How citizens interact and collaborate
with accountability institutions has been the subject of
much careful review in recent years. This note highlights
key points from...
India is home to one-sixth of the
world’s total population and its population is expected to
grow by 34 per cent in the period 2005-30. Uttar Pradesh,
located in northern...
The World Bank Group partnered with the
cities of Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte to support their
long-term strategies to build low-carbon cities, conducting
a study...
A unique cooperation program, working
across different countries with varying national interests,
stakeholders, and projects, has brought down the glass wall.
Coordinated...
Co-residence is an important source of
support for the elderly, especially in countries where
pension systems do not cover most of the population. This
note provides...
Type: BriefReport#: 96557Date: May 1, 2015Author:
Evans,Brooks Fox ;
Palacios,Robert J.
At a macro level, the Philippines has
made impressive progress in water supply provision:
nationally, 92 percent of individuals have access to
improved water sources,...
Ghana’s growing economy has strained its
power sector in spite of a high national electrification
rate. In response, the Takoradi International Company, which
owns and...
The countries of the Nile Basin have
been working together for the past 15 years to build a
program of cooperation that allows them to utilize their
shared resource...
This story highlights education in
Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea was hit hard by the Ebola
outbreak; at the height of the epidemic, five million
children were affected...
Tobacco use is a major challenge to
international development. Despite being a signatory to the
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and a Tobacco
Free Pacific,...
Type: BriefReport#: 96795Date: May 1, 2015Author:
Hou,Xiaohui
In Kenya, where only 25 percent of the
population has access to electricity, the World Bank Group
is supporting the government’s least cost power development
plan, which...
A regional cooperation effort
coordinated by the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) has created a
credible system that links multiple stakeholders to work
together to address...
In Papua New Guinea the poorest quintile
is most vulnerable to illness, yet has the lowest
utilization rates of healthcare facilities. When looking at
age groups the...
Type: BriefReport#: 96547Date: May 1, 2015Author:
Irava,Wayne Jeremy ;
Barker,Katie ;
Somanathan,Aparnaa ;
Hou,Xiaohui
The Government of Senegal awarded SENAC
S.A. the concession to design, build, finance, and operate
the expansion of the existing Dakar toll road. This
expansion will...
Malnutrition continues to be a major
development challenge in the South Asia region. Given its
size, India hosts the majority of the malnourished. Around
300 million...
Zagreb International Airport, the
largest in Croatia, is a key gateway for tourism and
business, making it a critical element in the country’s
economy. At a capacity...
This note is a summary of a report that
considers urban areas as the complement to rural areas that
will allow the Plurinational State of Bolivia to achieve the
goals...
Type: BriefReport#: 97834Date: May 1, 2015Author:
Trohanis,Zoe Elena ;
Zaengerling,Bontje Marie ;
Sanchez-Reaza,Javier
Severe traffic congestion and
environmental degradation characterize Metro Manila,
particularly at the city center where high density
development continues. Urban sprawl...
Climate change is a critical issue
facing the countries of the Nile basin. While individual
weather events are difficult to attribute to climate change,
their sum is...
IoD Networks strengthen the
implementation of corporate governance and promote the
growth of individual IoDs and overall peer exchange within
their regions. They accomplish...
Type: BriefReport#: 178285Date: May 1, 2015Author:
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