Financial Intermediary Funds (FIFs) are
an important tool in the development finance toolbox,
offering customized financing platforms for partnership
programs and special...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 142210Date: June 4, 2019
The purpose of this paper is to present
a broad overview of the current development landscape and
the contributions that IDA19 can make to accelerate progress
towards...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 139724Date: June 4, 2019
The sustainable development goals raised
the bar for meeting the criteria of safely managed drinking
water. The challenge for the period up to 2030 will be to
not only...
The Philippines’ financial
sector is highly vulnerable to climate risks. The country
has high exposure to natural hazards (typhoons, landslides,
floods, droughts,...
Type: Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP)Report#: 163054Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Regelink,Martijn Gert Jan
The economy of the United Republic of
Tanzania is growing fast but remains vulnerable to
disasters, which are likely to worsen with climate change.
Its transportation...
Type: ReportReport#: 137916Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Colon,Celian Olivier Victor Florent ;
Hallegatte,Stephane ;
Rozenberg,Julie
The power sector is both highly
vulnerable to natural hazards and a priority for any
country'srecovery and reconstruction. After Hurricane
Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017,...
Type: ReportReport#: 137912Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Nicolas,Claire Marion ;
Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik ;
Potter Van Loon,Virginia Attje Ingrid Albertine ;
Oguah,Samuel Kwesi Ewuah ;
Schweikert,Amy Elizabeth ;
Deinert,Mark Robert ;
Koks,Elco Eduard ;
Arderne,Christopher James ;
Cubas,Diana ;
Li,Jie ;
Ichikawa,Eriko
Water systems are a special kind of
infrastructure systems because they perform a dual role:
theyprovide water services while also reducing risks to
other services from...
Type: ReportReport#: 137915Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Stip,Clementine Marie ;
Mao,Zhimin ;
Bonzanigo,Laura ;
Browder,Greg J. ;
Tracy, Jacob
Reliable transport infrastructure is one
of the backbones of a prosperous economy, providingaccess to
markets, jobs and social services. Sustainable Development
Goal...
Type: ReportReport#: 137914Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Rozenberg,Julie ;
Espinet Alegre,Xavier ;
Avner,Paolo ;
Fox,Charles James Edward ;
Hallegatte,Stephane ;
Koks,Elco Eduard ;
Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik ;
Tariverdi,Mersedeh
The work examines the state of CF
(community forestry) and community forest enterprises (CFE)
in Myanmar, assessing their impacts, exploring the
challenges to and opportunities...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 137625Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Fodor,Martin ;
Ling,Stephen
The Country Opinion Survey in Fiji
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Fiji perceive the WBG.
It provides the...
Type: ReportReport#: 143384Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Felzer,Sharon
Today about 676 million urban residents,
many of them poor, do not have access to the Joint
Monitoring Programme (JMP) definition of "safely
managed" water supplies....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 138602Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Misra,Smita ;
Kingdom,William D.
Poor sanitation and hygiene practices
remain a significant challenge for Cambodia. The purpose of
this study is based on a request of the Ministry of Rural
Development...
Globally, 2.5 billion people lack access
to improved sanitation. Improving sanitation is a challenge
around the world; cold climates add to that challenge. The
objective...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 137802Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Leblanc,Maryanne ;
Reed,Robert A. ;
Kingdom,William D. ;
Gambrill,Martin P. ;
Rodriguez,Diego Juan
This report focused on a numerical
modelling assessment of the possible effects of greywater
reuse on the freshwater lenses in South Tarawa, Kiribati.
Conceptual models...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 143674Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Jazayeri, Amir ;
Solórzano-Rivas, S. Cristina ;
Sinclair,Peter A. ;
Antoniou, Andreas ;
Irvine, Dylan J. ;
Werner, Adrian D.
Just energy transition is key to South
Africa’s inclusive and sustainable growth. It is necessary
to unlock large pools of private capital and attract foreign
investment...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 138834Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Suphachalasai,Suphachol ;
Suriyagoda,Nuwan ;
Mccormick,Michael Stephen
The objective of this report is to
better understand the challenges of meeting Sustainable
Development Goal 6.1 from the perspective of off-grid
services currently being...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 138002Date: May 31, 2019Author:
Misra,Smita ;
kingdom, Bill
IDA countries currently face a myriad of
complex and inter-related challenges, from the risk of a
global growth slowdown to forced displacement, climate
change, limited...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 139521Date: May 31, 2019
This note responds to the request from
Participants at the IDA18 Mid-Term Review (MTR) in November
2018 and the IDA19 Replenishment meeting in April 2019 for a
review...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 139723Date: May 31, 2019
The climate finance training and Kenya
country environment analysis (CEA) validation workshop was
held at Naivasha from May 27 to 30, 2019. The workshop was
hosted by...
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