Previous Poverty and Shared Prosperity
Reports have conveyed the difficult message that the world
is not on track to meet the global goal of reducing extreme
poverty...
Type: PublicationReport#: 153584Date: October 7, 2020Author:
Castaneda Aguilar,Raul Andres ;
Cojocaru,Alexandru ;
Howton,Elizabeth Louise Amorim ;
Lakner,Christoph ;
Nguyen,Minh Cong ;
Schoch,Marta ;
Yang,Judy ;
Yonzan,Nishant
The growth of Pakistan’s start-up
ecosystem has resulted in a substantial increase in access
to finance through venture capitalists (22 percent of
investments) and angel...
Type: BriefReport#: 156746Date: October 1, 2020Author:
Joshi,Shalaka Rameshchandra ;
Pandey,Disha
Export led growth remains a critical
route out of poverty for many least developed countries
(LDCs). But in a world increasingly concerned about climate
change and the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 160573Date: October 1, 2020Author:
Jensen,Michael Friis
This note is a stocktaking of the first
three years of the green sukuk. Given the small sample size
and limited data, the analysis is limited in scope. It
covers the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 153507Date: October 1, 2020Author:
Mardi,Marina Binti ;
Osman,Mohamed Rozani Bin Mohamed ;
Abdul Aziz,Ahmad Hafiz Bin
This brief is part of the solutions for
youth employment (S4YE) knowledge brief series focusing on
the design and implementation of youth employment programs.
In this...
Type: BriefReport#: 153765Date: October 1, 2020Author:
Singh,Sunamika ;
Joseph,Kavell Gianina
The transition to a more
innovation-based growth model is even more urgent in the
current uncertain global context[1]. While the GDP growth
rate has proven resilient...
Type: ReportReport#: 153643Date: October 1, 2020Author:
Kuriakose,Smita ;
Tiew,Haris Syahir Bin Mohd Zulkifli
Improving rural credit markets requires
a good understanding of the root causes of market failures
and taking necessary steps to address them. This paper
investigates...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 157789Date: October 1, 2020Author:
Adjognon,Guigonan Serge ;
Liverpool Tasie,Lenis Saweda Onipede ;
Shupp, Robert
In a country that is among the most
exposed to natural hazards, Vietnam’s coastline often bears
the brunt. Typhoons, storm surges, riverine flooding,
coastal erosion,...
Type: ReportReport#: 153758Date: October 1, 2020Author:
Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik ;
De Vries Robbe,Sophie Anne ;
Braese,Johannes Michael ;
Nguyen,Dzung Huy ;
Van Ledden,Matheus ;
Pozueta Mayo,Beatriz
This toolkit provides practical,
systematic guidance to help teams working on women
entrepreneurship activities apply digital solutions to
project design and policy...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 161155Date: September 30, 2020Author:
Gimelli,Noa Catalina ;
Robakowski-Van Stralen,Anja ;
Snyder,Gwen Marie
This paper updates World Bank Group
(WBG) Governors on progress made in implementing the
commitments made in the 2018 International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 153591Date: September 30, 2020
The presentation pays tribute to the
many associations and organizations in support of harnessing
and working towards the cause of assessing variable
renewable energy...
Type: BriefReport#: 153445Date: September 30, 2020
This report focuses on pension system
greening and aims to provide data-driven recommendations to
orient climate-aligned investment practices. In order to
undertake...
Type: ReportReport#: 153289Date: September 30, 2020Author:
Deschryver,Pauline Marie Nathalie ;
Dougherty,Patrick Michael ;
Kim,Jumi ;
Kunstler-Brooks,Laura ;
Qin,Jiaru ;
Wu,Jing ;
Wu,Shan ;
Zhou,Bingjie
This study of Nigeria food loss and
waste (FLW) analyzes the potential policy impacts of
reducing FLW along the value chain for three strategically
selected commodities:...
Type: ReportReport#: 153349Date: September 28, 2020Author:
Sethi,Geeta ;
Avila Bedregal,Lucia Patricia ;
Cassou,Emilie ;
Constantino,Luis F. ;
Hou,Xiaoyue ;
Jain, , Simmy ;
Messent,Fiona Jane ;
Morales,Xenia Zia ;
Mostafa,Iftikhar ;
Pascual,Jan Carlo Garcia ;
Martinant De Preneuf,Flore ;
Thapa,Dipti ;
Trinidad,Rosalie Quong ;
Yndriago,Ramon ;
Youssefi-Vash,Farbod
Innovations in water management and
irrigated agriculture powered water-scarce Middle Eastern
economies for millennia. However, as water becomes scarcer
because of population...
Type: ReportReport#: 153087Date: September 28, 2020Author:
Taheripour,Farzad ;
Tyner,Wallace E. ;
Sajedinia,Ehsanreza ;
Anguiar,Angel ;
Chepeliev,Maksym ;
Corong,Erwin Lucban ;
de Lima,Cicero Z. ;
Haqiqi,Iman
The term food smart refers to a food
system that is efficient, meets the food needs of a country,
and is environmentally sustainable. Reducing food loss and
waste (FLW)...
Type: ReportReport#: 153353Date: September 28, 2020Author:
Sethi,Geeta ;
Avila Bedregal,Lucia Patricia ;
Cassou,Emilie ;
Constantino,Luis F. ;
Hou,Xiaoyue ;
Jain,Simmy ;
Messent,Fiona Jane ;
Morales,Xenia Zia ;
Mostafa,Iftikhar ;
Pascual,Jan Carlo Garcia ;
Martinant De Preneuf,Flore ;
Thapa,Dipti ;
Trinidad,Rosalie Quong ;
Yndriago,Ramon ;
Youssefi-Vash,Farbod ;
De Gorter,Harry ;
Drabik,Dusan ;
Korting,Christina Maria Ursula ;
Swannell,Richard ;
Gover,Marcus ;
Reynolds,Christian ;
Hall,Mike Falconer ;
Quested,Tom ;
Parry,Andrew ;
Kneller,Claire
The term food smart refers to a food
system that is efficient, meets the food needs of a country,
and is environmentally sustainable. Reducing food loss and
waste (FLW)...
Type: ReportReport#: 153352Date: September 28, 2020Author:
Sethi,Geeta ;
Avila Bedregal,Lucia Patricia ;
Cassou,Emilie ;
Constantino,Luis F. ;
Hou,Xiaoyue ;
Jain,Simmy ;
Messent,Fiona Jane ;
Morales,Xenia Zia ;
Mostafa,Iftikhar ;
Pascual,Jan Carlo Garcia ;
Martinant De Preneuf,Flore ;
Thapa,Dipti ;
Trinidad,Rosalie Quong ;
Yndriago,Ramon ;
Youssefi-Vash,Farbod ;
De Gorter,Harry ;
Drabik,Dusan ;
Korting,Christina Maria Ursula ;
Swannell,Richard ;
Gover,Marcus ;
Reynolds,Christian ;
Hall,Mike Falconer ;
Quested,Tom ;
Parry,Andrew ;
Kneller,Claire
Housed within the climate funds
management unit (SCCFM) of the climate change group (CCG) in
the World Bank, the biocarbon fund (BioCF), a public-private
initiative,...
Innovations in water management and
irrigated agriculture powered water-scarce Middle Eastern
economies for millennia. However, as water becomes scarcer
because of population...
Type: ReportReport#: 153234Date: September 23, 2020
The study presents the results of model
simulations showing the macroeconomic effects of the
implementation of key climate change mitigation policies in
Chile, aimed...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 151556Date: September 23, 2020
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