In June 2020, the Uganda Bureau of
Statistics, with the support from the World Bank, has
launched the High-Frequency Phone Survey on COVID-19 to
track the impacts of...
Type: BriefReport#: 162071Date: August 3, 2021Author:
Atamanov,Aziz ;
Cochinard,Frederic Pierre Francois Hugue ;
Ilukor,John ;
Kilic,Talip ;
Mupere, Andrew ;
Ponzini,Giulia ;
Ssennono, Vincent
The COVID-19 pandemic is the worst
global macroeconomic shock since the Great Depression. This
brief reports which groups of workers have been hit hardest
by the economic...
The study gathered information from
three categories of respondents: 300 primary child
caregivers (parents, grandparents, guardians), 100 ECD
teachers and 10 ECD officers...
Increasing women’s sense of control over
their lives is key to reducing gender inequalities and
improving development outcomes. Research suggests women tend
to believe...
Type: BriefReport#: 163803Date: August 1, 2021Author:
International Food Policy Research Institute ;
International Rescue Committee (IRC) ;
Oxford University ;
World Bank
Oil prices have been volatile in recent
weeks, with Brent prices trading between 65 US Dollars/bbl
and 76US Dollars/bbl, as demand-positive news in the U.S.
and Europe...
Type: BriefReport#: 163867Date: August 1, 2021Author:
World Bank
Gender inequalities in the ownership,
control, and use of assets are a widespread and pervasive
development challenge. Persistent gender gaps remain in
women’s access...
Type: BriefReport#: 163873Date: August 1, 2021Author:
International Food Policy Research Institute ;
International Rescue Committee (IRC) ;
Oxford University ;
World Bank
Improving women’s agency is crucial for
advancing gender equality. Less than half of women in
Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia participate in making
decisions over...
Type: BriefReport#: 163874Date: August 1, 2021Author:
International Food Policy Research Institute ;
International Rescue Committee (IRC) ;
Oxford University ;
World Bank
This brief uses the 2018 Dhaka
Low-Income Area Gender, Inclusion, and Poverty (DIGNITY)
survey to assess the gender gap in safety perceptions and
analyze the correlation...
Type: BriefReport#: 162685Date: August 1, 2021Author:
Ahmed,Tanima ;
Kotikula,Aphichoke
This brief uses the 2018 Dhaka
Low-Income Area Gender, Inclusion, and Poverty (DIGNITY)
survey to assess the gender gap in safety perceptions and
analyze the correlation...
Type: BriefReport#: 162685Date: July 31, 2021Author:
Ahmed,Tanima ;
Kotikula,Aphichoke
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emission factors
from Turkish geothermal plants have been measured in the 400
to 1,300 gram per kilowatt-hour (g per kWh) range,
significantly higher...
This brief use firm-level data collected
between May 2020 and May 2021 in 41 countries, to provide
descriptive evidence on the differential effect of the
Coronavirus...
Under the CRF, in 2020-2021, a desk
study was undertaken to better understand disability
inclusion gaps in disaster risk management (DRM) in nine
Caribbean countries....
Type: BriefReport#: 162223Date: July 28, 2021Author:
The World Bank ;
GFDRR
The COVID-19 pandemic is laying bare
that cities are at the forefront of this crisis. The myriad
decisions facing local government are non-stop, and with an
almost immediate...
Under the CRF, a desk study in 2020
assessed the status of gender responsive disaster
preparedness and recovery in in nine Caribbean countries.
The study found that...
Type: BriefReport#: 162222Date: July 28, 2021Author:
The World Bank ;
GFDRR
Behaviorally informed messages have had
demonstrated success in increasing tax compliance in
multiple regional settings. In Indonesia, which has the
largest economy...
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has
created a new imperative for stakeholder capitalism as the
severity of the economic impact from the crisis depends on
the ability...
Local benefit sharing is an important
part of hydropower project operators’ support for the
development aspirations of project-affected communities. To
learn more about...
IFC has always believed that the private
sector is a powerful driver of growth. However, the private
sector will not be able to access capital markets, let alone
thrive...
Type: BriefReport#: 162125Date: July 26, 2021Author:
Lazarus,Kate M. ;
Pratiwi,Rahajeng ;
Erkurtoglu Savas,Leyal
This series provides examples of
partnership for cleaner textile (PaCT’s) advisory work with
clients to implement cleaner production solutions in the
Bangladesh textile...
Type: BriefReport#: 162053Date: July 23, 2021Author:
Chowdhury,Nishat Shahid
Processing operations in the textile
industry consume a lot of water. While the mechanical
aspects involving spinning and weaving need little water,
the wet processing...
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