To maximize development gains, World
Bank projects must consider climate change and disaster
risks in their design and appraisal. Buildings could be
exposed to heat...
Across many low- and middle-income
countries, a sizable share of young people drop out of
school before completing a full course of basic education.
Early warning systems...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9685Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Haimovich Paz,Francisco ;
Vazquez,Emmanuel Jose ;
Adelman,Melissa Ann
In Sub-Saharan Africa, however, an
explicit treatment of social contracts has been largely
absent from the development discourse. Over the last four or
five decades...
This report forms part of the World
Bank’s technical assistance project undertaken with the
European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil
Protection and...
Type: ReportReport#: 159696Date: May 28, 2021Author:
Simpson,Alanna Leigh ;
Stanton-Geddes,Zuzana ;
Cook,Samantha Jane ;
Dengler,Solene ;
Eskander,Shaikh Muhammed Shahid Uddin ;
Fraser,Stuart Alexander ;
Saiyed,Zahraa Nazim ;
Markhvida,Maryia
The ready2respond (R2R) framework was
developed in reference to the role of the World Bank in
disaster risk reduction (DRR). While strengthening emergency
preparedness...
The ready2respond (R2R) framework
elaborates on the role of the World Bank in disaster risk
reduction. While strengthening emergency preparedness and
response (EP and...
The ready2respond (R2R) framework was
developed in reference to the role of the World Bank in
disaster risk reduction (DRR). While strengthening emergency
preparedness...
The power sector remains especially
vulnerable to natural disasters and extreme weather events
exacerbated by climate change. Planning ahead and investing
in resilience...
Type: BriefReport#: 159355Date: May 25, 2021Author:
Gessesse,Eskedar Bahru
The framework for ready2respond (R2R)
was developed in reference to the role of the World Bank in
disaster risk reduction. While strengthening emergency
preparedness...
Estimating flood frequency, severity,
and distribution are key risk assessment tasks. Detailed
exceedance curves provide policymakers, insurers, and
communities with...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 158899Date: May 3, 2021Author:
Turner,Sara Diane ;
Walsh,Brian James ;
Tan,Eugene Perk Han
The Country Opinion Survey in Equatorial
Guinea assists the World Bank Group (WBG)in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Equatorial Guinea
perceive...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168389Date: May 1, 2021Author:
Felzer,Sharon
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by World Bank Group President David Malpass’s
Conversation with the Lowy Institute on April 29, 2021. He
spoke about the...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 158771Date: April 29, 2021Author:
Malpass,David
This memorandum provides the quarterly
update of IBRD’s lending rates and spreads
pursuant to the standard loan pricing as defined in the Bank
Policy and Directive...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 159583Date: April 27, 2021
This paper estimates the long-term
impacts of schooling disruptions on private returns to
schooling in Kuwait. It applies an instrumental variables
approach to estimate...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9641Date: April 26, 2021Author:
Bilo,Simon ;
Ajwad,Mohamed Ihsan ;
Alansari,Ebtesam ;
Alhumaidan,Lama ;
Alrashidi,Faleh M F E
This Technical Note provides detailed
information on the Brazilian risk classification system
using the RI approach and the Indian RI system for the
initial risk screening...
Complexities surround the relationships
between the public and private sectors that fundamentally
influence the provision of hydromet informationand services.
This technical...
Type: BriefReport#: 158504Date: April 22, 2021Author:
Rogers, David P. ;
Bogdanova,Anna-Maria ;
Tsirkunov,Vladimir V. ;
Suwa,Makoto
Grappling with their fair share of
development challenges, countries supported by the
International Development Association (IDA) are also highly
vulnerable to the impacts...
Type: ReportReport#: 158300Date: April 16, 2021Author:
GFDRR ;
World Bank
This report reviews the evolution of
Quality Infrastructure Investments (QII) in the Japanese
urban sector. The report is structured around the six QII
principles (sustainable...
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