Current levels of climate financing for developing countries fall short of what is needed for mitigation purposes. While public policy is key, private sector must play a leading role in adopting a clean...
Type: BriefReport#: 192543Date: July 12, 2024Author:
World Bank
Knowledge packages (KPs) are short, pragmatic guides on individual topics within EdTech, meant to provide sufficient knowledge and understanding so that non-technical stakeholders can make key planning,...
Type: ReportReport#: 192533Date: July 12, 2024Author:
Diego Angel-Urdinola ;
Marjorie H Chinen ;
Gemma Rodon Casarramona ;
Géraldine Perriguey
Women entrepreneurs are changing the face of the global economy, helping to sustain job creation and economic growth. It is estimated that women-owned entities represent over 30 percent of registered businesses...
Type: BriefReport#: 192546Date: July 12, 2024Author:
World Bank
This publication provides an overview of off-site construction as part of the broader family of modern methods of construction, its advantages and shortcomings, and its application in the construction...
Type: ReportReport#: 192514Date: July 11, 2024Author:
Iglesias, Pablo ;
Kotnik, Jure ;
Karina Margarita Acevedo Gonzalez ;
Diego Ambasz ;
Tigran Shmis ;
Maria Ustinova ;
Dmitry Chugunov ;
Devika Singh
This report focuses on transit-oriented neighborhoods in Amman in terms of neighborhood selection, analysis, and concept designs.
Type: ReportReport#: 190465Date: July 11, 2024Author:
Jon Kher Kaw ;
Hogeun Park ;
Ban Edilbi ;
Vallejo, Jose Luis ;
Tato, Belinda ;
Rizzetto, Marco ;
Castillo, Elena ;
Cubero, Jorge Izquierdo ;
Vlachodimou, Vicky ;
Liebes, Lily ;
Romero, Jose Anelo ;
Agass, Fernando Sanzana ;
Casado, Julia
South Asia, a region of immense cultural and geographical diversity and economic vitality, is also confronted with significant disaster risk management (DRM) challenges. Launched in 2015, the European...
Type: ReportReport#: 192503Date: July 11, 2024Author:
World Bank
Various efforts have been made to comprehensively assess agricultural policies in countries worldwide using diverse methodologies, including some generated by several international organizations. Since...
Type: ReportReport#: 192518Date: July 11, 2024Author:
Tomas Ricardo Rosada Villamar ;
Peña, Héctor ;
Popat, Meizal ;
García-Rivero, Guzmán
The Country Opinion Survey in Burkina Faso helps the World Bank Group (WBG) better understand how stakeholders in Burkina Faso perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national...
Type: ReportReport#: 193832Date: July 11, 2024Author:
World Bank
Among hydropower’s myriad benefits (e.g., greater energy security, reduced greenhouse gas emissions), this report focuses specifically on its socioeconomic benefits, and how governments can maximize them...
Type: ReportReport#: 190587Date: July 11, 2024Author:
Elin Hallgrimsdottir ;
Stephanie Alexandra Pinnington ;
Kavita Rai
This review of the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Completion and Learning Review (CLR) covers the period of the Country Partnership Framework (CPF), fiscal years (FY) 18-23. There was no Performance and Learning...
Type: CPF Completion and Learning Review ValidationReport#: 192594Date: July 11, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper presents evidence of the impact of a five-year package of interconnected interventions intended to improve learning environments in eight disadvantaged districts in Malawi. The intervention,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10845Date: July 10, 2024Author:
Salman Asim ;
Ravinder Casley Gera
The Iran Economic Monitor (IEM) provides an update on key economic developments and policies. It examines these economic developments and policies in a longer-term and global context and assesses their...
Type: ReportReport#: 192501Date: July 10, 2024Author:
Majid Kazemi ;
Zahedi, Razieh ;
Eiman Osman ;
Erwin W. Knippenberg
Safety net programs have expanded around the world, with well documented impacts. This brief discusses how adaptive safety nets in the Sahel region can boost economic inclusion and resilience. It also...
Type: BriefReport#: 192481Date: July 10, 2024Author:
Patrick Premand
The Amazon Sustainable Landscapes (ASL) Program is an integrated program funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and led by the World Bank. The ASL brings together seven countries: Bolivia, Brazil,...
Type: ReportReport#: 192520Date: July 10, 2024Author:
World Bank
The document collection provides a comprehensive overview of the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) global perspective and local presence in sustainable business, particularly in Latin America and...
Type: BriefReport#: 192491Date: July 10, 2024Author:
World Bank
Germany - in a series of cautious steps has introduced immigration policy and legislation that have developed to be some of the most versatile and open toward foreign nationals willing to take up skilled...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 192497Date: July 10, 2024Author:
World Bank
Good road infrastructure decreases travel time and improves accessibility to urban areas. Improved rural-urban linkages could also affect rural employment through decreased time and travel costs. To study...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10847Date: July 10, 2024Author:
Nino Pkhikidze
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