Fwd: Malpass is out. Who will Biden pick as the new World Bank chief?

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David Malpass’ resignation gives the Biden administration *an opening to bring on a new World Bank chief* to lead a massive reform effort and, perhaps, be more closely aligned with the administration’s positions on climate change. *Also in today’s edition:* The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is pressuring world leaders to let it into the global Pandemic Fund. https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGJ-RRSr1Z-DUEavPYJQ4_L79naWGiu6EfUgG7s... *Happening today: Join us at 12 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CET) for a Twitter Spaces conversation on how artificial intelligence can benefit low-income countries. Set your reminder https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGJ-RRSr1Z-DUEavPYJQ4_L79naWGiu6EfUgG7s....* Stepping down Malpass told the World Bank’s board on Wednesday that he *plans to step down as president in June* — nearly a year before his term is slated to end in April 2024. The Trump-administration nominee’s abrupt announcement https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POqaj6NdG0dF5ODufBRXEyY2W54c8O3SDO... comes after four years of leading the bank through multiple and overlapping crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, a global food crisis, and most recently the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POqaj6NdG0dF5ODufBRXEyY2W54c8O3SDO... He was often met with skepticism within the global development sector. There were efforts to oust him, particularly from climate activists https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POjpv27YzEnBCFPKUguOp_jdBUZDt1s7pm... — and this reached a crescendo over remarks he made in September on whether he believed that humans caused climate change. However, he survived his “I am not a scientist” gaffe and battled on. Notably, despite his words, *the bank doubled its climate finance* during his tenure, reaching nearly $32 billion https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POos6Ht18zMaCLs4D_rykRGcejnxpjeYXD... last year, my colleague Shabtai Gold tells me. Still, his departure provides an opportunity for United States President Joe Biden to *put more of his own stamp* on the bank and perhaps find someone more aligned with his party’s views. “Humankind needs the head of the World Bank to fully recognize and creatively respond to the civilization-threatening danger posed by the climate crisis. I am very happy to hear that new leadership is coming,” tweeted https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGJ-RRSr-HZx9NQU3qlfOAfXfTei2UQ_sqOoRve... former U.S. Vice President Al Gore — a public nemesis of Malpass. Gore, like Biden, is a Democrat. In a statement https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGJ-RRSr5-98pDZC-eUj7WrmXLnP14LVUOS7x4x... in which she commended Malpass for having “measurably improved the lives of people around the globe,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pledged to have a *“transparent, merit-based and swift nomination process”* to replace him. Many are wondering if the candidate pool will include a woman, Shabtai notes. The person will almost certainly hold U.S. citizenship, as per a controversial https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGJ-RRSr1caG_D0d4kAow_vKIFAdxW6p2A5P6zW... tradition. Experts looked back on Malpass’ legacy during a Twitter Spaces event https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGJ-RRSr86L8gGlgPZReA8MKQfJupf1NLEta_uN... hosted by Devex on Wednesday, but, looking ahead to the Spring Meetings, they warned it would be critical that World Bank shareholders ensure the leadership change *doesn’t derail the bank’s ongoing reform efforts*. Momentum is as crucial as anything in politics. Given the “crisis of confidence and trust in our international institutions” it is important that the World Bank enacts “meaningful change and have really meaningful impact on the ground,” said Clemence Landers, a former U.S. Treasury official. *Read:* Embattled World Bank chief Malpass to resign as president in June https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POqaj6NdG0dF5ODufBRXEyY2W54c8O3SDO... *ICYMI:* The good, bad, and meh in the World Bank’s reform plan https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POlyLbifAQrzGRGQdMlZw0upe0Fq_GpXnr... https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGJ-RRSr85ofePKMyBRXAhtk4h45vW2tSwgI5UW... * https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGJ-RRSr86L8gGlgPZReA8MKQfJupf1NLEta_uN... Be sure to check out the recording https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGJ-RRSr86L8gGlgPZReA8MKQfJupf1NLEta_uN... of our Twitter Spaces conversation with Landers and other global development leaders about some of the critical issues facing the next World Bank president.* A MESSAGE FROM GOOGLE.ORG https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGJ-RRSr5o4oJWTTqtKsxXZ8_jiWM4eBHDcSb3d... *Last call for applications: AI for the Global Goals* Google.org is providing $25 million in funding to nonprofits, institutions, and social enterprises that want to use artificial intelligence to advance progress on the U.N.’s Global Goals. Let’s work together to realize a better, fairer, greener future for all. Learn more and apply by March 17. https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGJ-RRSr5o4oJWTTqtKsxXZ8_jiWM4eBHDcSb3d... For your consideration Africa CDC *won’t have access* to the pool of pandemic preparedness and response financing being made available to low- and middle-income countries through the Pandemic Fund, which is hosted by the World Bank and led by the World Health Organization. That’s because Africa CDC, which is in the process of becoming an autonomous public health agency, has not been accredited as an “implementing entity,” https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POrtIdqmLUFBST3sgzdpj6f_ogKkRVqS-U... my colleague Sara Jerving reports. What this means is that Africa CDC cannot submit a proposal for consideration for the $300 million https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGJ-RRSr0Tf4Z1vO8996Qn1NePikKtuHSh-eWIA... in first-round funding approved by the Pandemic Fund earlier this month. “This has *considerably constrained the ability of Africa CDC*, in the context of the Pandemic Fund, to play its AU-mandated role as convenor and coordinator of health security in Africa,” the pan-African health agency wrote in a statement https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGJ-RRSrzg32cyYVvHv8ngHenglf-HO9ly2jtBZ... on Wednesday. The fund’s current preaccredited implementing partners include the African Development Bank, UNICEF, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, among others. *Read:* Africa CDC criticizes exclusion from Pandemic Fund https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POrtIdqmLUFBST3sgzdpj6f_ogKkRVqS-U... *ICYMI:* Africa CDC’s final steps to operational autonomy https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POrtIdqmLUFBST3sgzdpj6f8mSKETEonVI... https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGJ-RRSr85ofePKMyBRXAhtk4h45vW2tSwgI5UW... And while we’re at it https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POhclVMjy-fPC1nQx1DZzXLlBju04dLqKx... As Africa CDC pushes for a bigger voice globally, it should also consider making *a bigger internal push for gender equity* by appointing its first female head and integrating “gender-transformative leadership” within the organization, a group of African women global health leaders write in an op-ed for Devex https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POhclVMjy-fPC1nQx1DZzXLlBju04dLqKx.... In addition to tapping a woman as its next leader, the group is calling for the African Union, Africa CDC, and its member states to *set targets for equal inclusion of women* in senior decision-making at all levels and make “a gender-responsive approach” central to the design and resourcing of future pandemics’ health emergency policies. African heads of state gather this week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the annual African Union summit and those familiar with the processes tell Devex it’s expected *the AU will make an announcement* on who will take on the role of Africa CDC’s director-general. *Opinion: *Why Africa CDC needs gender-transformative leadership https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POhclVMjy-fPC1nQx1DZzXLlBju04dLqKx... https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGJ-RRSryT5qvanGoBxUPbcq-jJIvGXBUpTWh50... *For more content like this, sign up to Devex CheckUp https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGJ-RRSr5gjJPhS57lE-jpZKuG8RnuTwPGdWrUw..., a free, Thursday global health newsletter.* A different kind of animal Animals can be *as susceptible as humans* to the deadly impacts of climate change such as the droughts that have plagued the Horn of Africa. In Ethiopia alone, more than 4.5 million livestock have died https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGJ-RRSr-F03hG6uNjA_I1zWwvde2mlaK7ysZoq... since late 2021. Those kinds of losses are detrimental for farmers, especially smallholder farmers, who depend on the animals for their livelihood. That’s why some agricultural research organizations are seeking ways to develop https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POg0igQZUQgC0mF4zCdjdwjFwf7wSJEA2-... cattle, goats, pigs and other animals that can *not only survive but thrive* in some of the worst conditions, my colleague Teresa Welsh reports. The World Poultry Foundation is examining the benefits of dual-purpose poultry, which can provide meat and eggs and *are more likely to survive drought* than traditional breeds. “In terms of getting high quality protein to families that need it, it’s a lower footprint way to do it than traditional production methods,” says Maureen Stickel, director of international program development at the World Poultry Foundation. The foundation has *received $26 million* from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expand the use of dual-purpose poultry to three countries. *Read:* How drought-resistant livestock can help farmers fight climate change https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POg0igQZUQgC0mF4zCdjdwjFwf7wSJEA2-... SPONSORED ANNOUNCEMENT *Join our global community of change-makers* Duke University’s Center for International Development https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGJ-RRSr6HLSzqREkB_VdoJqAgpDhataOvS-C-H... offers midcareer development professionals flexible options to grow their careers, from online and in-person executive education courses to a master of international development policy. Partner with peers to build lasting connections and learn valuable skills from top faculty at Duke University. Whether you are in a government agency, community or NGO, or the private sector, our programs will help you realize your goals. 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