The water issue is critically related to climate change. People say that carbon is the currency of climate change. Water is the teeth. Jim Yong Kim carbonchangeclimate Change image and share on social
If I care about poverty, I have to care a lot about investments in the private sector. The private sector creates the vast majority of jobs in the world, and social protection only goes so far. Jim Yong Kim carecreateinvestment Change image and share on social
I feel like I'm calmer, I'm kinder, I'm more patient the more I do my own meditation. Jim Yong Kim calmfeelkind Change image and share on social
We are watching things happen with one degree changes in ocean temperature that we thought wouldn't happen until there were two or three degree changes in ocean temperature. These are facts. Jim Yong Kim degreefacthappen Change image and share on social
One of the lessons of leadership worth emphasizing is that you want to get to know other great leaders and take their advice. At some point in your development, it's only people who've been in the seat of having to be leaders who can help you in a deep way. Jim Yong Kim advicedeepdevelopment share on social
One of the things I had to really work on is, when you're the leader of an organization, people look at the expression on your face. Your mood has a lot to do with how people think the whole organization is doing. Jim Yong Kim expressionfaceleader share on social
Look at the problem of drug-resistant TB in the world. Look at HIV in the world. What's going to be required for everybody in the long run is the ability to do complex health interventions in poor settings. Jim Yong Kim abilitycomplexdrug share on social
What happens when corn and wheat prices rise is that we see real increases in malnutrition and under-nutrition. And when children are malnourished, their brain development actually slows down and is affected. So this is not just a short-term impact. Jim Yong Kim affectbrainchild share on social
Institutionalized discrimination is bad for people and for societies. Widespread discrimination is also bad for economies. There is clear evidence that when societies enact laws that prevent productive people from fully participating in the workforce, economies suffer. Jim Yong Kim badcleardiscrimination share on social
