South Africa is under threat of a
downgrade to its sovereign credit rating since Standard and
Poors(S&P) lowered its foreign-currency long-term credit
rating from BBB...
These nine case studies were prepared by
the World Bank’s Water Global Practice to highlight existing
blended finance experiences in the water sector. Blended
finance...
Investment in early childhood
programming is increasing in response to convincing evidence
on the benefits of supporting the social, emotional, and
cognitive development...
Type: BriefReport#: 169585Date: July 31, 2016Author:
World Bank
Colombia is one of the first countries
to begin a peace process that will take into account the
effects of the internal armed conflict on
“subjects of collective...
Type: BriefReport#: 179536Date: July 26, 2016Author:
World Bank
Previously un-cultivable lands are now
producing good harvests as a result of the reconstruction of
an ancient irrigation canal, benefiting hundreds of
families. The...
Type: BriefReport#: 179359Date: July 20, 2016Author:
World Bank
For World Bank experts, it’s
clear that Latin America will be one of the regions most
affected by climate change, especially if the world fails to
keep global...
Type: BriefReport#: 179534Date: July 18, 2016Author:
World Bank
This story highlights a recent review of
Zambia's mining sector governance and investment
attractiveness shows the country remains an appealing place
for investment...
Enrollment in a girls’ school
in Kandahar Province has seen a significant increase as a
result of new facilities and greater community involvement,
leading to...
Type: BriefReport#: 179137Date: July 12, 2016Author:
World Bank
This story highlights the mini grids
hold great promise for electrifying remote areas in regions
such as Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, and help countries
reach their...
Dams provide critical services such as
flood protection, irrigation, hydropower generation, and
water supply for 156 million people in the Eastern Nile
sub-basin spanning...
Climate change imposes stark challenges
for the food-insecure Sahel and particularly for the Niger
Basin's already highly vulnerable population of 112
million. Six of...
The Nile River system is a vital
economic lifeline across East Africa. Over 200 million
people live in the basin of the world's longest river
that stretches 6,695km....
The control systems of today’s smart
power-distribution grids have evolved significantly. Such
systems improve system reliability by reducing the frequency
and duration...
Type: BriefReport#: 107122Date: July 1, 2016Author:
Nangia,Varun Ravi ;
Oguah,Samuel Kwesi Ewuah ;
Gaba,Kwawu Mensan
The Zambezi River accounts for half of
the installed hydropower capacity in southern Africa and
supports subsistence agriculture and fisheries for three
quarters of...
SCADA/EMS and SCADA/DMS systems ensure
that power grids are efficient, resilient, and able to adapt
to changes in generation, transmission, and distribution.
Advancing...
Type: BriefReport#: 107121Date: July 1, 2016Author:
Nangia,Varun Ravi ;
Oguah,Samuel Kwesi Ewuah ;
Gaba,Kwawu Mensan
Turkey has witnessed a slowdown in
economic growth since 2011, as private investment and
productivity stagnated. This was in marked contrast to the
previous decade,...
In response to convincing evidence on
the benefits of supporting young children's cognitive
and emotional development, investment in early childhood
programming is increasing....
Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI)
provides significant benefits to utilities around the world.
Although it is entering the mainstream, technical concerns,
policy...
Type: BriefReport#: 107120Date: July 1, 2016Author:
Nangia,Varun Ravi ;
Oguah,Samuel Kwesi Ewuah ;
Gaba,Kwawu Mensan
Since fiscal year 2010 the World Bank
has supported 20 smart grid projects in 19 countries and all
six Bank regions. Valued at 960 million dollars - a quarter
of all...
Type: BriefReport#: 107123Date: July 1, 2016Author:
Nangia,Varun Ravi ;
Oguah,Samuel Kwesi Ewuah ;
Gaba,Kwawu Mensan
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