The belief that stable forests need to
be conserved reflects their extensive contributions to
carbon sequestration, hydrology, biodiversity, climate,
culture, and society....
Type: ReportReport#: 165865Date: September 1, 2021
A better understanding of how individual
wealth and time use are linked — across paid, unpaid, and
leisure activities — is important for targeting widespread
gender...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9765Date: August 31, 2021Author:
Hasanbasri,Ardina Roosiany ;
Kilic,Talip ;
Koolwal,Gayatri B. ;
Moylan,Heather G.
As the smallest economy in Central
America, Nicaragua has undergone a structural transformation
that has enabled the country to grow at a high pace since
the mid-1990s....
To what extent do the behavioral choices
of Zambian smallholder farmers influence the negative
effects of climate shocks, and what impact do these choices
have on vulnerability...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9758Date: August 24, 2021Author:
Ngoma,Hambulo ;
Finn,Arden Jeremy ;
Kabisa,Mulako
Migration shapes the lives of those who
move and transforms the geographies and economies of their
points of departure and destinations alike. The water
sector, and...
Type: PublicationReport#: 163276Date: August 24, 2021
The economic and social development of
nations relies on their population having physical access to
services and employment opportunities. For the vast majority
of the...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9756Date: August 23, 2021Author:
Cattaneo,Andrea ;
Adukia,Anjali ;
Brown,David L. ;
Christiaensen,Luc ;
Evans,David K. ;
Haakenstad,Annie Marie ;
McMenomy,Theresa ;
Partridge,Mark ;
Vaz,Sara ;
Weiss,Daniel J.
This brief summarizes volumes 1 and 2 of
the Ebb and Flow report, which examines the role of water
availability fluctuations in the migration and development
nexus in...
By September 2020, Dhaka and Chittagong
labor markets in Bangladesh showed signs of recovery in
employment. Employment recovered faster in Chittagong,
reaching pre-COVID-19...
Panama’s growth model is at
crossroads and the country must be prepared for the new
growth model. The objective of this study is to investigate
the drivers and...
Type: ReportReport#: 162550Date: August 6, 2021Author:
Ulku,Hulya ;
Zaourak,Gabriel Roberto
In June 2020, the Uganda Bureau of
Statistics, with the support from the World Bank, has
launched the High-Frequency Phone Survey on COVID-19 to
track the impacts of...
Type: BriefReport#: 162071Date: August 3, 2021Author:
Atamanov,Aziz ;
Cochinard,Frederic Pierre Francois Hugue ;
Ilukor,John ;
Kilic,Talip ;
Mupere, Andrew ;
Ponzini,Giulia ;
Ssennono, Vincent
Through the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs), the international community has recognized the
need for an approach to development that considers the
interdependence...
Type: ReportReport#: 162622Date: August 1, 2021Author:
Suit,Kilara Constance ;
Parizat,Roy ;
Friis,Anette Engelund ;
Kaushik,Ishita ;
Larson,Don ;
Nash,John D. ;
Di Persio,Jillian Ann
Through the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs), the international community has recognized the
need for an approach to development that considers the
interdependence...
Type: ReportReport#: 162622Date: August 1, 2021Author:
Suit,Kilara Constance ;
Parizat,Roy ;
Friis,Anette Engelund ;
Kaushik,Ishita ;
Larson,Don ;
Nash,John D. ;
Di Persio,Jillian Ann
Central Asia experiences frequent sand
and dust storms (SDS), which have been made worse by human
activity. The main objective of this study is to provide an
economic...
Type: ReportReport#: 165536Date: August 1, 2021Author:
Akramkhanov,Akmal ;
Strohmeier, S. ;
Yigezu, Y. A. ;
Haddad, M. ;
Smeets, T. ;
Sterk, G. ;
Zucca, C. ;
Zakhadullaev, A. ;
Agostini,Paola ;
Golub,Elena Strukova ;
Akhmedkhodjaeva,Nodira ;
Erencin,Camilla Sophie
Despite advances in the growth reform
agenda in the last decade, Honduras remains the
second-poorest country in Central America, with one of the
lowest growth rates...
Can countries reorient their productive
capacity to become more environmentally friendly and
inclusive? To investigate this question, this paper uses a
standard input-output...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9742Date: July 29, 2021Author:
Taheripour,Farzad ;
Chepeliev,Maksym ;
Damania,Richard ;
Farole,Thomas ;
Lozano Gracia,Nancy ;
Russ,Jason Daniel
Advances in agricultural data production
provide ever-increasing opportunities for pushing the
research frontier in agricultural economics and designing
better agricultural...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9745Date: July 29, 2021Author:
Carletto,Calogero ;
Dillon,Andrew S. ;
Zezza,Alberto
This document provides guidelines for
food safety specialists and consultants on coaching client
food safety teams. The main objective of the document is to
ensure a...
Apurimac, one of the regions in Peru
with the highest potential for mining investment, is
expected to produce 20 percent of Peru’s annual production
of copper in the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 162128Date: July 27, 2021
Migration has been demonstrated by
various studies to be closely linked to improvements in
individual- and household-level outcomes. Rather than
examining the effects...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9734Date: July 26, 2021Author:
Carletto,Calogero ;
Maluccio,John ;
Shrestha,Savant Man ;
Stewart,Mackenzie Farrell
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