The insurgency that has devastated the
North-East of Nigeria since 2009 has resulted in the loss of
over 20,000 lives, the destruction of billions of dollars
worth of...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 123894Date: February 1, 2018
The objective of this report is to make
recommendations for the Government of Grenada (GoG) for
theformulation of a country-specific comprehensive disaster
risk finance...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 125551Date: February 1, 2018
The objective of this report is to make
recommendations for the Government of Saint Lucia (GoSL) for
the formulation of a country-specific comprehensive disaster
risk...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 125553Date: February 1, 2018
Recurrent cyclonic storms in the Bay of
Bengal inflict massive losses on the coastal regions of
Bangladesh and India. Information on occurrences and
severities of cyclones...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8316Date: January 24, 2018Author:
Bandyopadhyay,Sunando ;
Dasgupta,Susmita ;
Khan,Zahirul Huque ;
Wheeler,David J.
One-fifth of the world's population
lives in countries affected by fragility, violence and
conflict, impeding long-term economic growth. However,
little is known about...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8301Date: January 17, 2018Author:
Herskowitz,Sylvan Rene ;
Scherer,Thomas ;
Toomet,Ott ;
Ghani,Tarek F. ;
Blumenstock,Joshua Evan ;
Kapstein,Ethan Barnaby
In Madagascar, climate change is already
impacting health, and this damage will continue. Without
adequate investment in health sector resilience, recent
development...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 121945Date: January 12, 2018Author:
Bouley,Timothy ;
Midgley,Amelia ;
Shumake-Guillemot, Joy ;
Golden,Christopher De Weir ;
Ebi,Kristie Lee
The adverse impacts of climate change
and extreme weather events are a severe threat to
livelihoods, and hold back growth and sustainable
development. The total number...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 122524Date: January 5, 2018Author:
Tanner, Thomas ;
Reid,Robert Curle Jesse ;
Wilkinson, Emily ;
Surminski, Swenja ;
Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik ;
Rajput,Sumati
This paper presents a general
equilibrium analysis applied to evaluate different growth
policy options for Afghanistan. The analysis is part of a
larger analytical work...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 126644Date: January 2, 2018Author:
Estrades,Carmen ;
Campoy,Diego
A growing number of low- and
middle-income countries are investing in social safety nets
to improve the lives and livelihoods of their poor and
vulnerable residents....
Type: BriefReport#: 122588Date: January 1, 2018Author:
Maher,Barry Patrick ;
Poulter,Richard Andrew
Bangladesh is one of the most densely
populated countries in the world. Owing to its low-lying
topography, dense river network, location, and climate, it
is exposed...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 126068Date: January 1, 2018Author:
Sobel,Adam Harrison ;
Pillai,Poonam
The 2018 understanding risk (UR) forum
was the most global forum yet, convening 1,000 plus
participants from 100 plus countries, representing more than
500 institutions....
On May 8–12, 2017, the World Bank
Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Hub in Tokyo and the
Resilient Transport Community of Practice (CoP) hosted a
week-long Technical Knowledge...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 123890Date: January 1, 2018Author:
Forni,Marc S. ;
Newman,James P. ;
Toya,Akiko ;
Jain,Vibhu
The country opinion survey in Armenia
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Armenia perceive the
WBG. It provides...
Type: ReportReport#: 143063Date: January 1, 2018Author:
Felzer,Sharon
Indonesia is one of the main agriculture
producers globally and largely relies on domestic staples
for its growing population. Projections of climate change
models for...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 125690Date: January 1, 2018
As natural disaster events continue to
occur with increasing frequency at greater material and
human costs globally, there is an imperative need for
countries to recover...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 130985Date: January 1, 2018Author:
Jeggle,Terry ;
Boggero,Marco
Although famine was averted in 2017,
thanks in part to a massive scale-up in humanitarian
assistance, famine remains a looming risk in the coming
months and years. Decades...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 122991Date: January 1, 2018
In Malawi, the impact of extreme weather
events has significantly contributed to the recurrent crises
of food insecurity. The extreme weather events have shifted
the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: ACS24548Date: January 1, 2018Author:
Botha,Blessings Nyanjagha ;
Nkoka,Francis Samson ;
Mwumvaneza,Valens
Corporate governance in the media faces
an intractable problem. There is an important public
interest in the integrity of news, which is the lifeblood of
an open society....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 122614Date: January 1, 2018Author:
Nordberg,Donald
The risk of the El Niño-induced food
insecurity in southern Africa in 2016; the recent risk of
famine in northern Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, and South
Sudan; and the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 122857Date: January 1, 2018Author:
Braimoh,Ademola ;
Manyena,Bernard ;
Obuya,Grace Anyango ;
Muraya,Francis M.
In many emerging democracies women are
less likely to vote than men and, when they do vote, are
likely to follow the wishes of male household and clan
heads. We assess...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 126639Date: January 1, 2018Author:
Gine,Xavier ;
Mansuri,Ghazala
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