Risk-sensitive land use planning is
vital for sustainable economic development and effective
Disaster Risk Management (DRM). Urban development programs
should adopt...
Type: BriefReport#: 80583Date: July 1, 2013Author:
Dharmavaram,Soumya
Malawi, a landlocked country situated in
Southern Africa, is highly vulnerable to drought.
Thirty-eight percent of the country's Gross Domestic
Product or GDP is dependent...
Type: BriefReport#: 81171Date: July 1, 2013Author:
Navarro-Martin,Miguel
The Port of Cotonou is of primary
importance to economic growth and diversification in Benin.
Furthermore, given its key geographic location as a port
serving Niger...
Type: BriefReport#: 79712Date: July 1, 2013Author:
MacWilliam, David Cal
At first glance, most East Asian
countries are only moderately sensitive to decreasing demand
from the Eurozone. However, weak demand in Europe has a
strong effect on...
Type: BriefReport#: 79867Date: July 1, 2013Author:
Hanusch, Marek
In September 2012, the World Bank
approved a 100 million dollars Development Policy Loan (DPL)
for the state of Himachal Pradesh (HP), India to support its
transformation...
The Republic of Yemen, situated on the
southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, is one of the poorest
countries in the world. In addition to significant
development challenges,...
Type: BriefReport#: 80251Date: July 1, 2013Author:
Rogers,David ;
Sieghart,Lia Carol
Entering into productive work is a
challenge for youth in Lao, and the hurdles for young women
are particularly acute. Although average labor force
participation rates...
The power sector in the Kingdom of
Bahrain is growing rapidly with demand increasing at an
annual rate of over 10 percent. While adding new power
generation capacity...
Type: BriefReport#: 80680Date: July 1, 2013Author:
Sarkar,Ashok ;
Sieghart,Lia Carol
Hand washing with soap and water is a
simple way to reduce the spread of disease. It doesn't
require complicated technology, it's usually affordable
and even young children...
Type: BriefReport#: 79748Date: July 1, 2013Author:
Galiani,Sebastian Franco ;
Gertler,Paul J. ;
Orsola Vidal,Alexandra
The paper is arranged in six sections:
an update describing how modern microfinance operates in
Bangladesh; explanations of why growth was so aggressive
from 2002 to...
Type: BriefReport#: 80538Date: July 1, 2013Author:
Chen, Greg ;
Rutherford, Stuart
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
is working with leading seed companies in Bangladesh (e.g.
Energypac Agro-G Ltd, Supreme Seed, and Lal Teer Ltd) to
promote more...
Type: BriefReport#: 193195Date: June 30, 2013Author:
Seth,Minakshi
The Zimbabwe Water Forum provides a
platform for Government and Development Partners to share
international best practices in the water sector between
Zimbabwe and other...
Type: BriefReport#: 103623Date: June 30, 2013Author:
Webster,Michael
This story highlights the World Bank
Group's Open Development initiative, which helps
support people-centered reforms in Myanmar. Greater access
to data and information...
Type: BriefReport#: 177658Date: June 25, 2013Author:
World Bank
During the last decade, violence against
women and girls also referred to as 'violence against
women,' has gained international recognition as a grave
social and human...
The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region
remains one of the most energy intensive in the world,
giving it ample room for improvement. Being less energy
intensive is...
Type: BriefReport#: 180185Date: June 25, 2013Author:
World Bank
The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region
can transition toward a greener economic growth model
emphasizing climate change mitigation. The priorities for
the region are...
Type: BriefReport#: 180311Date: June 25, 2013Author:
World Bank
Last year 475 people were killed in
plane crashes but 1.2 million killed on the road
– making it the 8th leading cause of death
globally. Poland has one of the...
Type: BriefReport#: 180558Date: June 20, 2013Author:
World Bank
Household survey data point to declining
poverty over the past decade, despite some difficulties with
data from three provinces. Indeed, Pakistan has turned
economic...
Type: BriefReport#: 79572Date: June 19, 2013Author:
Newman, John
For the current generation of
working-age adults, public interventions to increase female
employment will require policies that address the social,
cultural, and security...
Type: BriefReport#: 79571Date: June 19, 2013Author:
Jamil,Rehan Rafay ;
Mete,Cem
On a trend decline since 1960,
Pakistan's economic growth is highly dependent on
financial inflows of aid and worker's remittances.
Manufacturing has great potential,...
Type: BriefReport#: 79569Date: June 19, 2013Author:
Biller,S. A. Dan ;
Sanchez-Triana,Ernesto
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