Water is essential for life, but humanity faces complex challenges associated with increased demand, variable supply, widespread pollution, and water-related disasters. Climate change and population growth...
Water in agriculture is central to feeding the planet, providing livelihoods, and building resilience to climate shocks and extremes. To support the Coronavirus (COVID-19) response and recovery the World...
On October 19, 2021, ministers of finance and planning, together with high-level government Officials from the eighty-two HCP member countries along with private sector groups and development partners,...
Domestic economic activity improved following the easing of virus containment measures on October 1. New infections continued to decline gradually while the pace of vaccination picked up significantly....
Type: BriefReport#: 165213Date: October 18, 2021Author:
Puthong,Warunthorn ;
Ariyapruchya,Kiatipong ;
Edwards,Kim Alan
Bangladesh is associated with having six seasons; however, with the effects of climate change becoming more pronounced, the distinct features of these seasons are becoming increasingly blurred. Summers...
Seasons influence people’s moods. In the dry season, for example, people are less anxious but more depressed than in monsoon. With climate change expected to worsen, mental health problems such as depression...
Vectorial capacity, a measurement of the efficiency of vector-borne disease transmission, is increasing for several climate-sensi¬tive diseases, with exposure to more suitable ranges of temperature and...
A variety of factors influence the spread of infectious diseases. Climatic factors include variations in temperature, rainfall, sea-level rise, wind, and duration of sunlight. Non-climatic factors, such...
Bangladesh is one of the country’s most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Through complex pathway, climate change adversely affects human health. Globally, climatic conditions are becoming more...
With climate change projected to increase, the effects on human health are expected to increase. Weather variables (temperature, rainfall, humidity) can influence the frequency and types of diseases people...
The highly contagious Delta variant is fueling new outbreaks in East Asia and the Pacific (EAP). It is becoming evident that COVID-19 (coronavirus) is not leaving any time soon and may be here to stay....
Type: BriefReport#: 164857Date: October 7, 2021Author:
Arur,Aneesa ;
Islamaj,Ergys ;
Kim,Young Eun ;
Le,Duong Trung ;
Mattoo,Aaditya ;
Somanathan,Aparnaa
In the personalized nutrition segment, a consumers’ specific nutrition-related status is assessed using advanced diagnostics before firms recommend solutions. Firms using this personalized approach then...
First, the report finds that Caribbean countries have built relatively high levels of resilience to date, which has supported economic development despite frequent natural hazards and other external shocks....
This is a tip sheet for World Bank task teams on Illustrative Climate Change Actions on Adaptation Opportunities in Social Protection and Jobs Projects.
When Agnes Sithole’s marriage began to fall apart in 2019, she was scared. She had spent nearly 50 years raising her four children, supporting her husband’s business, and running her own. Now, her husband...
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 and economic impacts of the crisis...
Type: BriefReport#: 165673Date: October 1, 2021Author:
Karamba,R. Wendy ;
Salcher,Isabelle
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