Understandings of what is unique and consequential about ‘social’ development vis-à-vis other sectoral domains have evolved considerably over the past eight decades, with the present articulations enjoying...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11087Date: March 19, 2025Author:
Vijayendra Rao ;
Michael Woolcock
Thailand’s economy grew by 3.2 percent year-on-year in Q4 2024, driven by a rebound in public investment and strong electronics exports, while private consumption saw a modest boost from fiscal stimulus....
Type: BriefReport#: 197846Date: March 18, 2025Author:
Warunthorn Milk Puthong
Addressing youth unemployment is an important policy issue globally. Vulnerable youth are burdened not just by unemployment but a dual cycle of poverty and despair which constrains their future life outcomes....
Type: ReportReport#: 197908Date: March 18, 2025Author:
World Bank
Rating of Small Town Water Supply and Urban Septage Management Project for Benin were as follows: outcome was satisfactory, Bank performance was satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation quality was...
Type: Implementation Completion and Results ReportReport#: ICR00107Date: March 18, 2025Author:
World Bank
Africa’s Blue Economy shows great potential for tackling the enormity of climate change while improving livelihoods for coastal communities. However, achieving this potential requires improvement in the...
Type: BriefReport#: 197913Date: March 17, 2025Author:
Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez
Peru’s recent history includes remarkable success. Between 2002 and 2013, Peru grew
at 6.1 percent, almost double the regional average. Following key reforms to promote
transparency and accountability...
Type: ReportReport#: 197578Date: March 17, 2025Author:
World Bank
This paper explores how job vacancy data can enhance labor market information systems (LMISs) in Argentina and Uruguay where, as in many countries, data on in-demand skills is lacking. By analyzing job...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11086Date: March 17, 2025Author:
Evelyn Vezza ;
Zunino,Gonzalo ;
Laguinge,Luis ;
Harry Edmund Moroz ;
Ignacio Raul Apella ;
Marla Hillary Spivack
Climate change will have implications for the sustainability of Africa’s fisheries sector, with knock-on consequences for local livelihoods, income, nutrition security, and economic development. The effects...
Type: BriefReport#: 197914Date: March 17, 2025Author:
Darshani De Silva
Governments face the complicated challenge of making policy decisions relating to coastal and marine ecosystems without a well-established body of knowledge about such systems. To complicate matters, the...
Type: BriefReport#: 197909Date: March 17, 2025Author:
Juliana Castano Isaza ;
Joao Moura Marques ;
Idriss Deffry ;
Sandrine Georgette Christiane Jauffret ;
Jacqueline Alder ;
John Morton ;
Mark Leybourne
The Blue Economy in Africa, with its extensive aquatic and marine resources, is expected to play a major role in the continent’s climate adaptation. It presents distinct opportunities to generate jobs...
Type: BriefReport#: 197907Date: March 17, 2025Author:
Marcelo Hector Acerbi ;
Federico A. Scodelaro
The Blue Economy is at the core of economic development and competitiveness for African coastal countries. Job-creating economic sectors like tourism and food-production sectors like fisheries depend on...
Type: BriefReport#: 197918Date: March 17, 2025Author:
Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez
Across Africa, rising populations and increased socioeconomic activity in coastal areas are resulting in increasing marine pollution. Rather than expand their Blue Economies, countries need to combat pollution...
Type: BriefReport#: 197915Date: March 17, 2025Author:
Kanako Hasegawa
Africa’s coastal and marine areas face growing challenges. Protecting the continent’s natural assets and the services they provide is not just a moral imperative; it is also a chance to obtain higher economic...
Type: BriefReport#: 197917Date: March 17, 2025Author:
Peter Kristensen ;
Sylvia Michele Diez ;
Elisson M. Wright ;
Anthony Molle
The enlargement of the European Union towards the Western Balkans is experiencing unprecedented dynamism, supported by the launch of a tailored Euro 6 billion growth plan. This renewed momentum offers...
Type: ReportReport#: 197845Date: March 17, 2025Author:
Nicola Pontara ;
Medic, Pavle ;
Ana Relic ;
Richard Record
The World Bank Group supports climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience by promoting Blue Economy job growth in Africa and worldwide. From climate-smart and resilient urban development to improving...
Type: BriefReport#: 197916Date: March 17, 2025Author:
Phoebe Girouard Spencer
The Blue Solutions for Africa series of operational briefs
captures how a thriving Blue Economy can help African
countries better manage the development challenges
they face while supporting economic growth,...
Type: BriefReport#: 197903Date: March 17, 2025Author:
World Bank
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