Liberia is the most forested country in
West Africa, with more than two thirds of its land surface
covered by forest. In 2019, 47.5 percent of the Liberian
households...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: AUS0002098Date: March 1, 2021Author:
Hooda,Neeta ;
Costa,Valentina ;
Gourlay,Sydney ;
Kishor,Nalin M. ;
Verheijen,Lesya
The report is structured as follows.
Section 1 introduces the study and provides relevant context
about Sudan. Section 2 gives an overview of the education
sector, including...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 172909Date: January 31, 2021Author:
Wang,Lianqin ;
Savrimootoo,Tanya June ;
Feda,Kebede ;
Elseed,Omer Nasir
This note aims to provide a brief
assessment of the curriculum design, development, and
implementation in Sudan. Within the context of the current
political transition,...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 172913Date: January 31, 2021Author:
Wang,Lianqin ;
Savrimootoo,Tanya June ;
Moreno Olmedilla,Juan Manuel ;
Lahalih,Lisa Shawqui ;
Chugunov,Dmitry
The Sudanese education system faces many
challenges related to access, quality, equity, and
resilience. Most Sudanese children lack basic foundational
skills in literacy...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 172910Date: January 31, 2021Author:
Wang,Lianqin ;
Savrimootoo,Tanya June ;
Trucano,Michael
The primary objective of this policy
note is to provide a diagnosis of the current performance of
Sudan’s higher education system and institutions
and propose...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 172911Date: January 31, 2021Author:
Wang,Lianqin ;
Savrimootoo,Tanya June ;
Salmi,Jamil ;
Natarajan,Dharini
The objective of this policy note is to
provide an overview of teacher training, school leadership
and teacher management in Sudan. Goal 4 of the Sustainable
Development...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 172912Date: January 31, 2021Author:
Wang,Lianqin ;
Savrimootoo,Tanya June ;
Mulkeen,Aidan Gerard ;
Prouty,Robert S.
Section 1 of this policy note provides
an overview of the status of basic schools in Sudan. It
highlights the main strengths and weaknesses. The strengths
include the...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 172908Date: January 31, 2021Author:
Wang,Lianqin ;
Savrimootoo,Tanya June ;
Elseed,Omer Nasir ;
Serge Theunyncka ;
Chugunov,Dmitry
Cambodia is blessed with a vast array of
spectacular landscapes and pristine natural riches. This
natural beauty, along with the country’s cultural
wonders, is...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 169014Date: January 30, 2021Author:
Rawlins,Maurice Andres ;
Kornexl,Werner L. ;
Steinmayr,Elisabeth
This is the first of a series of policy
notes that address critical health finance related questions
in Tanzania. They are issued as part of a larger public
expenditure...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 155794Date: January 12, 2021Author:
Juma,Mariam Ally ;
Piattifuenfkirchen,Moritz Otto Maria Alfons
This is the second in a series of health
policy notes that address critical health finance related
questions in Tanzania. They are issued as part of a larger
public...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 155787Date: January 12, 2021Author:
Juma,Mariam Ally ;
Piattifuenfkirchen,Moritz Otto Maria Alfons
The report is organized as follows.
After a brief description of the analytical framing and
methodology in section two, section three presents the
history and demographics...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 162593Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Etang Ndip,Alvin ;
Lundvall,Jonna Maria ;
Osman,Eiman Adil Mohamed ;
Wistrand,Jennifer Solveig
The Government of the Dominican Republic
(DR) adopted a series of economic and social measures to
protect households and businesses and prevent employment
losses as...
Despite decades of impressive economic
growth, tax revenues in the Dominican Republic (DR) remain
well below the regional average. The DR’s tax base is
extremely narrow,...
Georgia has made impressive progress in
reforming the power sector, but still has large untapped
energy efficiency potential. Despite progress with creating
an enabling...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 157737Date: January 1, 2021
Limited competition hinders the optimal
use of telecommunication services in the Dominican Republic,
which lags peer countries in mobile subscriptions and
internet penetration....
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 160640Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Pop,Georgiana ;
Galan Santos,Cesar Borja ;
Carreras Schabauer,Noelia
Until recently, transport planning and
design were regarded as gender neutral that is, they were
assumed to benefit men and women equally. There is now
increasing recognition...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 157464Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Alam,Muneeza Mehmood ;
Cropper,Maureen L. ;
Herrera Dappe,Matias ;
Suri,Palak
This policy note reviews the challenges
and opportunities that are central to the transition of the
Republic of Bulgaria’s key marine-based economic sectors to
blue...
Like many European countries,
Bulgaria’s workforce is facing dynamic
developments influenced by negative demographic trends,
seasonal and long-term migration...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 167451Date: December 4, 2020Author:
World Bank
This policy note reviews the challenges
and opportunities that are central to the transition of the
Republic of Bulgaria’s key marine-based economic sectors to
blue...
Though Belarus has achieved improvements
in key health outcomes, it faces a growing burden of
noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Demographic processes in
the Republic...
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