This analysis focuses on potential
changes in habitat quality and biodiversity under a
business-as-usual (BAU) and an aspirational (ASP) scenario,
and the difference...
Type: Country Climate and Development ReportReport#: 185836Date: November 30, 2023Author:
World Bank Group
The Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric
Project (RRFHP) is located in the Nile Equatorial Lakes
(NEL) Region of Africa which is a part of the larger Nile
River Basin...
Climate change has profoundly affected
Pakistan, manifesting in altered weather patterns and
devastating floods. According to projections,
Pakistan’s gross domestic...
The world faces a triple crisis of three
interconnected issues, development, climate, and nature, and
current levels of climate action are insufficient. Ending
poverty...
Type: ReportReport#: 186044Date: November 30, 2023Author:
World Bank
Given that a majority of the
world’s financially excluded and underserved
customers live in rural areas, extending rural CICO agent
networks is critical to further...
Type: ReportReport#: 186131Date: November 30, 2023Author:
World Bank
Little evidence exists on the
effectiveness of packaged interventions, however, let alone
on the appropriate mix, the adequate sequencing, or the
effectiveness of different...
Type: ReportReport#: 186622Date: November 30, 2023Author:
Christiaensen,Luc ;
Mink,Stephen D.
The Solar Hybrid Mini Grids for Rural
Economic Development component of the Nigeria
Electrification Project created direct and indirect
employment opportunities across...
The Rampur Hydropower Project (RHP)
generated direct, indirect, and induced employment
opportunities, improved local infrastructure, and had
economic impacts on the...
Despite persistent macroeconomic
instability, economic growth continued to recover in 2023,
underpinned largely by a steady improvement in the service
sector. GDP growth...
Type: ReportReport#: 186195Date: November 30, 2023Author:
Phimmahasay,Keomanivone ;
Martins,Pedro Miguel Gaspar ;
Davading,Somneuk ;
Arayavechkit,Tanida ;
Nguyen,Viet Anh
The sustainable development goals (SDGs)
for water are a greater challenge than the millennium
development goals (MDGs) before them. In addition to the
addressing the...
Type: BriefReport#: 180352Date: November 30, 2023Author:
George Joseph ;
Ayling,Sophie Charlotte Emi ;
Cardona,Alejandra Quevedo
The Second Rural Electrification Project
in Peru created direct jobs in rural electrification and
promoted productive uses of electricity. While it had a
positive impact...
Rural electrification projects in Malawi
generated substantial direct and indirect employment
opportunities, particularly in construction and skilled
roles. The projects...
The transition to clean energy can
create job opportunities and support economic activity while
advancing the global decarbonization agenda. Many aspects of
this transition...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 187198Date: November 30, 2023Author:
Aghababyan,Anna ;
Rai,Kavita ;
Lang,Megan Elizabeth
This infographic represents that climate
variability is already a source of significant economic risk
for Kenya and will continue to be so if no actions are
taken; and...
Type: ReportReport#: 186137Date: November 30, 2023Author:
World Bank
Since Cambodia’s first
Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD1), the
country’s economy has continued to grow strongly,
reduce poverty and boost shared prosperity....
Type: Systematic Country DiagnosticReport#: 187168Date: November 30, 2023Author:
World Bank
Based on global datasets, 4.5 billion
people were exposed to extreme weather events (flood,
drought, cyclone, or heatwave) in 2019, an increase from 4
billion in 2010....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10619Date: November 29, 2023Author:
Doan,Miki Khanh ;
Hill,Ruth ;
Hallegatte,Stephane ;
Corral Rodas,Paul Andres ;
Brunckhorst,Ben James ;
Nguyen,Minh ;
Freije-Rodriguez,Samuel ;
Naikal,Esther G.
Reliable and secure data hosting
solutions are becoming increasingly important for supporting
everyday societal functions, including public management and
service delivery....
Type: ReportReport#: 186095Date: November 29, 2023Author:
Rosie McDonald ;
Ballan,Sara
The Committee welcomed the update to the
2021 early-stage assessment and highly appreciated
Independent Evaluation Group’s (IEG’s)
efforts to offer, in...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 186616Date: November 29, 2023Author:
World Bank
The document collection focuses on the
construction of a consumption aggregate for poverty
analysis, as well as the relationship between inequality and
economic development....
Type: ReportReport#: 191723Date: November 29, 2023Author:
World Bank
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