Kenyas economy has undergone a
significant process of structural transformation over the
last decade. Since 2002, the economy has shown an
accelerating trend with GDP...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 94671Date: March 6, 2015Author:
Cirera, Xavier
This checklist report is designed to
support countries in the development and presentation of
medium- and long-term emission pathways. The development of
these pathways...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 97257Date: March 1, 2015
Vietnam has performed well in moving
towards universal water supply, increasing access to
improved drinking water sources from 62 percent in 1990 to
95 percent in 2012....
In 2005, Panama became the first country
to develop a National Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
This was a result of Panama's financial system and
economic assets...
Green bonds have created a new way for
investors to achieve the return they need while also
supporting climate-friendly development projects. Many
long-term investors...
The year 2015 is pivotal in
international development. As the era of the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) concludes, work continues to take
forward the unfinished...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 157816Date: February 24, 2015
Water is a core development issue in
Zimbabwe, a mostly semi-arid country with limited water
resources. It is also an emotional topic. Zimbabwe faces a
wide range of...
This report contains the World Bank
Group Boards' calendar for the period of February to
April 2015, specifying the Boards' engagements, such as
meetings and briefings.
Type: Board ReportReport#: 94472Date: February 19, 2015
Recent history around the world has
revealed that ICT can play a crucial role in economic and
social development of societies at all levels of
development. ICT improves...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 97683Date: February 15, 2015Author:
Manes,Eric David
Natural disasters can hit developing
countries with an economic force that can roll back
development gains and exacerbate inequality. To ensure
development efforts are...
At the request of the Global Environment
Facility (GEF) Council, the Independent Evaluation Office
conducts country portfolio evaluations (CPEs) every year.
CPEs aim...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 106072Date: February 1, 2015Author:
Sesega,Sam ;
Schuster,Cedric ;
Kaufman,Daniel ;
Mckenzie,John
At the request of the Global Environment
Facility (GEF) Council, the Independent Evaluation Office
conducts country portfolio evaluations (CPEs) every year.
CPEs aim...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 106072Date: February 1, 2015Author:
Sesega,Sam ;
Schuster,Cedric ;
Kaufman,Daniel ;
Mckenzie,John
This report aims to build understanding
of the existing disaster risk financing and insurance (DRFI)
tools in use in the Solomon Islands and to identify gaps
where engagement...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 94983Date: February 1, 2015
Farmers in developing countries face a
wide array of risks. Yet they often lack formal financial
instruments to protect against risks. This paper examines
the impact...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7187Date: February 1, 2015Author:
De Nicola,Francesca
The conventional wisdom on firm
dynamics, productivity growth, and job creation in
developingcountries is based on data that, by design,
excludes a vast number of micro-...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 112521Date: February 1, 2015Author:
Li,Yue ;
Rama,Martin G.
The state of Gujarat has been at the
forefront of the solar energy revolution in India,
successfully bringing on line over 800 Mega Watts (MW) of
ground based solar...
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