Indonesia’s location in a very active
seismic zone naturally exposes it to significant geophysical
hazards (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis). In
addition to...
Type: ReportReport#: 156913Date: February 1, 2021Author:
Setiono,Irma Magdalena ;
Vun,Yong Jian ;
Rizki,Muhammad Halik ;
Keinanen ;
Auli ;
Abracosa ;
Ramon ;
Alexander Sopakuwa ;
Armein ;
Lnu,Evilia ;
Yuniarti,Nia ;
Kreisberg,Devan Julia ;
Saputra,Denes Pawan ;
Saputro,Nuriza Ratno
The first one thousand days of a child’s
life, spanning the period in utero to the age of two is an
important window of opportunity to start children on a path
toward...
The cost of environmental degradation
(COED) report focuses on Georgia’s coastal zone. Georgia’s
coastal zone is crucial to the national economy but has been
affected...
Type: ReportReport#: 156952Date: February 1, 2021Author:
Kapanadze,Darejan ;
Agostini,Paola
This study defines the current
state-of-play for the local plastic recycling industry -
including demand and supply volumes, market opportunity, and
growth drivers and...
Type: ReportReport#: 157674Date: February 1, 2021Author:
World Bank Group
This brief focuses on designing
child-focused hygiene and nutrition interventions in Lao PDR
through a Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) project with
the support...
The purpose of this report is to provide
development practitioners and government officials with an
understanding of the context and key design features of
climate budget...
Type: ReportReport#: 156835Date: February 1, 2021Author:
Kirchhofer,Xenia Vanessa ;
Fozzard,Adrian ;
Almuzaini,Abdulaziz A A Y ;
Erdem,Onur ;
Leow,Wei-Jen
South Asia is one of the region’s most
vulnerable to the impacts of natural hazards, particularly
climate-induced extremes. The frequency and intensity of
climate-induced...
Type: ReportReport#: 157231Date: January 27, 2021Author:
Sakoda,Keiko ;
Sijapati,Bandita ;
Benavidez,Melody Joy
This case study report discusses current
development strategy for the Bangladesh Delta, which
reflects an integrated approach to disaster risk management
and water resources...
Type: ReportReport#: 156107Date: January 25, 2021Author:
Van De Kamp Pakulski,Ingrid Maria Imelda ;
Laroche,Virginie ;
Kazi,Swarna ;
Shawky,Ahmed ;
Khaleduzzaman,A T M ;
Urrutia,Ignacio ;
Van Ledden,Mathijs ;
Browder,Greg J. ;
Engle,Nathan Lee
Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS)
aims to shift the urban sanitation paradigm to focus on the
whole sanitation service chain and access for all,
especially the poor,...
Type: ReportReport#: 154444Date: January 25, 2021Author:
Kennedy-Walker,Ruth Jane ;
Mehta,Nishtha ;
Thomas,Seema M. ;
Gambrill,Martin P.
The low level of women’s economic
participation in the region, including Bangladesh, is a
critical constraint to growth. While labor force
participation in Bangladesh...
Type: ReportReport#: 156100Date: January 21, 2021Author:
Nora,Luiza A. ;
Reyes,Hiska Noemi ;
Jahan,Ferdous ;
Livani,Talajeh ;
Lonnberg,Anna Tara
The eighteenth replenishment of the
International Development Association (IDA18) arrangements
provide that IDA country allocations be made available
annually for information...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 156022Date: January 14, 2021
Women entrepreneurs around the globe are
creating jobs, driving prosperity in their communities,
strengthening industries, and fueling innovation. While the
focus o...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 158990Date: January 1, 2021
Climate change and its impacts are
accelerating, making it more urgent than ever to transition
to low-carbon and resilient economies, as envisioned in the
Paris Agreement....
Bolivia experienced unparalleled
economic growth for more than a decade between 2002 and
2014, averaging annual GDP growth of 4.7 percent. During
this period, the country...
Energy efficiency in public buildings in
Turkey is currently at a low level. Energy use in the
country’s public and service sectors experienced a five-fold
increase...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 159163Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Canpolat,Ezgi ;
Casabonne,Ursula
Ensuring that water is equitably and
sustainably shared requires an inclusive approach.
Disadvantaged groups and individuals need to have a voice,
access, and employment...
Mountains are hard to govern. National
boundaries rarely reflect mountain geography and carve
mountains into ecologically and socially incomplete
sections. Mountain...
Type: BriefReport#: 158689Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Pillai,Aditya Valiathan
The aim of this publication is to
provide an international framework which defines the basic
requirements and performance criteria needed for an
industrial park to qualify...
Type: ReportReport#: 156450Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Tas,Nilgun ;
Tyrkko,Klaus ;
Susan,Christian R. ;
Demir Duru,Sinem ;
Kechichian,Etienne Raffi ;
Boll,Mareike ;
Felix,Steffen
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