This report contains the World Bank
Group Boards’ calendar for the period from January 2022 to
March 2022, specifying the Boards’ engagements, such as
meetings and briefings.
Type: Board ReportReport#: 167863Date: January 11, 2022
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: December 21, 2021Author:
Zaveri,Esha Dilip ;
Russ,Jason Daniel ;
Khan,Amjad Muhammad ;
Damania,Richard ;
Borgomeo,Edoardo ;
Jagerskog,Lars Anders
The Middle East and North Africa Region
encapsulates many of the issues surrounding water and human
mobility. It is the most water-scarce region in the world
and is...
Type: PublicationReport#: 164111Date: December 21, 2021Author:
Borgomeo,Edoardo ;
Jagerskog,Lars Anders ;
Zaveri,Esha Dilip ;
Russ,Jason Daniel ;
Khan,Amjad Muhammad ;
Damania,Richard
Tariffs are essential but not the only
pathway to cost recovery, addressing affordability, and
managing water conservation. To maximize their potential,
they must be...
Type: ReportReport#: 160666Date: December 2, 2021Author:
Andres,Luis Alberto ;
Saltiel,Gustavo ;
Misra,Smita ;
Joseph,George ;
Lombana Cordoba,Camilo ;
Thibert,Michael David ;
Fenwick,Crystal
Over the past few decades, India’s
economic growth has led to the rapid deterioration of air
quality. Delhi’s inordinately high pollution levels and
consistent ranking...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 167971Date: December 1, 2021
This paper examines living
conditions—mainly access to infrastructure and
basic services—in Kinshasa, by focusing on how
they vary within the city and...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9857Date: November 19, 2021Author:
Batana,Yele Maweki ;
Jarotschkin,Alexandra ;
Konou,Akakpo Domefa ;
Masaki,Takaaki ;
Nakamura,Shohei ;
Viboudoulou Vilpoux,Mervy Ever
Pollution taxes burden emissions of
various harmful substances: solid waste, wastewater, air
pollution, hazardous chemicals, and noise. Pollution taxes
may be either...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 164949Date: November 5, 2021Author:
Matheson,Thornton
Lack of access to water supply and
sanitation (WSS) constitutes a public health, economic, and
environmental emergency across the developing world. Urgent
action is...
This paper introduces a micro-founded
methodological framework to estimate the housing deficit
across and within emerging economies. It introduces the
Adequate Housing...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9830Date: November 1, 2021Author:
Behr,Daniela Monika ;
Chen,Lixue ;
Goel,Ankita ;
Haider,Khondoker Tanveer ;
Singh,Sandeep - CSEFI ;
Zaman,Asad
The fall 2021 issue of the Iraq Economic
Monitor provides an in-depth review of the latest
macroeconomic and policy developments amidst a global
recovery in international...
Type: Economic Updates and ModelingReport#: 166246Date: November 1, 2021
This case study is part of a series
prepared by the World Bank’s Water Global Practice to
highlight existing experiences in the water sector. The
purpose of the series...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 163629Date: October 26, 2021Author:
World Bank
This Guide for Municipalities is
intended for use by municipal officers and service providers
concerned with: (a) policies and programs that influence
waste generation...
Type: ReportReport#: 165392Date: October 21, 2021Author:
Madariaga,Lila ;
Morton,John
The purpose of this global technical
guidance note is to share best practices on how to build
capacity to establish wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) in
low- and middle-income...
Data produced by the public sector can
have transformational impacts on development outcomes
through better targeting of resources, improved service
delivery, cost savings...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9811Date: October 19, 2021Author:
Jolliffe,Dean Mitchell ;
Mahler,Daniel Gerszon ;
Veerappan,Malarvizhi ;
Kilic,Talip ;
Wollburg,Philip Randolph
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