Cities and local municipalities have
been impacted by the recent slowdown in growth, affecting
their capacity to generate income as well as to finance and
manage infrastructure...
The global weather enterprise creates
high value weather and climate information that produce a
wide range of social and economic benefits, including the
protection...
Type: BriefReport#: 160253Date: June 10, 2021Author:
Thorpe,Alan John ;
Rogers, David P.
In Sierra Leone, a large part of the
population has been chronically food insecure, at least
since the Ebola virus disease epidemic in 2014. Rapid onset
events such...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic and its effects on households create an urgent need
for timely data and evidence to help monitor and mitigate
the social...
Cattle ranching, one of the most
important sectors of Colombia’s rural economy, generates
income for more than half a million rural families and
guarantees a significant...
Strong demand for animal products offers
significant opportunities for the sector to contribute to
economic growth and poverty reduction. Colombian cattle
ranching still...
Type: BriefReport#: 160055Date: June 7, 2021Author:
Becking,Jorrit Bob Tonko ;
Ramirez Diaz,Mariangela ;
Diaz Rios,Luz Berania
Globally, an estimated 267 million youth
aged between 15 and 24 are neither in education nor
employed, with most of these youth residing in Sub-Saharan
Africa and South...
The Indonesia occupational tasks and
skills (Indotask) is the first attempt to collect detailed
tasks and skills data on 51 in-demand occupations in
Indonesia, including...
The labor market information system
(LMIS) can be defined as the set of institutional
arrangements, procedures, and mechanisms that are designed
to coordinate the collection,...
This report presents 10 complementary
indicators that determine short-term occupational prospects.
The platform will be used by students, job seekers, workers,
and firms...
In May 2020, the National Statistical
Office (NSO), with support from the World Bank, launched the
High-Frequency Phone Survey on COVID-19, which tracks the
socio-economic...
Type: BriefReport#: 160052Date: June 4, 2021Author:
Vundru,Wilbert Drazi
In The Gambia, women represent key
actors of horticultural production by managing the
cultivation of vegetables in community gardens. However,
because they lack access...
The Zimbabwe climate smart investment
plan (CSAIP) highlights the potential of climate smart
agriculture (CSA) in achieving the Government of Zimbabwe’s
vision of a...
In dynamic economies, real-time labor
market information based on online sources has become an
integral part of labor market monitoring and is increasingly
used to inform...
Type: BriefReport#: 159884Date: June 2, 2021Author:
Koettl-Brodmann,Stefanie ;
Marguerie,Alicia Charlene ;
Von Lenthe,Cornelius Claus
In dynamic economies, real-time labor
market information based on online sources has become an
integral part of labor market monitoring and is increasingly
used to inform...
Type: BriefReport#: 159884Date: June 2, 2021Author:
Koettl-Brodmann,Stefanie ;
Marguerie,Alicia Charlene ;
Von Lenthe,Cornelius Claus
In dynamic economies, real-time labor
market information based on online sources has become an
integral part of labor market monitoring and is increasingly
used to inform...
Type: BriefReport#: 159869Date: June 2, 2021Author:
Koettl-Brodmann,Stefanie ;
Marguerie,Alicia Charlene ;
Von Lenthe,Cornelius Claus
In dynamic economies, real-time labor
market information based on online sources has become an
integral part of labor market monitoring and is increasingly
used to inform...
Type: BriefReport#: 159869Date: June 2, 2021Author:
Koettl-Brodmann,Stefanie ;
Marguerie,Alicia Charlene ;
Von Lenthe,Cornelius Claus
Sharing mobile network infrastructure
through specialized companies called towercos is a business
model with the potential to accelerate access to quality
mobile connectivity...
Type: BriefReport#: 161504Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Houngbonon,Georges Vivien ;
Rossotto,Carlo Maria ;
Strusani,Davide
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees
Celsius , in line with the Paris Agreement (PA), requires
that global annual greenhouse gas emissions are cut by 50
percent of...
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the
important role digital financial services (DFS) can play in
reducing disruptions to supply chains, maintaining economic
activity,...
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