The accelerated aging of the Brazilian
population, alongside the gradual increase in the
concomitant occurrence of multiple chronic diseases in the
same individual,...
Type: BriefReport#: 190946Date: June 6, 2024Author:
World Bank
Gender-lens climate finance can deliver
transformative investments to improve climate adaptation and
mitigation, while also reducing economic gaps between women
and...
Type: BriefReport#: 193541neDate: June 6, 2024Author:
World Bank
A growing body of literature
investigates the labor market implications of scaling up
“green” policies. Since most of this
literature is focused on developed...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10794Date: June 6, 2024Author:
Winkler-Seales,Hernan Jorge ;
Di Maro,Vincenzo ;
Montoya Munoz,Kelly Yelitza ;
Olivieri,Sergio Daniel ;
Vazquez,Emmanuel Jose
This report examines the multiple urban
crises and their responses, using Hiroshima as a case study.
Hiroshima, which suffered tremendous damage from the atomic
bombing...
Type: ReportReport#: 190929Date: June 6, 2024Author:
World Bank
The report first provides background on
Ghana and its regions, before it presents the latest picture
on poverty for the country at the regional and district
level. A...
Type: ReportReport#: 190913Date: June 5, 2024Author:
World Bank
Governments across the Middle East and
North Africa (MENA) region increasingly recognize the
transformative potential of digitalizing the public sector
through GovTech...
Type: ReportReport#: 185057Date: June 5, 2024Author:
World Bank
Municipal solid waste management is an
increasingly important priority in Vientiane Capital, Lao
PDR’s Capital City. Municipal solid waste
management practices...
Type: ReportReport#: 190904Date: June 5, 2024Author:
Tasaki,Rieko Kubota ;
Rawlins,Maurice Andres ;
Vongthavilay,Kaysone
Household surveys are the main sources
of indicators of living conditions, poverty, and social
exclusion - Provide detailed information on multiple
indicators of well-being;...
Type: ReportReport#: 190917Date: June 5, 2024Author:
World Bank
In 1992, the 73rd Amendment to the
Indian Constitution created 250,000 village democracies
(called Gram Panchayats) covering 800 million citizens. It
mandated regular...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10793Date: June 5, 2024Author:
George,Siddharth ;
Rao,Vijayendra ;
Sharan,M. R.
The report first provides background on
Ghana and its regions, before it presents the latest picture
on poverty for the country at the regional and district
level. A...
Type: ReportReport#: 190913Date: June 5, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Agricultural Diversification Index
measures the variety of crops grown by households in each
Enumeration Area (EA). It focuses on the proportion of
households cultivating...
Type: ReportReport#: 190916Date: June 5, 2024Author:
World Bank
The per capita gross national income
(GNI) guidelines covering the civil works preference,
International Development Association (IDA) eligibility,
International Bank...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 191199Date: June 5, 2024Author:
World Bank
The tool can be used to simulate
distributive effects of fiscal policies (taxes and
subsidies) on individual income and welfare, as well as on
government expenditures...
Type: ReportReport#: 190911Date: June 5, 2024Author:
World Bank
Ghana’s poverty reduction
efforts stagnated between 2012 and 2016, followed by a
projected increase in poverty due to COVID-19 and the
ensuing economic crisis....
Type: ReportReport#: 190919Date: June 5, 2024Author:
World Bank
State building and state legitimacy in
the states emerging from fragility are inseparable from the
notion of social contract. Social contract is a dynamic
agreement...
Type: ReportReport#: 190949Date: June 5, 2024Author:
World Bank
The document collection focuses on
various initiatives aimed at promoting financial and private
sector development, enhancing stability and inclusion in the
financial...
Climate change is expected to exacerbate
poverty across the globe, particularly for the
poorestcountries. Extreme weather events are expected to
become more frequent...
Type: ReportReport#: 190918Date: June 5, 2024Author:
Desjonqueres,Chloe Genevieve Helene ;
Zhao,Hongxi ;
Kosmidou-Bradley,Walker Turnbull ;
Corral Rodas,Paul Andres
Government subsidies have emerged as a
flashpoint in the geopolitical tensions that threaten to
undermine the global rules-based trading system. Subsidies
are among...
Type: ReportReport#: 183314Date: June 5, 2024Author:
Signoret,Jose E.
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