Cairo, the biggest mega city in African
continent and entire Arab world, has suffered from wide
range of city issues including healthcare, public security,
environment,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 127342Date: September 1, 2018
Uruguay has much to gain from further
integration with the global marketplace. Increased trade
allows economies of scale and increases exposure to
technological and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: AUS17180Date: September 1, 2018Author:
Criscuolo,Alberto ;
Onugha,Ifeyinwa Uchenna ;
Varela,Gonzalo J.
The purpose of this report is to explore
opportunities to better integrate land use and public
transit planning in Belgrade. Specifically, the aim is to
develop an approach...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 130458Date: September 1, 2018Author:
Nishimaki,Hiroshi ;
Levine,Daniel ;
Okazawa,Yuko
Adoption of liquefied petroleum gas
(LPG) as a clean cooking solution is lagging behind
Kenya's 2030 development goal, despite several
government initiatives along the...
Type: BriefReport#: 129734Date: September 1, 2018Author:
Van Den Berg,Inge Cecile
Green bond is a financial instrument
that taps the capital markets to support investments
addressing environmental challenges, including climate
change. The growth of...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 129937Date: September 1, 2018Author:
Tlaiye,Laura E.
The development objective of virtual
market place (VMP) project is to help beneficiary Small and
medium enterprises (SMEs) overcome geographic obstacles and
empower...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0000439Date: September 1, 2018
The Transportation networks of the world
span many modes. Railways are a critical and
climate-friendly component of these networks – supporting
development through industrial...
Report#: 129782Date: September 1, 2018Author:
Lawrence,Martha B. ;
De Leon De Maria,Nicolas
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
are amongst the most vulnerable countries in the world. They
lack territorial access to the sea, and are hemmed in by
more than...
The cost of transport in Lao PDR is said
to be higher than in neighboring countries, affectingthe
competitiveness of producers and shippers alike. However,
the picture...
Type: Working PaperReport#: AUS0000443Date: September 1, 2018Author:
Ksoll,Christian ;
Apthorp,Paul Frederick ;
Phimphachanh,Pipong
As developing countries continue to
urbanize, cities are increasingly important engines of
economic development. The challenge for many developing
cities is to achieve...
Type: BriefReport#: 129784Date: September 1, 2018Author:
Darido,Georges Bianco ;
Moody,Joanna Charlotte
Croatia joined the European Union (EU)
in 2013, and the energy sector has been undergoing
liberalization, deregulation, and unbundling of state-owned
energy utilities....
Type: Working PaperReport#: AUS0000353Date: September 1, 2018
Technology and digital platforms are
disrupting the way the tourism sector operates from end to
end affects low-income markets striving to leverage tourism
for development...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 130054Date: September 1, 2018Author:
Bakker,Martine Hendrica Elize ;
Twining-Ward,Louise D
This study examines the relevance of
trade facilitation reforms in maximizing the economic
impactof infrastructure connectivity investments through the
Belt and Road...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 129935Date: September 1, 2018Author:
Bartley Johns,Marcus ;
Clarke,Julian Latimer ;
Kerswell,Clay ;
Mclinden,Gerard
This operational manual describes the
process for planning and implementing performance-based
contracts (PBCs) for nonrevenue water (NRW) reduction. An
NRW-PBC is a...
Report#: 130050Date: September 1, 2018Author:
Kingdom, Bill ;
Sy,Jemima T. ;
Soppe,Gerhardus Nicolaas Albertus
The September 2018 update to PovcalNet
involves several changes to the dataunderlying the global
poverty estimates. Some welfare aggregates have been changed
forimproved...
Low- and middle- income countries
typically lack adequate systems for collecting road crash
data. This limits their capacity to monitor, effectively
advocate for, manage,...
Type: BriefReport#: 130119Date: September 1, 2018Author:
Krambeck,Holly ;
Job,Raymond Franklin Soames ;
Sultan,Sara
As evaluators, what can we do to provide
the most value for money from our evaluations? This is a
question that matters not just for evaluators, but for the
clients...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 129685Date: August 31, 2018Author:
Heider,Caroline
This annual report of the Grievance
Redress Service (GRS) provides an overview of cases and
activities during the calendar year 2017, the third year of
operation of...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 129732Date: August 31, 2018
This paper develops and applies a
spatial econometric model that links road upgrading to
forest clearing and biodiversity loss in the Lao
People's Democratic Republic....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8569Date: August 27, 2018Author:
Danyo,Stephen ;
Dasgupta,Susmita ;
Wheeler,David J.
Advancements in the provision of
communications and data services are providing the West
Africa region with new approaches not only for people to
communicate and access...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0000215Date: August 13, 2018
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