The Water Supply, Sanitation, and
Hygiene (WASH) Poverty Diagnostic (PD) in Niger is part of a
global initiative to improve evidence on the linkages
between WASH and...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 134021Date: January 24, 2019Author:
World Bank
This note presents the results of the
evaluation of the Greek Social Solidarity Income (SSI)
program, a last resort safety net program targeted to
extremely poor households...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 133962Date: January 23, 2019Author:
Marini,Alessandra ;
Zini,Michele Davide ;
Kanavitsa,Eleni ;
Millan,Natalia ;
Leventi,Chrysa ;
Umapathi,Nithin
Evidence-driven disaster risk management
(DRM) relies upon many different data types, information
sources, and types of models to be effective. Tasks such as
weather...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 133787Date: January 16, 2019Author:
Deparday,Vivien ;
Gevaert,Caroline Margaux ;
Molinario,Giuseppe Maria ;
Soden,Robert John ;
Balog-Way,Simone Andrea Breunig
The accelerating impacts of climate
change, and the need to avoid much larger impacts in the
future, bring urgency to scaling up action on adaptation and
resilience....
Type: CorrespondenceReport#: 136368Date: January 14, 2019Author:
Tall,Arame ;
Brandon,Carter J.
Understanding the magnitude and
importance of income shocks, such as drought or conflict, in
causing and perpetuating poverty is critical to designing
policies aimed...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 133692Date: January 11, 2019Author:
Pape,Utz Johann ;
Wollburg,Philip Randolph
Paraguay is an upper middle-income
country with a population of 6.8 million (2017) and a GNI
per capita (Atlas method) of USD 3,920 in 2017.The
population is very young...
Type: CPF Completion and Learning Review ReviewReport#: 133875Date: January 10, 2019
Understanding the magnitude and
importance of income shocks, such as drought or conflict, in
causing and perpetuating poverty is critical to designing
policies aimed...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8698Date: January 10, 2019Author:
Pape,Utz Johann ;
Wollburg,Philip Randolph
The MNA region has rich marine
ecosystems that can play a key role in eroding extreme
poverty and promoting shared prosperity through the Blue
Economy—the sustainable...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 133686Date: January 10, 2019Author:
Sieghart,Lia Carol ;
Mizener,Joseph Allen ;
Gibson,Jeffrey Alexander
Climate change threatens to bring
substantial impacts to Côte d’Ivoire’s agriculture sector,
which is central to the country’s economic productivity and
food security....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135038Date: January 1, 2019
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is
agriculture that has been transformed and reoriented to
support development and ensure food security in the face of
climate change....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135630Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Jalilova,Gulnaz ;
Knipe,Daniel ;
Hardy,William
Carbon pricing instruments (CPIs)
involve large legal and financial interests. Trust in the
accuracy and integrity of the reported data is therefore a
prerequisite for...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 134801Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Gadde,Harikumar ;
Oudenes, Machtelt ;
Candlin, Lucy ;
Vieweg, Marion ;
Phylipsen, Dian ;
Dalenoord, Edwin ;
Charry, Francisco ;
Giraldo, Julio Alejandro
The Water Sector Support Project
supported the government of Tanzania’s Water Sector
Development Program to increase water access to both urban
and rural residents....
Zambia’s agricultural sector represents
the backbone of its rural economy and holds great potential
for the entire country. Zambia’s agriculture sector faces
challenges...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135129Date: January 1, 2019
Jamaica, like other Caribbean and island
nations is at high risk from coastal flooding and related
hazards. Vulnerable coastal communities in Jamaica receive
significant...
Type: ReportReport#: 156612Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Ortega, Saul Torres ;
Losada, Inigo J. ;
Espejo, Antonio ;
Abad, Sheila ;
Narayan, Siddharth ;
Beck,Michael William
Research has shown the positive effect
women entrepreneurs can have on their communities, not only
in economic terms, but also as change agents and sources of
inspiration....
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 158983Date: January 1, 2019
Pakistan’s economy has tremendous
potential for growth and expansion. A vital input for
economically and financially sound growth is an energy
sector that is sustainable,...
A city’s ability to provide affordable
housing and municipal services is a key consideration of its
urban sustainability. While urbanization and economic growth
certainly...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 136463Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Global Platform for Sustainable Cities ;
World Bank
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