This paper describes new global
evidence—derived from satellite data—for rates and patterns
of urban spatial development since 1990 along three margins:
horizontal spread...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9618Date: April 9, 2021Author:
Lall,Somik V. ;
Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria ;
Soppelsa,Maria Edisa
This paper examines the welfare impact
of hosting refugees in Ethiopia, one of the largest
refugee-hosting countries worldwide. Identification comes
from a large spatial...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9613Date: April 6, 2021Author:
Ayenew,Ashenafi Belayneh
Official ending is much larger than
commonly known, often surpassing total private cross-border
capital flows, especially during wars, financial crises and
natural catastrophes....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9612Date: April 5, 2021Author:
Horn,Sebastian ;
Reinhart,Carmen M. ;
Trebesch,Christoph
The objective of the report is to
support the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’
response to the crisis, the Canada Caribbean Resilience
Facility (CRF)...
Creating cutting-edge disaster risk
management tools, growing applied knowledge, and deepening
financial protections not only strengthens Brazil’s ability
to mitigate...
Type: BriefReport#: 160061Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Pedroso,Frederico Ferreira Fonseca
The twin shocks of the pandemic and the
coup pushed the economy into a recession in 2020. Real GDP
is estimated to contract by 2.0 percent (4.9 percent in per
capita...
Type: ReportReport#: 160255Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Kakpo,Eliakim ;
Yan,Xun ;
Doretti,Diletta ;
Buba,Johanne ;
Antic,Adela ;
Chauffour,Jean-Pierre Christophe ;
Tchana Tchana,Fulbert ;
Thomas,Theo David ;
Mistiaen,Johan A.
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and
its economic and social effects on households have created
an urgent need for timely data to help monitor and mitigate
the social...
Type: ReportReport#: 163123Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Siwatu,Gbemisola Oseni ;
Palacios-Lopez,Amparo ;
Mcgee,Kevin Robert ;
Amankwah,Akuffo ;
Contreras Gonzalez,Ivette Maria ;
Vishwanath,Tara ;
Lain,Jonathan William ;
Azad,M Abul Kalam
Low and middle-income countries are
bearing an increasing financial burden from the impacts of
disasters as both the frequency and intensity of disaster
events are rising....
During the programing period 2021-2027,
investment in the amount of 76 percent of the financial
allocation of the program for the development of the regions
(PDR) and...
Type: ReportReport#: 157764Date: March 30, 2021Author:
Masic,Joanna Mclean ;
Georgieva,Yana Nikolova ;
Karadzhova-Nedkova,Dobrinka Atanasova ;
Hinov,Alexander ;
Banaszczyk,Anna Marta ;
Kirchev,Atanas ;
Wolszczak,Grzegorz Aleksander
This report documents the ongoing
reviews of the strategic approach adopted by the Ministry of
Regional Development and Public Works (MRDPW) towards the
new operational...
Type: ReportReport#: 157761Date: March 30, 2021Author:
Masic,Joanna Mclean ;
Wolszczak,Grzegorz Aleksander ;
Banaszczyk,Anna Marta ;
Georgieva,Yana Nikolova ;
Kirchev,Atanas ;
Hinov,Alex ;
Petrov,Zdravko ;
Dengler,Solene
This report summarizes the findings from
the strategic consultation process on improving regional
policy in Bulgaria, which took place between July to October
2019 under...
Type: ReportReport#: 157765Date: March 30, 2021Author:
Masic,Joanna Mclean ;
Milova,Eolina Petrova ;
Wolszczak,Grzegorz Aleksander ;
Banaszczyk,Anna Marta ;
Georgieva,Yana Nikolova ;
Hinov,Alexandar ;
Kirchev,Atanas ;
Mollov,Bellin ;
Petrov,Zdravko ;
Dengler,Solene
Enhancing Competitiveness in the Face of
Disasters presents the case to government decision-makers,
tourism private sector stakeholders, and development
partners that...
Type: ReportReport#: 154015Date: March 26, 2021Author:
Kechichian,Etienne Raffi ;
Takemoto,Shoko ;
Li,Wendy ;
Messerli,Hannah R.
The importance of strengthening the
resilience of cities is more critical than ever, as
unprecedented urbanization is transforming the planet. The
global facility for...
Through the development of informed
policies and targeted investments, the objective of this
Comoros urbanization review is to provide analytical support
to improve...
Type: ReportReport#: 156268Date: March 17, 2021Author:
D'Aoust,Olivia Severine ;
Alwahti,Ali ;
Vu Hong,Van Anh ;
Deiana,Rodrigo ;
Raserijaona,Gael Fetraniaina ;
Ishizawa Escudero,Oscar Anil ;
Kolowa,Tamilwai Johannes ;
Lorillou,Cecile ;
Munoz Diaz,Joaquin Ignacio ;
Sinno,Nahida ;
Kok Shun,Sung Heng C.
Following the 2014 floods, the Serbian
Government approved a national disaster risk management
program (NDRMP) to develop a long-term risk management
system, including...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 157226Date: March 5, 2021
Sourcing internationally entails
additional costs due to larger per inventory holdings. When
firms switch toward foreign sources, these unobserved costs
increase. This...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9564Date: March 3, 2021Author:
Khan,Shafaat Yar ;
Khederlarian, Armen
As a result of extraordinary rains in
May 2014, Serbia was affected by the most severe flooding in
120 years. The disaster affected more than 1.6 million
people (22...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 157089Date: March 2, 2021
The objective of this good practice note
(GPN) on dam safety is to provide additional guidance to
World Bank staff on the application of relevant requirements
under...
Type: ReportReport#: 158481Date: March 1, 2021Author:
Ueda,Satoru ;
Zhang,Ximing ;
Wishart,Marcus J. ;
Lazaro,Felipe Vicente ;
Canale,Luciano ;
Lyon,Kimberly Nicole
This final summary report is the
culmination of two stakeholder consultation workshops and
extensive data analysis and flood modelling work. It
supports the improved...
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