The World Bank's climate mission: new risks on the horizon?

Since incorporating climate action into its mission, the World Bank faces new challenges balancing climate goals with human rights and accountability. In this month’s newsletter, we examine how the Bank is implementing its new mission and look at recent complaints to its accountability mechanisms, revealing emerging risks facing climate projects: adaptation projects can inadvertently increase community vulnerability, the shift toward Development Policy Financing (DPF) may weaken accountability, and greenwashing concerns are rising.