📊 2021 Year in Review in 11 Charts

PLUS: Reversing the pandemic's education losses. If you're having trouble reading this message, [click here]( [© World Bank Group]( [2021 Year in Review in 11 charts: The inequality pandemic]( From uneven economic recovery to unequal access to vaccines; from widening income losses to divergence in learning, COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact on the poor and vulnerable in 2021. Through this series of charts and graphs, we share select research from the World Bank Group that illustrate the severity of the pandemic as it enters its third year. [READ STORY AND EXPLORE CHARTS]( Editor's Pick [Students at school in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, during an English language class. Photo credit: Sarah Farhat/World Bank]( [Reversing the pandemic's education losses]( In this joint op-ed, World Bank Group President David Malpass and UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore write about how using technology effectively can help close educational gaps and prevent learning loss. [LEARN HOW]( [High school students in India. Photo credit: Shutterstock]( [How can we improve education? Tell us in the World Bank and Financial Times’ blog writing competition]( What lessons have we learned to improve teaching and learning? If you’re aged 16 to 19 and currently enrolled in high school, we want to hear from you! We are looking for your most inventive ideas, high-quality writing, and innovative solutions that would strengthen education going forward. Submit your entries by January 31, 2022! [LEARN MORE]( Blog [Photo credit: World Bank]( [The top 10 water tweets of 2021]( “From the ongoing effects of the pandemic to extreme weather events to prolonged conflict and forced migration, 2021 was another year of tumultuous events. The common thread among all of these? Water. Water is essential to curbing the spread of infectious diseases, including the coronavirus. It’s also the primary medium through which we feel the impacts of climate change, which has increased the frequency and intensity of droughts, floods, and rainfall variability.” [READ BLOG]( Virtual Events and Broadcast Series [Photo: World Bank Group]( [UPCOMING: Insect and Hydroponic Farming in Africa]( People have eaten insects and hydroponic crops for hundreds of years. But farming them is new, with huge potential for human food and animal feed all year round with very little resources. Join our event LIVE on January 19th at 9am ET to learn from insect farmers, development experts and World Bank staff who are pushing the frontier of agriculture to create jobs, improve food security and save the planet. [ADD TO CALENDAR]( In The News [Latest Child Mortality Estimates Reveal World Remains Off Track to Meeting Sustainable Development Goals]( [Sustainable Plastic Management is Key to Achieve Green Growth for Bangladesh]( Jobs [Country Manager, Afghanistan & Pakistan (Islamabad, Pakistan)]( [E T Consultant - Compliance (Washington, DC)]( Social Media Join the conversation by clicking on the messages below [Climate change is no longer just a future concern. Its compounding effects were increasingly visible in 2021 in the form of extreme heat, forest fires, flooding, storms, and drought – all amid a pandemic. Here’s the year in #climate in 5 numbers.]( [For #Indonesia, oceans are vital for its economy and welfare. Read how the people of Raja Ampat are #ChangingLives, protecting the oceans and empowering its communities. ( Data Viz Trade – An Engine for Global Recovery [Age and death from COVID-19 around the globe]( It isn’t a coincidence that the increase in extreme poverty has happened when there have been pandemic-influenced trade disruptions. Historically, there is a close connection between trade and poverty reduction with low- and middle-income countries almost doubling their share of exports between 1990 and 2017, a period which saw a decline in extreme poverty. [LEARN MORE]( Connect with us on social media! Accredited journalists may obtain advance access to reports and information by registering with the Bank's [Online Media Briefing Center]( a password-protected site for working journalists. Material in this newsletter is copyrighted. Requests to reproduce it, in whole or in part, should be addressed to pubrights@worldbank.org For more information visit our website: [worldbank.org](. [Access to Information]( [Other Bank Newsletters]( | [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe from this list]( | [Update subscription preferences](