The Survivor-centered Accessibility
Framework Evaluation (SAFE), supported by the State and
Peacebuilding Fund (SPF), comprehensively examines access
barriers faced...
Type: PublicationReport#: 189999Date: September 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
Despite the reduction in transport costs
over the past decades, the world today is still far from
being a single integrated economy. Developing countries face
higher...
Type: PublicationReport#: 190759Date: September 18, 2024Author:
Herrera Dappe,Matias ;
Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria ;
Stokenberga,Aiga
In an increasingly interconnected world
driven by the rapid adoption of digital technologies and
online systems, the critical role of cybersecurity cannot be
overstated....
Type: PublicationReport#: 193580Date: September 17, 2024Author:
Vergara Cobos,Estefania Belen
While financial sector risks in the
larger and higher per capita countries are moderate, half of
lower-income countries face significant risks over the next
12 months....
Type: PublicationReport#: 193302Date: September 2, 2024Author:
World Bank
In its fourth edition, and with
translations into 13 languages, this publication gives
readers a broad and basic understanding of the key issues
for each International...
Type: PublicationReport#: 193288Date: August 28, 2024Author:
Greuning, Hennie Van
Across the Middle East and North Africa
(MENA) region, land is a scarce and valuable resource. The
projected increase in land demand due to demographic trends,
coupled...
Type: PublicationReport#: 193268Date: August 27, 2024Author:
Corsi,Anna ;
Selod,Harris
Climate change mitigation remains as
critical as ever, as global greenhouse gas emissions
continue to increase. Temperatures continue their relentless
climb, and 2023...
Type: PublicationReport#: 193115Date: August 16, 2024Author:
World Bank
Chapter 1 of the report discusses
differences in the evolution of the size and composition of
public spending between high-income and low- and
middle-income nations....
Type: PublicationReport#: 192950Date: August 8, 2024Author:
Riera-Crichton,Daniel ;
Vuletin,Guillermo Javier
A pension system is at the heart of
social protection. By ensuring income security for older
persons and other vulnerable groups, it prevents poverty,
reduces inequality,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 191811Date: June 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
Deployments of fifth generation (5G)
mobile network technologies are taking off globally, with
more than one billion connections reached by the end of
2022. This deployment...
Health care systems must be prepared to
address the expanding and complex needs of an aging
population. Rather than a “silver
challenge,” this situation...
After several years of negative shocks,
global growth is expected to hold steady in 2024 and then
edge up in the next couple of years, in part aided by
cautious monetary...
Type: PublicationReport#: 191093Date: June 11, 2024Author:
World Bank
The global agrifood system has been
largely overlooked in the fight against climate change. Yet,
greenhouse gas emissions from the agrifood system are so big
that they...
Type: PublicationReport#: 190642Date: May 28, 2024Author:
Sutton,William R. ;
Lotsch,Alexander ;
Prasann,Ashesh
There has been unprecedented growth in
the exchange of data and information globally, opening
incredible opportunities to deploy data for sustainable
development. However,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 190638Date: May 28, 2024Author:
Gelvanovska-Garcia,Natalija ;
Mačiulė, Vaiva ;
Rossotto,Carlo Maria
Geographical factors have largely been
ignored by those trying to explain the record of
persistently low economic growth in Latin America and the
Caribbean (LAC). The...
Type: PublicationReport#: 188923Date: April 5, 2024Author:
Ianchovichina,Elena
South Asia is expected to continue to be
the fastest growing emerging market and developing economy
(EMDE) region over the next two years. This is largely
thanks to...
Type: PublicationReport#: 191438Date: April 1, 2024Author:
Ohnsorge,Franziska Lieselotte ;
Raiser,Martin
This manual provides guidance to
evaluators preparing ICRRs on ICRs for development policy
financing operations. It provides guidance for and gives
examples of how to...
Type: PublicationReport#: 187836Date: April 1, 2024Author:
Chelsky,Jeffrey Allen ;
Kaidou Jeffrey,Donna ;
Keller,Jennifer L. ;
Twigg,Judyth L.
Digitalization is increasing rapidly
worldwide, requiring more energy, and resulting in
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. According to International
Telecommunication...
The new series Digital Progress and
Trends Report adopts a holistic framework of digitalization,
with selective topics examined in depth in each edition. The
framework,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 188414Date: March 19, 2024Author:
Liu,Yan-000529044 ;
Qiang,Zhenwei
Millions of people connected to the main
grid in developing countries face unreliable electricity. A
2019 estimate suggested that two billion people suffered
annual...
Type: PublicationReport#: 188360Date: March 18, 2024Author:
Tenenbaum,Bernard W. ;
Greacen,Chris ;
Ashish Shrestha
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