The elimination of poverty on a livable planet and fixing the plumbing in the World Bank.
The plumbing was Ajay Banga’s retort when asked what imprint he’d like to leave on the anti-poverty lender, while the other encapsulates the World Bank president’s passion for taking on the “intertwined” challenges of poverty alleviation and climate change.
Banga — who recently marked 100 days on the job — was just as passionate in pushing back on the notion that the bank can’t juggle its poverty mandate with a “perfect storm” of crises ranging from climate change and pandemics to food insecurity and fragility.
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Anna Gawel
Anna Gawel is the Managing Editor of Devex. She previously worked as the managing editor of The Washington Diplomat, the flagship publication of D.C.’s diplomatic community. She’s had hundreds of articles published on world affairs, U.S. foreign policy, politics, security, trade, travel and the arts on topics ranging from the impact of State Department budget cuts to Caribbean efforts to fight climate change. She was also a broadcast producer and digital editor at WTOP News and host of the Global 360 podcast. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Maryland in College Park.
