Current hydromet conditions in the
Southeast Asia (SEA) region along with expected future
conditions highlight the need for continued investment in
modernizing hydrometeorological...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 139164Date: June 1, 2018Author:
Soares,Alice ;
Himmelfarb,Anne
This policy note is part of a set of
documents supporting the development of a national adaptive
social protection system in Senegal. The World Bank is
supporting the...
The Country Opinion Survey in Kuwait
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Kuwait perceive the
WBG. It provides...
Type: ReportReport#: 143177Date: June 1, 2018Author:
Felzer,Sharon
This reference guide explains how the
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and European
Development Finance Institutions (EDFls) calculate and
jointly report private...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 127364Date: June 1, 2018
Cybersecurity includes a set of
activities focused on protecting computers, networks,
programs, and data from unauthorized and or unintended
access. As such, cybersecurity...
Type: ReportReport#: 164348Date: June 1, 2018Author:
Mandic,Stjepan
The Country Opinion Survey in El
Salvador assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a
better understanding of how stakeholders in El Salvador
perceive the WBG. It...
Type: ReportReport#: 143146Date: June 1, 2018Author:
Felzer,Sharon
In the past 25 years, a number of
nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and private companies
have been established to provide goods and services to mine
action programs...
Type: ReportReport#: 164349Date: June 1, 2018Author:
Bacic,Kazimir Luka
This paper estimates the welfare change
arising from the capture of the Republic of Yemen`s capital
in 2014, using a multi-themed household survey conducted as
the capital...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8458Date: May 30, 2018Author:
Tandon,Sharad Alan
Globally, up to 1.4 million people are
moving into urban areas per week, and estimates indicate
that nearly 1 billion new dwelling units will be built by
2050 to support...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 126547Date: May 23, 2018Author:
Moullier,Thomas ;
Sakoda,Keiko
Poland is a high-income country (HIC)
with a GNI per capita of USD 12,680 in 2016.
Poland’s annual economic growth accelerated to
3.3 percent during the CPS period...
Type: CPF Completion and Learning Review ReviewReport#: 126790Date: May 23, 2018
This issue focuses on FCV Countries and
Topics and features the following articles: Confronting the
Development Challenges of Fragility, Conflict, and Violence;
What...
How can foreign aid to agriculture
support economic growth in Africa? This paper constructs a
geographically-indexed applied general equilibrium model
that considers...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8447Date: May 21, 2018Author:
McArthur,John W. ;
SACHS, JEFFREY D.
The field of disaster risk reduction is
inherently interdisciplinary in all its aspects. This
becomes more apparent in risk communication, a field of
research and practice...
Jamaica is highly exposed to natural
disasters of varying intensity and severity. Several types
of disasters frequently occur including hurricanes, tropical
storms,...
Grenada is highly exposed to natural
disasters of varying intensity and severity. Several types
of disasters, such as hurricanes, tropical storms,
earthquakes, droughts,...
This paper estimates the welfare change
arising from the capture of the Republic of Yemen`s capital
in 2014, using a multi-themed household survey conducted as
the capital...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 129591Date: May 1, 2018Author:
Tandon,Sharad Alan
The World Bank has many tools available
to task teams to support technical assistance and operations
related to resilience, especially focused on disaster risk
management...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 125991Date: May 1, 2018Author:
Lynch,Catherine
Saint Lucia is highly exposed to natural
disasters of varying intensity and severity, including
hurricanes, tropical storms, earthquakes, droughts, floods
and landslides....
In a resilient city, the municipal
finance system is able to withstand large-scale shocks to
revenues or unforeseen needed expenditures through reserving
and flexible...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 126006Date: May 1, 2018
The May newsletter covers the new Findex
report, working papers related to financial inclusion, as
well as new policy briefs on the fintech revolution and on
financial...
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