The aim of this paper is twofold.
Firstly, the authors analyze the geographical dimension of
refugee camps in Africa by shedding light on the
heterogeneous location...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9983Date: March 23, 2022Author:
Coniglio,Nicola Daniele ;
Peragine,Vitorocco ;
Vurchio,Davide
Persons with disabilities make up just
one of many groups in society that are systematically
marginalized and disadvantaged. Gender, ethnic and religious
diversity,...
Type: ReportReport#: 169603Date: March 23, 2022Author:
Anderson Berry,Linda Jennette
Large arrivals of refugees raise
concerns about potential tensions with host communities,
particularly if refugees are viewed as an out-group
competing for limited material...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9981Date: March 23, 2022Author:
Zhou,Yang-Yang ;
Grossman,Guy ;
Ge,Shuning
This paper examines the impact of return
migration from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf on the transfer of
gender norms to the Indian state of Kerala. Migration to
countries...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9966Date: March 14, 2022Author:
Joseph,George ;
Wang,Qiao ;
Chellaraj,Gnanaraj ;
Tas,Emcet Oktay ;
Andres,Luis Alberto ;
Javaid,Syed Usman ;
Rajan,Irudaya
Public transport is often the only way
for girls and women to get to work, school, and healthcare
services in developing countries. However, safety can be a
major concern....
This brief examines two successful
gender equality reforms in the Democratic Republic of Congo
: the introduction of the Law on Parity in 2015 and an
amendment to the...
Type: BriefReport#: 169422Date: March 14, 2022Author:
Braunmiller,Julia Constanze ;
Dry,Marie Jeanne Charlotte
The Disaster Resilient and Responsive
Public Financial Management (DRR-PFM) Assessment is designed
to help countries strengthen the capability of their Public
Financial...
Type: ReportReport#: 168981Date: March 11, 2022Author:
April,Leah ;
Sutherland,Richard Anthony ;
Newman,James P. ;
Myers,C. Bernard ;
Zrinski,Urska ;
Fozzard,Adrian
The Korea Trust Fund for Economic and
Peacebuilding Transitions (KTF) was established in 2009
through an agreement between the Ministry of Economy and
Finance of the...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 169309Date: March 10, 2022Author:
Kang,Suh Yoon ;
Craig,Sarah Anne Nelms ;
Agostini,Sara ;
Delgadillo,Cynthia Raquel ;
Karaev,Zainiddin
Using geo-coded, firm-level data on more
than 51,000 establishments in 649 metropolitan areas in 98
developing economies, from the World Bank’s Enterprise
Surveys and...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9954Date: March 7, 2022Author:
Burger,Martijn ;
Ianchovichina,Elena ;
Akbar,Prottoy Aman
After-school programs (ASP) that keep
youth protected while engaging them in socio-emotional
learning might address school-based violent behaviors. This
paper experimentally...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9957Date: March 7, 2022Author:
Dinarte Diaz,Lelys Ileana ;
Egana-delSol,Pablo ;
Martinez A.,Claudia ;
Rojas A.,Cindy
This Regional Action Plan on
Gender-based Violence (GBV) in the Middle East and North
Africa (MENA) region reflects the region’s commitment to
step up its efforts to...
This Regional Action Plan on
Gender-based Violence (GBV) in the Middle East and North
Africa (MENA) region reflects the region’s commitment to
step up its efforts to...
The Caribbean is one of the world's
most vulnerable and disaster-prone regions. It is confronted
with an increasing number of devastating storms and extreme
weather...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 169083Date: March 3, 2022
Wildfires throughout western North
America produce smoke plumes that can stretch across the
agricultural regions of the American Midwest. Climate change
is likely to...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9953Date: March 3, 2022Author:
Behrer,Arnold Patrick ;
Wang,Sherrie
The first six to eight years of a
child's life, known as early childhood, have been
globally acknowledged to be the most critical years for
life-long development of...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 169044Date: March 1, 2022Author:
Sinha,Shabnam ;
Dey,Sangeeta ;
Sahu,Tapaswini ;
Paul,Sandipan ;
Talukdar,Tanusree
The 2015 Systematic Country Diagnostic
(SCD) concluded that El Salvador was
‘trapped’ in vicious cycles of low
poverty reduction and growth and argued...
Type: Systematic Country DiagnosticReport#: 170139Date: March 1, 2022Author:
Barroso,Rafael Chelles ;
Robayo,Monica
In a world where data are becoming an
integral part of our lives, data governance has become
essential to support the production, use and reuse of data
in a safe, ethical,...
How do refugee camps impact the natural
environment? This paper examines the case study of Cox’s
Bazar, Bangladesh, a district that hosts nearly 1 million
Rohingya refugees...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9948Date: February 28, 2022Author:
Dampha,Nfamara K ;
Salemi,Colette ;
Polasky,Stephen
Located on the Alps-Himalaya seismic
zone, Armenia has historically been prone to earthquakes.
The last devastating earthquake in 1988 rocked Spitak,
killing 25,000...
Type: BriefReport#: 168916Date: February 22, 2022Author:
Takeuchi,Ko
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