Ensuring that water is equitably and sustainably shared requires an inclusive approach. Disadvantaged groups and individuals need to have a voice, access, and employment opportunities in the water sector....
Over the last several decades, Kenya has made significant political and economic reforms that have contributed to sustained economic growth, social development, and political stability. Gender equality,...
Type: BriefReport#: 184082Date: January 1, 2021Author:
World Bank
Bolivia experienced unparalleled economic growth for more than a decade between 2002 and 2014, averaging annual GDP growth of 4.7 percent. During this period, the country slashed the percentage of people...
At the heart of the SAESM story is a group of dedicated academics in different colleges across South Asia, investing their time and skills to organize and lead the conferences year after year. The idea...
Type: BriefReport#: 158687Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Kundu,Oishee
Mountains are hard to govern. National boundaries rarely reflect mountain geography and carve mountains into ecologically and socially incomplete sections. Mountain ecosystems, glaciers, rivers and communities...
Type: BriefReport#: 158689Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Pillai,Aditya Valiathan
This Learning Brief is a resource for senior procurement representatives and outlines actionable recommendations to increase gender-inclusive sourcing in Bangladesh. These recommendations were formulated...
This brief focuses on the welfare and budgetary impact of GMI transfers using RUSMOD on first experiments and caveats in Russian federation as of 2020. RUSMOD combines household survey micro-data and fiscal...
JSC Vneshtorgbank (VTB) is Russia’s second largest bank in terms of assets, capital, retail deposits, and lending. It is also a leading originator of mortgage loans in the Russian Federation. VTB provides...
While Nigeria has made some progress in socio-economic terms in recent years, human capital development remains weak due to under-investment, and important challenges in terms of oil dependency, governance...
Type: BriefReport#: 184083Date: January 1, 2021Author:
World Bank
This brief focuses on the open contracting global principles. These principles reflect the belief that increased disclosure and participation in public contracting will have the effects of making contracting...
Performance pay for teachers generates debate. Proponents argue that many school systems have low levels of accountability and advocate incentivizing teachers by linking their pay to either their own efforts...
In addition to evaluating markets to identify barriers to private participation and specific investment opportunities, IFC can help develop new business models using the InfraVentures global infrastructure...
Type: BriefReport#: 156660Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Ksoll,Christian Daniel ;
Pulido,Daniel ;
Gupta,Harsh
This note highlights the six steps taken by the Mexico Youth Labor Market Inclusion (MYLMI) project to design a successful short message system (SMS) outreach strategy to incorporate youth voice in their...
In South Asia, taboos and myths around menstruation ignore geographical, social, linguistic and political borders. Women and girls in these countries occupy very distinct landscapes, eat different food,...
Type: BriefReport#: 158690Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Daniel,Smriti
The North Eastern Region (NER) of India comprises eight states, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura. Most of the region’s population lives in rural areas,...
Nigeria’s regulatory and institutional public-private partnership (PPP) frameworks are on par with peers in many aspects but shows some weaknesses. With no central dedicated PPP unit in charge, roles and...
Indonesia is the third largest contributor to the global TB burden and among the top 20 countries in the world for TB/HIV and multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB). allocated efficiently prioritizing the treatment...
This study seeks to help decision makers in the search for specific solutions to Colombia’s water challenges. Colombia is one of the most water-rich countries in the world. However, a closer look into...
Vietnam's growth accelerated to 4.5 percent in the last quarter of 2020 (y/y), resulting in an annual growth rate of 2.9 percent - making it one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Industrial...
Societies continue to bear increasing costs from natural hazards as population growth, the geographic concentration of economic and infrastructural assets in vulnerable areas, and the effects of climate...
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