Kenya is developing programs to foster
private sector participation in infrastructure investments
to help address the funding gap in the sector. The World
Bank Group...
This summary report presents the
findings of the Bangladesh WASH Poverty Diagnostic (BWPD)
study led by the World Bank's Water and Poverty Global
Practices. Though very...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 124159Date: March 1, 2018Author:
Joseph,George ;
Haque,Sabrina Sharmin ;
Yoshida,Nobuo ;
Yanez Pagans,Monica ;
Sohag,Md Kutub Uddin Bakhtiar ;
Moqueet,Nazia Sultana ;
Smith,Dustin Andrew ;
Lahiri,Santanu ;
Ellery,Mark ;
Sen,Somnath ;
Ayling,Sophie Charlotte Emi
Poverty rates in Guatemala are among the
highest in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Guatemala is
now the second poorest country in the region with only
post-earthquake...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 124240Date: March 1, 2018
Disasters caused by climate extremes
such as tropical cyclones and severe storms, floods, heat
waves and droughts are jeopardizing Africa’s hard-won
development achievements...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 124274Date: March 1, 2018
This study, financed by the World Bank,
is related to the current reform in the organization of the
fecal sludge management sector. The aim of this study is to
support...
Historically, countries in Latin America
and the Caribbean have prioritized investments in water
supply, achieving good coverage in the past years. However,
it is estimated...
World Bank Group (WBG) trust funds and
financial intermediary funds (FIFs) are important sources of
development financing, contributing to the twin goals,
responding...
A set of case studies were prepared as
part of the World Bank’s Water Global Practice initiative
“Wastewater. Shifting paradigms: from waste to resource” to
document...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 124336Date: March 1, 2018
Female-led Micro, Small, and
Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs), play a vital role as job
creators, driving female participation in the economy, and
boosting inclusive...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 124394Date: March 1, 2018Author:
Qasim,Qursum ;
Davalos,Maria Eugenia ;
Jaeger,Johanna ;
Rodriguez Chamussy,Lourdes ;
Zottel,Siegfried
This report deals with capacity building
for players in the fecal sludge sector, specifically proper
comprehension of the model for private sector participation
in Fecal...
To better assess the water-energy nexus
challenge in China, the Thirsty Energy initiative engaged
the China Institute for Water Resources (IWHR) and
Hydropower Research...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 124523Date: March 1, 2018
Vulnerability significantly compounds
hardship in the Pacific. More than twenty percent of people
in most Pacific Island Countries (PIC) live in hardship,
meaning they...
Type: BriefReport#: 123790Date: March 1, 2018Author:
Sharma,Manohar
The paper presents the development and
implementation of a geo-spatial model for mapping
populations' access to specified types of water and
sanitation services in Nigeria....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8357Date: February 28, 2018Author:
Andres,Luis Alberto ;
Bhatt,Samir ;
Dasgupta,Basab ;
Echenique,Juan A. ;
Gething,Peter William ;
Grabinsky Zabludovsky,Jonathan ;
Joseph,George
This is the seventh and final Progress
Report to the Board of Executive Directors (the Board) on
implementation of the Management Action Plan (MAP) in
response to the...
The Country Partnership Framework (CPF)
for Tanzania covering FY18-FY22 comes at a time when
Tanzania must both consolidate the gains of the last decade
and address...
Type: Country Assistance Strategy DocumentReport#: 121790Date: February 14, 2018
Tropical cyclone (TC) Gita passed over
the Tongatapu and ‘Eua island groups around 11 pm on Monday
February 12, 2018. Following TC Gita’s passage from Tonga,
there were...
Type: ReportReport#: 146966Date: February 12, 2018
The development objective of the Support
the Competitiveness of the Great Abidjan Project for Cote
d'Ivoire is to support the improvement of urban
management, port...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 124027Date: February 8, 2018
Bangladesh has made remarkable progress
on the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
related to health and nutrition, increasing child
immunization rates...
The attention given to the issue of
female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) as a harmful
practice has been growing in recent years. Yet, while ending
female genital...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 123132Date: February 1, 2018Author:
Onagoruwa,Adenike Opeoluwa ;
Wodon,Quentin T.
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