Bordered by the fragile young Himalayas and a long coastline, India’s vast and varied geography is particularly vulnerable to climate change. More than 80% of India’s people live in districts that are at risk of climate-induced disasters. Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, declining groundwater levels, retreating glaciers, intense cyclones and sea-level rise can precipitate major crises for livelihoods, food security and the economy. Towns and cities cannot escape the consequences, either. Unprecedented rainfall, floods and extreme heat can take a large toll on both people and infrastructure in densely populated urban areas, especially where unplanned expansion has taken place. In the last decade alone, economic losses due to extreme weather events have doubled. These are likely to increase further, threatening the country’s overall development. To help India strengthen its climate resilience, the World Bank is working with the government to promote both adaptation and mitigation measures across a broad range of sectors. And in the southern state of Kerala, where the devastating 2018 floods highlighted the state’s vulnerability to climate change, it has worked with the state rethink its development paradigm altogether.
More than 19 million masks have been produced by some 20,000 SHGs across 27 Indian states, in addition to over 100,000 liters of sanitizer and nearly 50,000 liters of hand wash to combat COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak.
This project will help India prevent, detect, and respond to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic and strengthen its public health preparedness.
The Government of India and the World Bank today signed a fast-track $1 billion India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project to help India prevent, detect, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthen its public health preparedness. This is the largest ever health sector support from the Bank to India.
World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a fast-track $1 billion India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project to help India prevent, detect, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthen its public health preparedness.
The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed both a global health emergency and an unprecedented economic crisis of historic magnitude. Watch the video to know more on World Bank’s support to India’s response.
Extraordinary times need an exceptional response. The World Bank’s fast-track response to the Government of India’s request for support to combat the COVID-19 pandemic is helping the country fortify its health care system against the outbreak.
Women Self Help Groups in India have risen to the extraordinary challenge of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.