Today, the world is faced with another
new and devastating pandemic that has left vast numbers of
bereaved children in its wake, at an unprecedented speed.
The COVID-19...
Type: ReportReport#: 161723Date: February 1, 2022Author:
Hillis, Susan ;
Unwin, Juliette ;
Cluver, Lucie ;
Sherr,Lorraine ;
Goldman,Philip S. ;
Rawlings,Laura B. ;
Bachman, Gretchen ;
Villaveces,Andres ;
Nelson,Charles Anthony ;
Green,Philip ;
Flaxman, Seth
Climate-informed projects aimed at
boosting water utilities’ performance are likely to succeed
in achieving intended results by investing in energy
efficiency, nonrevenue...
Climate change has become a main concern
of ministries of finance, central banks, and financial
regulators. In response, a suite of scenarios and tools have
been developed...
Type: ReportReport#: 168725Date: February 1, 2022Author:
Ranger,Nicola Ann ;
Mahul,Olivier ;
Monasterolo,Irene
The COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as a
threat to global health security. This paper uses geospatial
analyses to create a COVID Vulnerability Mapping Dashboard
that examines...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168863Date: February 1, 2022Author:
Hou,Xiaohui ;
Stewart,Benjamin P. ;
Tariverdi,Mersedeh ;
Pambudi,Eko Setyo ;
Harimurti,Pandu ;
Nagpal,Somil ;
Ng,Eugene Jia Wei ;
Vicencio,Jasmine Marie ;
Görgens, Marelize ;
Garrett,Keith Patrick
Policymakers in developing countries
face multiple challenges related to climate change. To
provide policymakers with reliable recommendations on a
variety of climate...
Using administrative criminal records
from Texas, this paper shows how heat affects criminal
defendants, police officers, prosecutors, and judges. It
finds that arrests...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9909Date: January 24, 2022Author:
Behrer,Arnold Patrick ;
Bolotnyy,Valentin
This training manual is developed as a
supporting document to the Disaster Rehabilitation and
Recovery Planning Guide developed by the National Economic
and Development...
These remarks were delivered by the
World Bank Group President David Malpass at the interview
with Adam Posen on Exceptional Uncertainty and the Global
Economy on January...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 168121Date: January 19, 2022Author:
Malpass,David
Exploring potential strengths and
challenges of using wastewater testing to control COVID-19
in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Type: ReportReport#: 168008Date: January 19, 2022Author:
Manuel,Douglas G. ;
Amadei,Carlo Alberto ;
Campbell,Jonathon Robert ;
Brault,Jean-Martin ;
Zierler,Amy ;
Veillard,Jeremy Henri Maurice
With the recent surge in infection and
fatality rates, the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic continues to pose serious risks to the health and
economic wellbeing...
Type: BriefReport#: 168175Date: January 18, 2022Author:
Ambel,Alemayehu A. ;
Cardona Sosa,Lina Marcela ;
Tsegay,Asmelash Haile ;
Wieser,Christina
The world has witnessed unparalleled
economic progress in the last three decades. But success is
not preordained, and several headwinds threaten this hard
fought progress....
Type: ReportReport#: 161412Date: January 17, 2022Author:
Balseca,Victor Esteban ;
Cuesta Leiva,Jose Antonio ;
Damania,Richard ;
Feng,Shenghui ;
Moon,Jisung ;
Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik ;
Russ,Jason Daniel ;
Triyana,Margaret Maggie
The Twenty-sixth United Nations Climate
Change Conference (COP26) was held in early November 2021 in
Glasgow, Scotland, at which Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Phạm
Minh...
Type: ReportReport#: 167894Date: January 12, 2022Author:
Madani,Dorsati H. ;
Morisset,Jacques ;
Nguyen,Hoang The
Pharmaceutical products have contributed
to longer life expectancy and better quality of life in
Latin America and the Caribbean. However, they often account
for a significant...
Type: ReportReport#: 167806Date: January 3, 2022Author:
Vargas,Veronica ;
Rama,Martin G. ;
Singh,Rucheta
Achieving universal health coverage
(UHC) is a top global priority, and nutrition actions are a
critical part of meeting that goal. When delivered within
key windows...
This pilot study tests the
applicability, usefulness, and added value of using AI for
advanced theory-based content analysis within the framework
of IEG’s thematic...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 167127Date: January 1, 2022Author:
Franzen,Samuel ;
Quang,Cuong ;
Schweizer,Lukas ;
Budzier,Alexander ;
Gold,Jenny R. ;
Vellez,Mercedes ;
Ramirez,Santiago ;
Raimondo,Estelle Rosine
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