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John Roome is Regional Director, South Asia Sustainable Development at the World Bank. Before that he was Senior Director for Climate Change. He joined the World Bank in 1989, working initially in Africa, and has since held various positions including Operations and Strategy Director for Global Practices and Cross Cutting Solutions, Director ...
- Director, South Asia
John Roome is Director, South Asia at the World Bank. Before...
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John Roome is Regional Director, South Asia Sustainable...
- Director, South Asia
View John Roome’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members. Senior executive with approaching four decades of global experience in finance…
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- Protecting The Vulnerable from Climate Shocks
- Encouraging The Shift to Low-Carbon Energy While Expanding Access
- Shifting to Lower-Carbon Transportation
“There is no doubt that the disruption caused by COVID-19 reinforces the importance of guarding against the environmental risks that have severe and systematic impacts across the economy, and that it provides an opportunity to reconsider what's most important for the quality of life,” says Benoit Bosquet, World Bank Director for Sustainable Develop...
The Group prioritized investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency as key to helping clients reduce emissions. It backed some of the world’s biggest solar projects, joining the Climate Investment Funds to support the Noor concentrated solar plant in Morocco, one of the few in the world to use this pioneering technology to store solar energ...
With transport responsible for a quarter of energy-related greenhouse gas emissionsglobally, the Bank is supporting clients invest in public transit systems, shifting freight from roads to railways and, where possible, to waterways, which have the lowest emissions per ton kilometer of transport. The Bank is backing a rail corridor dedicated to movi...
Jun 29, 2020 · Hear from John Roome, Regional Director, South Asia Sustainable Development, World Bank Group, on how the Bank’s efforts on sustainable recovery taking shape in the countries he works in.
Mar 16, 2023 · 29 views 5 months ago. Watch as John Roome, South Asia Regional Director for Sustainable Development at the World Bank, provides his expert insights into Africa’s green economy potential....
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