Over the last two decades, the Government of Egypt (GOE) has pursued its sustainable and resilient development. The Ministry of Environment (MOE) has improved the governance framework and promoted new...
Type: ReportReport#: 190998Date: June 7, 2024Author:
Yoshijima,Suiko ;
Elhadary,Hanan Mahmoud Mohamed Sedik ;
Doumani,Fadi M. ;
Arif,Sherif Kamel F. ;
Sakr,Dalia Abdelhamid Mahmoud ;
Ahijado Aparicio,Pablo ;
Abdelaal,Tarek Ahmed Temraz Elsayed
The Trade Facilitation West Africa (TFWA) Program is a five-year, multi-partner initiative that aims to promote trade facilitation and regional integration in West Africa. The program strives to reduce...
Type: BriefReport#: 190973Date: June 6, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report presents a comprehensive skill training needs assessment for the agriculture, ICT, and logistics sectors in Lao PDR. The study relied on a mixed-methods research approach, incorporating literature...
Type: ReportReport#: 190942Date: June 6, 2024Author:
Thelma Seoeun Choi ;
Lee,Chan ;
Jin Chul Jeong ;
Casabonne,Ursula
Pakistan is currently navigating an unfavorable urban trajectory. Poor urban management is preventing it from realizing the full promise of urbanization in the form of improved prosperity and livability....
Type: ReportReport#: 190955Date: June 6, 2024Author:
World Bank
Increasing plastic pollution in Sierra Leone threatens not only the public health or the local economy, but also the national tourism sector. The volume of plastic waste visible on beaches in the Western...
Type: ReportReport#: 190951Date: June 6, 2024Author:
World Bank
The report is organized around a conceptual framework that focuses on thedrivers of health worker performance in the health administration and in healthfacilities. The administration-level drivers focus...
Type: ReportReport#: 190959Date: June 6, 2024Author:
World Bank
Firms increasingly must contend with trade regulations to access foreign markets. This paper quantifies the relative importance of trade regulations and their heterogeneous effects for Colombian firms...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10795Date: June 6, 2024Author:
Rosenow,Samuel Kaspar
The accelerated aging of the Brazilian population, alongside the gradual increase in the concomitant occurrence of multiple chronic diseases in the same individual, brings important challenges to the Brazilian...
Type: BriefReport#: 190946Date: June 6, 2024Author:
World Bank
This is the eighth edition of the Economic Update for Ghana. The objective of the Ghana Economic Update is to inform public discussion on economic issues and policy trade-offs and facilitate the dialogue...
Type: ReportReport#: 192797Date: June 6, 2024Author:
World Bank
A growing body of literature investigates the labor market implications of scaling up “green” policies. Since most of this literature is focused on developed economies, little is known about the labor...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10794Date: June 6, 2024Author:
Winkler-Seales,Hernan Jorge ;
Di Maro,Vincenzo ;
Montoya Munoz,Kelly Yelitza ;
Olivieri,Sergio Daniel ;
Vazquez,Emmanuel Jose
This report examines the multiple urban crises and their responses, using Hiroshima as a case study. Hiroshima, which suffered tremendous damage from the atomic bombing at the end of World War II, faced...
Type: ReportReport#: 190929Date: June 6, 2024Author:
World Bank
The report first provides background on Ghana and its regions, before it presents the latest picture on poverty for the country at the regional and district level. A review of the progress is showcased...
Type: ReportReport#: 190913Date: June 5, 2024Author:
World Bank
Governments across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region increasingly recognize the transformative potential of digitalizing the public sector through GovTech approaches. GovTech as defined by...
Type: ReportReport#: 185057Date: June 5, 2024Author:
World Bank
Municipal solid waste management is an increasingly important priority in Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR’s Capital City. Municipal solid waste management practices in Vientiane Capital are rapidly evolving,...
Type: ReportReport#: 190904Date: June 5, 2024Author:
Tasaki,Rieko Kubota ;
Rawlins,Maurice Andres ;
Vongthavilay,Kaysone
In 1992, the 73rd Amendment to the Indian Constitution created 250,000 village democracies (called Gram Panchayats) covering 800 million citizens. It mandated regular elections, deliberative spaces, and...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10793Date: June 5, 2024Author:
George,Siddharth ;
Rao,Vijayendra ;
Sharan,M. R.
Household surveys are the main sources of indicators of living conditions, poverty, and social exclusion - Provide detailed information on multiple indicators of well-being; Samples too small to be representative...
Type: ReportReport#: 190917Date: June 5, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report explores the dynamics between domestic food security in Central America and global price inflation. The report analyzes the extent to which international food and fertilizer prices have been...
Type: ReportReport#: 190499Date: June 5, 2024Author:
Perego,Viviana Maria Eugenia ;
Brown,Melissa ;
Ceballos,Francisco ;
Hernandez,Manuel D. ;
Berrospi,Maria Lucia ;
Pereira,Luis DIas ;
Salcedo Baca,Salomon ;
Benjamin,Mcdonald P. ;
Flores,Luis Antonio ;
Mora Lopez,Elena
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