Are you passionate about International Development?
@WorldBank’s Junior Professional Associates (JPA) program is an excellent opportunity for you to hone your
skills, expand your knowledge, and support forward-looking solutions.
Apply today! https://t.co/kHWF0tEzt2 #WBJPA
Here are the 11 PM EDT 9/27 Key Messages for Hurricane #Ian. Conditions are expected to continue to deteriorate across central and south Florida tonight.
Q: Do nature-based solutions help fight climate change?
A: YES!
Estimates suggest that nature-based solutions can provide 37% of the mitigation needed until 2030 to achieve the targets of the Paris Agreement. Learn more: https://t.co/wReZjM6aja #ClimateExplainer
Hot again today with heat indices around 100 degrees. Stay cool and hydrated if you are out and about today. A few storms west of the Blue Ridge today may keep things slightly cooler out that way, but still in the mid 90s.
Hot and humid conditions are expected today. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop this afternoon, mainly south of Washington, DC. A strong to severe storm with damaging winds is possible.
Around 1.3 million people live with some form of disability in the Caribbean.
Through our partnership with #Canada 🇨🇦 — the Canada-Caribbean Resilience Facility — we completed a disability assessment report that will inform our inclusion initiatives. https://t.co/MO2dYLbYr3
The poorest and most vulnerable are at greatest risk from a series of overlapping crises – and face a shocking reversal of fortunes….. how can we work together to respond to the challenges of conflict, COVID-19 and climate change?
⚠️Tropical Storm Warning #7 - Orange Level
in for Trinidad and Tobago is now in effect from Tue, Jun 28, 2022, 6:00 PM⚠️
End date (local time) Wed, Jun 29, 2022 5:00 PM
To view Tropical Storm Warning, visit: https://t.co/gmzlfx10ov
Tropical Storm Warning #6 - Orange Level
in effect for Trinidad and Tobago!
Updated Issuance time #5 (local time) Tue, Jun 28, 2022 8:01 AM
Start date (local time) Tue, Jun 28, 2022 8:00 PM
End date (local time) Wed, Jun 29, 2022 5:00 PM
11pm AST 27 June - Here are the latest Key Messages for Potential Tropical Cyclone 2 (#PTC2). Heavy rains and winds to tropical-storm-force expected for the southern Windward Islands starting late Tuesday.
Details: https://t.co/ibBuCifKOV
In light of the Tropical Storm Warning #1 - Orange Level issued by the @ttmetservice, here is a reminder of the list of emergency hotline numbers:
��� TTPS - 999
• FIRE - 990
• AMBULANCE - 811
• TEMA - 211
Calling young professionals ❗ We’re hiring for various roles @WorldBank@IFC_org & @MIGA through the Young Professionals Program (WBG YPP). If you are younger than 32, with graduate-level education, leadership & language skills, apply (until July 15) https://t.co/MZRZsvR8Bt
📣 Just a reminder that you only have until June 24 to submit your proposals for technical sessions for @UnderstandRisk's #UR22 — which is happening both in Florianópolis, #Brazil 🇧🇷 and online.
Submit your ideas here: https://t.co/1onO3kmGCH
Wonderful to meet with Presidents of HBCUs today at the @WorldBank.
We held great discussions on our institutions’ engagements – looking forward to furthering our partnerships.
Natural hazards are gender neutral — but their impacts are not. ❌
This GFDRR report shows how disaster impacts often reflect — and reinforce — gender inequality: https://t.co/GY93xNVSEK