJHFP #ECATalk

'The children are more engaged and want to be involved'

Adina Azatovna enjoys being a kindergarten teacher.

In the Kyrgyz Republic, GPE and World Bank Europe and Central Asia established 120 community-based kindergartens and trained teachers in playful learning to reach more vulnerable children.

We recently held a conference in Vienna on improving the quality of early childhood education across Europe and Central Asia.

Watch Rita K. Almeida reflect on the World Bank's efforts in this vital are for the region's #HumanCapital .

Teachers need strong systems in place to prepare them for teaching and to support them professionally.

Watch the World Bank's Deon Filmer discuss the institutional needs to better support teachers at our recent conference on improving teacher policy in Europe and Central Asia.

Our World Bank Europe and Central Asia Chief Economist Ivailo Izvorski discusses inflation figures for the emerging market and developing economies of Europe and Central during our recent World Bank Live discussion.

Watch the full event replay here: wrld.bg/V3KL50RGaA5 #ECAUpdate

Experts and representatives from 12 countries attended our recent Quality Early Learning for All Children Conference in Vienna.

Watch Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the #KyrgyzRepublic Lira Samykbaeva on what this exchange on best practices means for her country.

Since 1980, 50 million people in Europe have been impacted by #ClimateChange , and €14 billion has been lost annually.

New research from World Bank and European Commission suggests Europe needs focused, smart investments to build resilience. Learn more here: wrld.bg/85gw50RJ0AL

No single measure of multidimensional inequality is regularly used in policymaking. Join our next #ECATalk discussing a paper by the World Bank's Michael Lokshin and GW University James Foster proposing one.

📅 Wednesday, May 22
🕙 10AM EDT

Learn more: wrld.bg/rW8Q50RJHFP

Homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia hurt people and economies.

Read this World Bank report estimating the costs of such exclusion in North Macedonia and Serbia: wrld.bg/EVuH50PPChk #IDAHOBIT2024

On average, transferring €5,000 between small and medium-sized businesses within the #WesternBalkans is 10X costlier than a similar transaction within the Single Euro Payments Area. Read the World Bank's Xiaoqing Yu in Emerging Europe to learn more: wrld.bg/Eqov50RIShn

Kori Udovički, head of CEVES, cites the World Bank's work with Serbia's Innovation Fund Fond za inovacionu delatnost for how institutions can support good governance and the EU accession process in the #WesternBalkans .

Watch the replay of our #ECAUpdate World BankLive: wrld.bg/l1qc50RAFYk

With World Bank support, Bosnia and Herzegovina will establish new geospatial data and real estate valuation registers—vital for urban planning, land administration, and protecting against seismic and climate-related hazards.

Learn more: wrld.bg/yjU950RIkZE

Teachers can't help students learn if they're burned out, unsafe, or unwell.

Watch Dr Emma Kell FCCT Dr. Emma Kell discuss the link between teacher well-being and teacher effectiveness during our recent conference on improving teacher policies across Europe and Central Asia.

Today, we announced Hugh Riddell's appointment as World Bank Country Manager for the #KyrgyzRepublic , where he'll engage in policy dialogue with government officials, civil society, the private sector, and development partners.

Learn more about Hugh here: wrld.bg/LKPT50RHrpT

AI's impact on jobs is grabbing headlines worldwide. However, in this blog, the World Bank's Ivailo Izvorski and Michael Lokshin argue that ageing poses an even greater challenge to labor markets across Europe and Central Asia.

Learn more: wrld.bg/xCiz50RC89I