South Africa’s abundant
renewable energy resources, strategic maritime location, and
comprehensive port system position it to become a global
supplier of alternative...
Type: ReportReport#: 193625Date: September 20, 2024Author:
Salgmann,Rico ;
Weidenhammer,Maximilian ;
Englert,Dominik Paul
This paper evaluates alternative options
for rebating revenues from a unilateral emissions price,
focusing on energy-intensive and trade-exposed industries. A
theoretical...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10922Date: September 20, 2024Author:
Böhringer,Christoph ;
Fischer,Carolyn ;
Rivers,Nicholas
In the Sahel, social protection programs
have been proven to improve several outcomes for
beneficiaries such as boosting consumption, productivity,
resilience to climate...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 193615Date: September 19, 2024Author:
Sharma,Ambika ;
Menke,Jan
In the Sahel, social protection programs
have been proven to improve several outcomes for
beneficiaries such as boosting consumption, productivity,
resilience to climate...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 193615Date: September 19, 2024Author:
Sharma,Ambika ;
Menke,Jan
Regenerative agriculture, a farming
approach that focuses on soil health and ecosystems, has
recently received considerable attention, particularly as an
essential element...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10919Date: September 19, 2024Author:
Dabalen,Andrew L. ;
Goyal,Aparajita ;
Song,Ruozi
This policy note presents insights
synthesized from the 2022 Indonesia’s retirement
savings among informal workers survey. It aims to unpack
informality in Indonesia...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 193614Date: September 19, 2024Author:
Meidina,Ilsa ;
Putri,Tanya Adi
In many countries, local governments
struggle with inefficiency and corruption, often perpetuated
by entrenched elites. This paper explores how leadership
changes affect...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10920Date: September 19, 2024Author:
Bazzi,Samuel Ali ;
Hilmy,Masyhur ;
Marx,Benjamin ;
Shaukat,Mahvish Ifrah ;
Stegmann,Andreas Michael
A widely held view in the media and
among some researchers is that younger people are more
worried about climate change and more willing to support the
climate agenda...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10918Date: September 19, 2024Author:
Cojocaru,Alexandru ;
Lokshin,Michael M. ;
Nikandrova,Arina
According to the updated Low-Income
Country Debt Sustainability Framework (LIC DSF), the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains at a moderate
risk of external...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 193609Date: September 19, 2024Author:
World Bank
Internal migration. characterized by the
movement of people within national borders, is a significant
and growing phenomenon, with an estimated 763 million
internal...
Type: ReportReport#: 193598Date: September 19, 2024Author:
Holmes,Rebecca ;
Branders,Nuria
Globally, offshore wind (OSW) technology
delivers large volumes of energy from GW-scale projects at
prices competitive with those of new-build conventional
generation...
Type: ReportReport#: 193627Date: September 19, 2024Author:
World Bank
Despite its intrinsic relevance and
policy makers’ efforts to address the
infrastructure gap, progress has been limited. A confluence
of challenges from macroeconomic...
This note examines how recent fiscal
reforms have affected household incomes in Sri Lanka. It
assesses their impact on poverty and inequality separately
from other welfare-losses-inducing...
Type: ReportReport#: 193603Date: September 18, 2024Author:
Schoch,Marta ;
De Silva,Tiloka Sunayani ;
Houts,Ian William ;
Krishnan,Nandini
On September 18, 2024, International
Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Board of
Governors adopted resolution number seven hundred and eight.
It was resolved...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 193676Date: September 18, 2024Author:
World Bank
Despite its intrinsic relevance and
policy makers’ efforts to address the
infrastructure gap, progress has been limited. A confluence
of challenges from macroeconomic...
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