This study explored the use of a state-of-the-art collection of high-quality in situ datasets, following best practices13 to inform biomass estimates derived through remote sensing. The intention was to...
Type: ReportReport#: 196911Date: January 29, 2025Author:
Naikoa Aguilar Amuchastegui ;
Lucas Gregory Belenky ;
Burt, Andrew ;
Catalina Becerra Leal ;
Galindo, Gustavo ;
Botero, Maria Fernanda Jaramillo ;
Kiesslich, Norman ;
Matteson, Ryan ;
Jose Maria Michel Fuentes ;
Peneva-Reed, Ellie ;
Vilca, Beisit Luz Puma ;
Sanchez, Natalie
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of: (i) Somalia’s climate and disaster risk profile, (ii) the economic and financial impact of past disasters, (iii) the status of disaster risk finance...
Type: ReportReport#: 196881Date: January 28, 2025Author:
Qhelile Ndlovu ;
Michal Krzysztof Pietrkiewicz ;
Tamella Utedzi ;
Montier, Emily ;
Harris, Clare
Nitrogen fertilizer is essential for boosting agricultural yields and food production. However, agricultural subsidies often drive the inefficient application of fertilizer, leading to significant costs...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11050Date: January 28, 2025Author:
Esha Dilip Zaveri
This paper examines technology sophistication in establishments. To comprehensively measure technology sophistication, a grid is created that covers key business functions and the technologies used to...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11051Date: January 28, 2025Author:
Comin,Diego A. ;
Xavier Cirera ;
Marcio Cruz
This report aims to establish a fundamental guide for the cross-border integration of power grids and markets, with a particular focus on the context of developing and emerging countries, to further streamline...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 196366Date: January 28, 2025Author:
Naoki Fujioka ;
Pedro E. Sanchez ;
Mirlan Aldayarov
How does forced displacement shape development in origin countries? This article examines the case of Venezuela, where nearly eight million people have been forcibly displaced. To do this, it compares...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11049Date: January 28, 2025Author:
Cabra-Ruiz,Nicolás ;
Sandra Rozo ;
Sviatschi,María Micaela
The Country Opinion Survey in Belize assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better
understanding how stakeholders in Belize perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with
systematic feedback from national...
Type: ReportReport#: 196892Date: January 28, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Country Opinion Survey in Belize assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better
understanding how stakeholders in Belize perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with
systematic feedback from national...
Type: ReportReport#: 196892Date: January 28, 2025Author:
World Bank
This memorandum provides the quarterly update of IBRD’s lending rates and spreads pursuant to the standard loan pricing as defined in the Bank Policy and Directive Financial Terms and Conditions of Bank...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 197197Date: January 27, 2025Author:
World Bank
On January 27, 2025, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Board of Governors adopted resolution number seven hundred and eleven. It was resolved that the 2027 Annual Meetings...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 197122Date: January 27, 2025Author:
World Bank
This paper uses a vulnerability-based approach to analyze the evolution of the middle class in Europe between 2005–08 and 2015–18. The analysis reveals that, on average, the income level needed to ensure...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11047Date: January 27, 2025Author:
Maurizio Bussolo ;
Jonathan George Karver ;
Michael M. Lokshin ;
Luis-Felipe Lopez-Calva ;
Ivan Torre
Kazakhstan's economy is estimated to have grown by 4.0 percent in 2024. A temporary acceleration to 4.5–5.0 percent growth is projected in 2025, supported by a one-off surge in oil production, export growth,...
Type: ReportReport#: 196872Date: January 27, 2025Author:
Azamat Agaidarov
Malawi’s economic recovery remains fragile due to the slow implementation of macroeconomic adjustment reforms and a series of recent shocks. Food insecurity remains a major concern due to weak harvests...
Type: ReportReport#: 196851Date: January 27, 2025Author:
Jakob Engel ;
Anwar Mussa ;
Efrem Zephnath Chilima ;
Tsolmon Adiya ;
Martin Lokanc ;
Lina Marcela Cardona ;
Innocent Njati Banda ;
Miles McKenna ;
Charles Douglas Douglas-Hamilton ;
Krista Alexandra Soininen
This paper investigates the role of gender bias in artificial intelligence–driven analyses of citizen participation, using data from the 2023 Latinobarómetro Survey. The paper proposes that gender bias—whether...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11046Date: January 27, 2025Author:
Jose Antonio Cuesta Leiva ;
Natalia Pecorari
The Country Opinion Survey in Laos People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Laos PDR perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with...
Type: ReportReport#: 196853Date: January 27, 2025Author:
World Bank
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