The Survivor-centered Accessibility
Framework Evaluation (SAFE), supported by the State and
Peacebuilding Fund (SPF), comprehensively examines access
barriers faced...
Type: PublicationReport#: 189999Date: September 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
Blue carbon ecosystems (BCEs), notably
mangrove forests, seagrass meadows, and salt marshes, are a
vital resource for countries that are confronting climate
impacts,...
Type: ReportReport#: 193739Date: September 26, 2024Author:
Castano Isaza,Juliana ;
Diez,Sylvia Michele ;
Dr Von Unger,Moritz Kaspar Karl ;
Raquel Bustamante ;
Regina Sánchez Sasso ;
Mackenzie Taggart
The emergence of the Port Community
System (PCS). The PCS represents a pivotal development in
the world of maritime trade facilitation and logistics.
These sophisticated...
This policy note posits that
Mexico’s economic growth can be driven by private
sector productivity and leveraging of impactful
entrepreneurship and innovation....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 193730Date: September 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
In its Business Plan FY25-30, Energy
Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) aims to support
client countries on three overarching objectives: (i) ensure
universal...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 193711Date: September 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
Human capital consists of the knowledge,
skills, and health that people accumulate over their lives.
People’s health and education have undeniable
intrinsic value,...
Type: Human Capital ReviewReport#: 193734Date: September 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
Climate change and extreme weather
events are increasingly driving human mobility and
displacement across the globe. Small Island Developing
States (SIDS) in the Eastern...
Type: ReportReport#: 193746Date: September 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper presents the results of a
qualitative study aimed at generating knowledge on
intra-household and gendered impacts of food and energy
price shocks among the...
Type: ReportReport#: 193708Date: September 25, 2024Author:
Kalle,Alina ;
Muller,Miriam
Analyses of GDP per capita differences
across countries focus almost exclusively on differences in
productivity. This paper shows that there are also large
differences...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10928Date: September 25, 2024Author:
Ohnsorge,Franziska Lieselotte ;
Rogerson,Richard ;
Zoe Leiyu Xie
Transitioning toward sustainable
development practices is expected to result in broad changes
to economic activity, which will subsequently impact labor
markets and...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10927Date: September 25, 2024Author:
Ham,Andrés ;
Vazquez,Emmanuel Jose ;
Yanez Pagans,Monica
The production of plastic boomed over
the last century due to its benefits as being
cost-effective, lightweight, easy to make, durable, and
recyclable. However, the...
Type: ReportReport#: 193709Date: September 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
Ceibal, an initiative in digital
education transformation in Uruguay, offers valuable
insights and lessons for countries aiming to leverage
technology to improve learning...
Type: BriefReport#: 193710Date: September 25, 2024Author:
Molina,Ezequiel ;
Cobo Romani,Juan Cristobal ;
Rovner,Helena ;
Novali,Antonella ;
Pineda,Jasmine Anne
This roadmap describes the current
situation of hydromet service provision in Bhutan and
presents a short- and medium-term modernization approach. It
provides an overview...
Type: ReportReport#: 193696Date: September 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper presents comprehensive
findings on the relationship between economic growth and
poverty. Using a first-difference model applied to data from
more than 80...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10930Date: September 25, 2024Author:
Mulangu,Francis Muamba ;
Benlamine,Mokhtar ;
Keller,Michael ;
Nganou,Jean-Pascal
This paper characterizes finance
allocation distortions in capital markets across state-owned
and private-owned enterprises. It does so by implementing
Whited and Zhao’s...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10929Date: September 25, 2024Author:
Cusolito,Ana Paula ;
Fattal Jaef,Roberto N. ;
Patino Pena,Fausto Andres ;
Singh,Akshat Vikram
Utilizing novel data on over 10,000
disclosed cyber incidents across 190 countries and 21
industries, along with data on governments’
cybersecurity commitments,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 193678Date: September 24, 2024Author:
Vergara Cobos,Estefania Belen ;
Cakir,Selcen
In 2021-23, the World Bank conducted
regional analytical work under the Support for Unmanned
Aircraft Systems (Drones) in Projects and Operations in
Latin America and...
The World Bank Group and the Global
Infrastructure Facility (GIF) have engaged PwC Drone Powered
Solutions - Global Centre of Excellence in Drone Technology
to study...
Type: ReportReport#: 193695Date: September 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report synthesizes available
evidence on childcare in Cambodia to provide a holistic
analysis of the policy landscape and priorities for further
investment. It...
Type: ReportReport#: 193672Date: September 24, 2024Author:
Haddock,Sarah Elizabeth ;
Jarvis,Forest Brach ;
Sem,Chenda ;
Doncheva,Antonia Milcheva ;
Farooqi,Hira
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