Challenge The frequency and intensity of extreme climatic events are expected to increase in Bangladesh because of climate change, with devastating economic, social and ecological consequences. The risks...
Date: June 14, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
LILONGWE, May 30, 2017 - Some solutions to community problems are simple but effective. One such solution was the Public Works Programme (PWP) for road rehabilitation. This has left visible positive change...
Date: May 30, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
BANGUI, May 17, 2017 – Kristalina Georgieva, World Bank Chief Executive Officer, arrives in the Central African Republic tomorrow for a two-day visit to see the impact of Bank programs and follow up on...
Date: May 17, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Vientiane, Lao PDR – Local development planning in Lao PDR can be a long and repetitive process. It starts with Village Development Plans, then moves to Kumban (or village cluster) Development Plans, and...
Date: May 10, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
ADDIS ABABA, May 2, 2017 - Across the vast, flat plains of southeastern Ethiopia, you can see plumes of dust whirling around like mini tornados. Local people say they signal the onset of rain but,...
Date: May 2, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, April 26, 2017 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a project that will support Kenya and the Horn of Africa to lessen the human and economic impacts of conflict...
Date: April 26, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, April 26, 2017—Over 52 selected local communities of the Brong-Ahafo and Western Regions of Ghana are to benefit from a $5.5 million Ghana Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Local Communities project...
Date: April 26, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
BANGUI, April 13, 2017 – The World Bank’s Board of Directors approved a $30 million grant to the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) to support the social and economic reintegration of 5,000...
Date: April 13, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
LA LOPE, GABON, April 3, 2017 – The Government of Gabon and the World Bank-led Global Wildlife Program (GWP) are convening over 60 participants in La Lopé National Park in central Gabon from April 3-7,...
Date: April 3, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
LOME, April 3, 2017 – The World Bank’s Vice President for Africa, Mr. Makhtar Diop, will visit Togo from April 5-6, 2107. This visit takes place in the context of the partnership between the World...
Date: April 3, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
ABUJA, March 20, 2017—The World Bank’s Board today approved a $200 million credit to support the Government of Nigeria’s response to the acute humanitarian and forced-displacement crisis triggered...
Date: March 20, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
N'DJAMENA, March 17, 2017−Some 8,000 people are desperately trying to rebuild their lives in the Dar es Salaam refugee camp located along the banks of Lake Chad in the town of Baga Sola. Dispersed...
Date: March 17, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, March 17, 2017 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a $6.25 million grant to help Indonesia’s indigenous and local communities secure land rights, manage forests and...
Date: March 16, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
BOLGATANGA, March 13, 2017 – Throughout Ghana’s dry season, community members in the country’s disadvantaged districts can be seen actively participating in the rehabilitation of their community’s...
Date: March 13, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
KHEDIR DISTRICT, Daykundi Province – Listening to the news on his mobile phone, Mohammad Zaman, 40, lies under the shadow of the trees near his fields, while his son pours black tea into cups....
Date: February 14, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
KHARTOUM, Sudan, December 18, 2016 — The World Bank launched the second phase of the Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan Project (SLDPII), expanding the...
Date: December 19, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
AFAR, October 6, 2016 – Pastoralism is a way of life for 12 million Ethiopians. Because they are located in the remotest and most inaccessible areas of the country, pastoralist communities have historically...
Date: October 11, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
KASSALA, August 10, 2016 – Khadiga Mohammed, a Sudanese single mother in her forties, remembers all too well her days of poverty. They were, after all, not that long ago. She painfully recalls how, in...
Date: August 10, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Shakila Khatun is a small holder farmer in Purnea district of Bihar, India. Like many small farmers she wasn't able to get a fair price for the maize she produced—her main source of income. Until last...
Date: July 27, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
NASAWARA STATE, June 9, 2016 – At the Model Primary Health Care Center, more than 25 expectant mothers line the hallway waiting patiently for the weekly antenatal session to begin. A nurse soon appears...
Date: June 9, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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