Ecologist: Environmental groups were pleased at the end 2007 when the UN announced that its under-resourced adaptation funds – established to help less-industrialised nations adapt to the effects of climate change – were to receive a cash injection. But they were dismayed to discover in 2008 that the organisation holding the purse-strings would be none other than the World Bank – not renowned for its track record in sustainable development. Now, 142 organisations have signed a statement …