Each year, natural disasters and climate
change around the world have a devastating effect on
children’s education. They cause direct harm to children,
teachers, and...
Type: BriefReport#: 121980Date: November 1, 2017Author:
Ramirez Cortes,Fernando
Global facility for disaster reduction
and recovery (GFDRR's) work in resilient transport aims
to move away from reactive responses to crises. instead it
seeks to foster...
The challenges posed by climate change -
the impact of which extends from small remote island
villages to the entire planet - demand collective action by
governments,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 121441Date: November 1, 2017Author:
Kechichian,Etienne Raffi ;
Beykan,Naz ;
Liu,Jiemei ;
Manchanda,Sumit ;
Robakowski-Van Stralen,Anja
Important challenges such as population
growth, urbanization, economic expansion and climate
changeare looming over urban water security in Morocco.
While urban water...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 122698Date: November 1, 2017
Doing Business 2018 is the 15th in a
series of annual reports investigating the regulations that
enhance business activity and those that constrain it. This
economy...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 122095Date: November 1, 2017
Doing Business 2018 is the 15th in a
series of annual reports investigating the regulations that
enhance business activity and those that constrain it. This
economy...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 122101Date: November 1, 2017
Global facility for disaster reduction
and recovery (GFDRR’s) innovation lab team harnesses
technology and science to quantify disaster and climate
risks. With diverse...
Type: BriefReport#: 121905Date: November 1, 2017Author:
Phillips,Emma Katrine Alexandra
Executive Directors approved the
additional financing to the Republic of Iraq towards the
Emergency Operation for Development Project (EODP) on the
terms and conditions...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 120901Date: October 31, 2017
There is evidence from around the world
that periods of regional prosperity and well-being have
coincided with periods of close economic, political and
cultural relationships...
This paper describes the operational
framework for implementing the IDA18 IFC-MIGA Private Sector
Window pilot. As part of the IDA18 replenishment, IDA
Deputies endorsed...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 123995Date: October 30, 2017
On October 13, 2017, International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Board of Governors
adopted resolution number six hundred and fifty nine. It was
resolved...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 120440Date: October 25, 2017
The 21st century will witness the
collision of two powerful forces, burgeoning population
growth, together with a changing climate. With population
growth, water scarcity...
Type: PublicationReport#: 119840Date: October 24, 2017Author:
Damania,Richard ;
Desbureaux, Sébastien ;
Hyland,Marie Caitriona ;
Islam,Asif Mohammed ;
Moore,Scott Michael ;
Rodella,Aude-Sophie ;
Russ,Jason Daniel ;
Zaveri,Esha Dilip
The 21st century will witness the
collision of two powerful forces, burgeoning population
growth, together with a changing climate. With population
growth, water scarcity...
Type: PublicationReport#: 119840Date: October 24, 2017
The 21st century will witness the
collision of two powerful forces, burgeoning population
growth, together with a changing climate. With population
growth, water scarcity...
Type: PublicationReport#: 119840Date: October 24, 2017
This is a statement by H.E. Gerd Müller,
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development at
the 96th meeting of the Development Committee held on
October 14,...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 120488Date: October 14, 2017
This is a statement H.E. Ahmed Bin
Mohammed Al-Khalifa, Vice Minister of Finance for
International Affairs, Kingdom of Bahrain at the 96th
meeting of the development...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 120505Date: October 14, 2017
The paper argues that there is a greater
commonality of approach between the National Innovation
Systems approach and mainstream economic analysis than is
often asserted,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8219Date: October 13, 2017Author:
Maloney,William F.
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank in
this high-level roundtable on recovery and resilience in the
Caribbean. ...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 129832Date: October 13, 2017Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank at
2017 International Monetary Fund (IMF) annual meetings. He
points on the...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 129817Date: October 12, 2017Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
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