The Syrian crisis has devastated the
country and set it back decades in terms of development. The
Syria Information and Research Initiative (SIRI) was
designed to respond...
This Disaster Risk Financing Country
Note for Serbia provides an overview of the way its
government currently finances the costs imposed by natural
disasters. In this...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 114811Date: April 1, 2016Author:
Signer,Benedikt Lukas ;
Bogaerts,Vica Rosario ;
Bijelic,Marija
In the global environment with the risk
of prolonged low growth, the short-term economic outlook for
the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region remains
“cautiously...
Type: BriefReport#: 105732Date: April 1, 2016Author:
Mottaghi,Lili
This disaster risk financing country
note for Serbia provides an overview of the way its
government currently finances the costs imposed by natural
disasters. Meanwhile,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 105096Date: April 1, 2016Author:
Signer,Benedikt Lukas ;
Bogaerts,Vica Rosario ;
Bijelic,Marija
In the aftermath of the 2014 Gaza War, a
number of rapid assessments were conducted to assess the
situation following the ceasefire announced on August 26,
2014. These...
As a small island state, the Seychelles
is exposed to a disproportionately high economic, social,
and environmental impact of natural and environmental
disasters. The...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 116521Date: April 1, 2016
Limited state capacity to carry out core
government and service delivery functions poses a major
constraint in post conflict countries, especially those with
low income...
Type: Working PaperReport#: ACS17796Date: April 1, 2016Author:
Fritz,Verena Maria
This report explores the plight of
Syrian refugees and of the Syrian people more generally.
Those coming to Europe are the tip of the iceberg,
representing a mere 10...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 104577Date: April 1, 2016Author:
Devarajan,Shantayanan ;
Mottaghi,Lili ;
Do,Quy-Toan ;
Abdel Jelil,Mohamed
The collection of survey data from war
zones or other unstable security situations is vulnerable to
error because conflict often limits the implementation
options. Although...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7617Date: March 29, 2016Author:
Himelein,Kristen ;
Eckman,Stephanie ;
Murray,Siobhan ;
Bauer,Johannes
Sialkot, Pakistan, is the world center
of hand-stitched soccer-ball manufacturing. The existence of
the cluster is puzzling and seems to argue against the “home
market...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 140512Date: March 29, 2016Author:
Atkin,David Guy ;
Chaudhry,Azam A. ;
Chaudry,Shamyla ;
Khandelwal,Amit Kumar ;
Raza, Tariq ;
Verhoogen,Eric Andrew
The country partnership strategy (CPS)
supported the government priorities structuring its
interventions in three focus areas to help Colombia expand
opportunities for...
Type: CPF Completion and Learning Review ReviewReport#: 104312Date: March 28, 2016
Low-income countries'
hydrometeorological services often face considerable
constraints in delivering the information needed to
effectively drive early warning and climate...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7609Date: March 18, 2016Author:
Kull,Daniel Werner ;
Graessle,Corinne ;
Aryan,Barzin
Tunisia emerges today the only success
story of the Arab Spring revolution that swept the Arab
world five years ago. This poverty assessment seeks to learn
from the...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 104913Date: March 1, 2016Author:
Cuesta Leiva,Jose Antonio ;
Lara Ibarra,Gabriel ;
Barry, Abdoul ;
Maratou-Kolias,Laura Maria ;
El-Laga, Abdel Rahman
The Government of Sindh (GoS) through
the Sindh Irrigation Department (SID) and Provincial
DisasterManagement Authority (PDMA) intends to undertake
World Bank financed...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 105091Date: March 1, 2016
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