This policy note recommends the establishment of a
local social contract plaƞorm under the leadership
of government that would enable communities,
service providers and state institutions to work
together...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 192184Date: June 28, 2024Author:
World Bank
As Armenia works toward the Government’s ambitious renewable energy targets and the share of variable renewable generation increases, the country needs to install battery storage systems to ensure the...
Type: ReportReport#: 192193Date: June 28, 2024Author:
World Bank
In Angola, identification is a critical tool for accessing public services and facilitating inclusion and participation in local economic development. Birth registration is mandatory to obtain a National...
Type: ReportReport#: 192153Date: June 28, 2024Author:
World Bank ;
Daniel Nogueira-Budny ;
Machado, Claudio ;
Vassor, Emmanuel ;
Adriano, Josemar
Understanding men’s and women’s time use is a key factor in addressing issues and formulating policies related to division of labor, domestic work, and related gender disparities. However, obtaining data...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10835Date: June 28, 2024Author:
Mulder,Joris ;
Hocuk,Seyit ;
Talip Kilic ;
Zezza,Alberto ;
Kumar,Pradeep
Road traffic crashes are the eighth leading cause of death globally and are concentrated in lower-income settings; 92% of road traffic fatalities occur in low- or middle-income countries (Global status...
Type: ReportReport#: 192170Date: June 28, 2024Author:
World Bank
Sustaining Uzbekistan’s rapid pace of poverty reduction will necessitate additional efforts from the government to enhance the productive capacity of poor households. The data show that poorer households...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 192154Date: June 28, 2024Author:
David Stephen Knight ;
Obert Pimhidzai ;
Ikuko Uochi
The Country Opinion Survey in Cambodia assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Cambodia perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national...
Type: ReportReport#: 192996Date: June 28, 2024Author:
World Bank
This chapter provides a brief summary of the Bulsho ASA of which this operational review is one component, the Somalia context relevant to the review including keyfindings of the Bank’s Bank Risk and Resilience...
Type: ReportReport#: 192169Date: June 28, 2024Author:
World Bank
Armenia is currently preparing for a pilot wind power project. The site for the project will be selected and prepared by R2E2, developers will be determined through a PPA auction, and the project will...
Type: ReportReport#: 192186Date: June 28, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper studies the dynamic effects of export exposure on local labor markets in Indonesia, that is, how an increase in exports affects a range of labor market indicators over time. The paper develops...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10829Date: June 27, 2024Author:
Góes,Carlos ;
Segnana,Juan ;
Robertson,Raymond ;
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
This paper provides an overview of issues related to fiscal consolidation drawing on the
literature; it distills some lessons from fiscal consolidation episodes using a new database covering 196 countries...
Type: ReportReport#: 192072Date: June 27, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Asia-Pacific Health Financing Forum on Advancing Universal Health Coverage in a Post-Pandemic Era was held in Sri Lanka from June 25 to 27, 2024. The objectives of the session were as follows: Better...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 194489Date: June 27, 2024Author:
World Bank
This note informs the Executive Directors of the reclassification of the borrower status of the Republic of Suriname from IBRD-only to Blend Country (meaning a country eligible for borrowing from both,...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 192273Date: June 27, 2024Author:
World Bank
This impact evaluation (IE) seeks to build evidence on agricultural extension provision, leveraging the upcoming Farmer Field School (FFS) program which will be rolled-out in the context of the EU financed...
Type: ReportReport#: 192034Date: June 27, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Maldives Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) analyses climate change and development challenges and opportunities in the country in an integrated manner.
The report focuses on the Maldives...
Type: ReportReport#: 192024Date: June 27, 2024Author:
World Bank
Teen pregnancies are common in Latin America
and the Caribbean and pose risks for the mother
and her future family. Though it has fallen, the
region has the second highest teen pregnancy rate
in the world...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 192037Date: June 27, 2024Author:
World Bank
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