John Roome

Fighting poverty and climate change. Former @worldbankgroup Senior Director for climate change. RT: ≠ Endorsement.

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Building Systemic #Resilience for #SouthAsia future will require much better #coordination and prioritized #policies and #investments in #Infrastructure, #NaturalCapital, #HumanCapital, #Economies and #Institutions https://t.co/JhdYOa6msI via @worldbank

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#Climatechange is reshaping the #Himalaya slopes. Record-breaking glacial melt has accelerated across the mountains, posing disastrous consequences for hundreds of millions of people in the #SouthAsian plains. https://t.co/8kIbrrAPgH via @WorldBankSAsia

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@SphfOfficial @WBPakistanCD @antonioguterres @julienmh https://t.co/8krdt9SgB8

Thanks to you. Happy to help.

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As I transition out of work on #SouthAsia here are my my top 10 gems travelling to the region. (Of course aside from seeing all our great #worldbank work and the excellent company or staff on field trips).

1. #Dwarika’s Hotel in #Kathmandu (woodwork an…https://t.co/1HF6n2Okv0

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As part of the World Bank rotation policy, I have handed over my responsibilities as #SouthAsia #SustainableDevelopment Regional Director to Dina Umali-Deininger from 1 July. Over the coming weeks I will be helping in the transitioning from South Asia ro…https://t.co/Rp6RksXkzi

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Ten Nelson #Mandela quotes to guide #work on #climatechange, #povertyreduction and #sustainabledevelopment .....

1. "There is no #passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”

2. "Overco…https://t.co/dvnpdby4I7

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Very proud of the work of #worldbank colleagues including @elif_ayhan_ Abhas Jha Ahsan Tehsin Kamran Akbar Abedalrazq Khalil responding to the #floods in #Sindh in #Pakistan to #buildbackbetter https://t.co/ck3EsGNXLN

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check out this great #worldbankgroup podcast with Richard Damania on tackling #climatechange and #poverty together https://t.co/rceeT8Ypy0

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Randy Olson. @ABTagenda

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Succinctly #communicating messages around #sustainabledevelopment and #climatechange is key to facilitating #change. But its hard to do well. Therefore I have been working with Randy Olson over the last nine months on the "And,…https://t.co/vUTJbGipEV https://t.co/DQiCwq3ErJ

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#Rural #watersupply and #sanitation are key to reducing #stunting globally and specifically in #Pakistan. Was great to be able to visit the public company that is implementing the #worldbank supported rural water wand sanitation supply project in #lahore https://t.co/ryuuKSGCLS

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Access to secure housing is key for #development. Finding a way to facilitate access to #housingloans for low income families is key to expanding access to good housing. But it has been hard to do. The #worldbank funded #PKSF inplemented #lowincone #housi…https://t.co/G95BKl8vum

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Modern #food storage is an important part of #bangladesh's strategy to increase #foodsecurity and combat #climatechange. The #Worldbank funded Modern Food Storage Project) is constructing high tech silos to replace old godowns to…https://t.co/RsjrmVrynB https://t.co/66x1Z8s9Xu

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Increasing access to #sanitation and safe drinking #water supply is critical for development including reducing stunting. This #worldbank financed rural water supply project in #bangladesh is not only providing #latrines for 1 million hourseholds and w…https://t.co/JbMtDc9qQc

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Rehabiliting old #damsafety and storage capacity is important for #development, saving lives and increasing #climateresilience. The #drip project in #India, finances by the #worldbank, is doing just that. A perfect example is the KRS dam in #karnataka…https://t.co/aGlAdXZSkq

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#India has committed to net zero #GHG emissions by 2070. Here’s how we’re supporting its largest coal-producing state,#Jharkhand , to become a lighthouse for #JustTransition , #poverty reduction & #sustainability ... ⁦⁦@JohnARoome⁩ ⁦@DinaUmali⁩ ⁦@LouiseCord⁩

[Sindh People's Housing For Flood Affectees @SphfOfficial]

Building back better for resilience 🏠

🎞️@JohnARoome, Regional Director @WorldBankSAsia , highlights the significance of building back better with resilient construction, financial inclusion, and grievance redressal.

📍Village Haroon Shaikh, Hyderabad, Sindh

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Looking forward to a good discussion on how #Pakistan can develop in a #climatesmart way. https://t.co/pk2UnWecwv

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#Airpollution in #SouthAsia is amongst the worst in the world and it's getting worse, not better.

And air #pollution is already having a significant negative effect on #health, #mortality, livability and #competitiveness

If South Asia can reverse these…https://t.co/tI2qQqH6Q6

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#southasia #youth a nd #worldbank talk about combatting #airpollution. Join us on June 5 https://t.co/lLJeDn87Ck