In partnership with the World Bank and
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD), Facebook’s future of business (FOB) surveys have
gathered insights...
In order to support well designed water,
sanitation and hygiene (WASH) responses contributing to
Coronavirus (COVID-19) containment, this note provides an
overview of...
Water, sanitation, and hand hygiene
together with physical distancing are central to preventing
the spread of Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
Handwashing with soap...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 156269Date: August 1, 2020
Popularly referred to as Brazil’s answer
to Etsy, the Elo7 online marketplace showcases a range of
creative handmade goods from across Brazil, from custom
paper bags...
With the global economy now enmeshed in
a deep recession, the impact investment field is facing a
crucial stress test as companies scale up their response to
COVID-19...
Type: ReportReport#: 151291Date: July 29, 2020Author:
Gregory,Neil ;
Volk,Ariane Tamara
The Zhejiang Rural Water Supply and
Sanitation Project for China seeks to improve access to
sustainable water supply and sanitation services in selected
villages and...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 151382Date: July 27, 2020
The Syrian crisis has led to rapid and
large-scale population displacement. This paper uses several
sources of data, including the United Nations Higher
Commissioner...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9326Date: July 21, 2020Author:
Krishnan,Nandini ;
Russo Riva,Flavio Luiz ;
Sharma,Dhiraj ;
Vishwanath,Tara
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and
its negative economic effects create an urgent need for
timely data and evidence to help monitor and mitigate the
social and...
Investments in road infrastructure have
been an important part of the World Bank's strategy of
fighting against poverty and increasing shared prosperity
since its inception....
Nearly seven out of ten Somalis live in
poverty, making Somalia one of the poorest countries in
Sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly half of the population does not
reach average...
The Budget Committee and the Committee
on Development Effectiveness (CODE) met to consider the
Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) Work Program and Budget
(FY21) and...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 150789Date: July 7, 2020
This book is the first stocktaking of
what the decarbonization of the world economy means for
fossil fuel–dependent countries. These countries
are the most exposed...
Type: PublicationReport#: 150525Date: July 2, 2020Author:
Peszko,Grzegorz ;
Van Der Mensbrugghe,Dominique ;
Golub,Alexander Alexandrovich ;
Ward,John Frederick ;
Zenghelis,Alexis Dimitri ;
Marijs, Cor ;
Schopp,Anne Carolin ;
Rogers,John Allen ;
Midgley,Amelia
Women are an untapped pool of talent for
the water sector. A World Bank report on women in utilities
demonstrates a significantly lower percentage of female
workers...
Type: BriefReport#: 151838Date: July 1, 2020Author:
Ochieng,Christine ;
Sah,Anjali
Papua New Guinea’s economy has been hit
hard by the COVID-19 crisis due to weaker demand and less
favorable terms of trade. Pandemic-related global and
national movement...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 157031Date: July 1, 2020Author:
Sarsenov,Ilyas ;
Deng,Fei ;
Grinyer,John Joseph Scott ;
Hasanov,Rashad ;
Rabefaniraka,Noroarisoa ;
Cooper,Andrew William ;
Ling,David Tai-Wen ;
Motohashi,Mitsunori ;
Fae,Gerard ;
Maso,Sevesoa ;
Dahan,Stephane Raphael ;
Overbeek,Jan ;
Fitzgerald,Shona Kate ;
Beschorner,Natasha ;
Neumann,James L. ;
Sundakov,Alex ;
Nelson,Jordan
Almost every education system on earth
has been affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.As
part of the joint initiative between the Harvard Global
Education Innovation...
Type: BriefReport#: 150697Date: July 1, 2020Author:
Ripani, Maria Florencia
This note illustrates the
multidimensional nature of poverty in Djibouti. The authors
use the multidimensional poverty index (MPI), which captures
several welfare dimensions...
Type: BriefReport#: 151255Date: July 1, 2020Author:
Mendiratta,Vibhuti ;
Duplantier,Anne Marie
Infrastructure assets and services
provide the basic physical and organizational structures
that underpin the functioning of economy and society. Access
to reliable,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 151021Date: June 30, 2020Author:
Marcelo Gordillo,Darwin ;
Raina,Aditi ;
Houser,Schuyler ;
Saha,Deblina
Argentina’s population and economic
activity are highly concentrated in a few places, and this
concentration has not been accompanied by successful efforts
to spread...
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has reinforced
the importance of access to safe and reliable water. Capital
projects may be delayed, but an economic stimulus could
mitigate the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 151305Date: June 30, 2020Author:
Butler,George Ronald ;
Pilotto,Rogerio Goncalves ;
Hong,Youngki ;
Mutambatsere,Emelly
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