Uganda is a diverse and verdant country.
From the tall volcanic mountains along the eastern and
western borders to the densely forested wetlands of the
Albert Nile River...
Type: ReportReport#: 165172Date: December 9, 2021Author:
Rigaud,Kanta K. ;
Sherbinin, Alex de ;
Jones,Bryan R ;
Casals Fernandez,Anna Taeko ;
Adamo, Susana
The World Bank’s flagship report,
Groundswell: Preparing for Internal Climate Migration
(Rigaud et al. 2018), and the sequel (Clement et al. 2021),
finds that that Sub-Saharan...
Type: ReportReport#: 165169Date: December 9, 2021Author:
Rigaud,Kanta K. ;
Sherbinin, Alex de ;
Jones,Bryan R ;
Abu-Ata,Nathalie E. ;
Adamo, Susana
In every country, certain individuals
and groups find themselves excluded from fully participating
in political, economic, and social life. The barriers they
face can...
Type: ReportReport#: 166756Date: December 9, 2021Author:
Pfeil,Helene ;
Agarwal,Sanjay
This is the third toolkit published by
the platform for collaboration on tax, which is a joint
initiative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF),
Organization for...
Although research has established the
importance of state capacity in economic development, less
is known about how state capacity comes about and the role
of external...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9875Date: December 8, 2021Author:
Di Maro,Vincenzo ;
Evans,David K. ;
Khemani,Stuti ;
De Gouvea Scot De Arruda,Thiago
Over 80 million people, one percent of
the globe’s population, have been forcibly displaced, the
highest level on record (UNHCR 2020a). Displaced women fare
worse on...
Special economic zones (SEZs) have been
used by many developing countries as a policy tool to
promote industrialization and economic transformation. The
World Development...
Type: ReportReport#: 166637Date: December 6, 2021Author:
Zeng,Douglas Zhihua
The nineteen replenishment of the
International Development Association (IDA19) arrangements
provide that IDA country allocations be made available
annually for information...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 166715Date: December 3, 2021
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...
St. Kitts has made progress in terms of
health outcomes over the past decades. Domestic violence is
the most common form of gender-based violence which
predominantly...
Type: BriefReport#: 168952Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
While recent data to assess Guyana’s
performance on achieving gender equality is scarce, the
existing evidence highlights key shortcomings across all
dimensions, with...
Type: BriefReport#: 168961Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Jamaica has made significant strides
towards gender equality in the last two decades. Despite
improvements in educational attainment, Jamaican women do
not have the...
Type: BriefReport#: 168958Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Peru has made significant progress in
advancing gender equality over the past two decades,
particularly in access to education and health,
outperforming many Latin American...
Type: BriefReport#: 168953Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
While there has been some progress in
the past decade in tackling gender disparities, gaps remain
in several monetary and non-monetary measures of well-being.
Women...
Type: BriefReport#: 168957Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
The study ‘Vulnerability to Human
Trafficking in Nepal from Enhanced Regional Connectivity’
was undertaken to enhance our understanding of the current
and changing dynamics...
Type: ReportReport#: 166737Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Sharma,Jaya ;
Singh,Mridula ;
Shrestha,Deepak Man Singh
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