Climate change has profound and far-reaching impacts on people’s health and health systems. The climate crisis is increasing global temperatures, altering rainfall patterns, and increasing uncertainty...
Type: BriefReport#: 186331Date: December 8, 2023Author:
World Bank
Between December 4 and 7, 2023, the World Bank Group conducted a series of consultations on the proposed World Bank Group Gender Strategy 2024-2030 in Peru. These discussions aim to engage, learn, get...
Type: BriefReport#: 192218Date: December 7, 2023Author:
World Bank
Investing in nature and the services it provides
is an affordable approach to tackling climate
mitigation and adaptation, landscape restoration,
and livelihood development.
Type: BriefReport#: 186231Date: December 5, 2023Author:
World Bank
Teach Secondary comes with a suite of complementary resources that are intended to support the use of the tool through every stage of implementation. Please note that the complementary resources are updated...
Type: BriefReport#: 186200Date: December 4, 2023Author:
World Bank
Until recently, Nairobi’s informal settlement residents did not have access to household-level piped water and sanitation services. That began to change when, with World Bank support, the Nairobi Water...
Type: BriefReport#: 186141Date: December 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
This Knowledge Note, produced by the World Bank’s Integrating Gender Equality into Tax Reform project team of the Global Tax Program, provides a broad overview of issues in building gender equality in...
While the scientific understanding of climate migration is advancing, major gaps prevail in addressing the related humanitarian and socio-economic challenges. Drawing from recent research, this policy...
Type: BriefReport#: 193090Date: December 1, 2023Author:
Šedová, Barbora ;
Hoffmann, Roman ;
Vinke, Kira
Despite considerable efforts to reach the sustainable development goal (SDG) target 6.2, about 2.3 million people globally still lack basic sanitation services and only 39 percent of the global population...
Type: BriefReport#: 180351Date: November 30, 2023Author:
Ayling, Sophie Charlotte Emi ;
Cardona, Alejandra Quevedo ;
Joseph, George
This case study presents lessons learned by the Africa Gender
Innovation Lab (GIL) and its partners from pilots of different
models of low-cost childcare provision across four countries
in Sub-Saharan...
Climate change has profoundly affected Pakistan, manifesting in altered weather patterns and devastating floods. According to projections, Pakistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to decrease...
Type: BriefReport#: 186100Date: November 30, 2023Author:
Asad, Saher ;
Baron, Juan ;
Dahlin, Lauren Nicole
The sustainable development goals (SDGs) for water are a greater challenge than the millennium development goals (MDGs) before them. In addition to the addressing the funding gap, existing investments...
Type: BriefReport#: 180352Date: November 30, 2023Author:
Ayling, Sophie Charlotte Emi ;
Cardona, Alejandra Quevedo ;
Joseph, George
Key findings: • Mangrove loss in Indonesia has been rapid and linked to market incentives, land tenure issues, regulations, and institutions. • Efforts to rehabilitate and protect mangroves have had mixed...
Type: BriefReport#: 186092Date: November 29, 2023Author:
World Bank
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global problem and a widespread issue in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where nationally more than one third of women have reported experiencing physical or...
Type: BriefReport#: 186047Date: November 28, 2023Author:
Falb, Kathryn ;
Gurbuz Cuneo, Alev ;
Kabeya, Rocky ;
Koussoubé, Estelle ;
Pierotti, Rachael Susan ;
Vaillant, Julia
Data collection methodologies for mobilities influenced by environmental factors still grapple with the multicausality of movement, the differentiation between forced and voluntary instances, the outcomes...
Type: BriefReport#: 193089Date: November 25, 2023Author:
Bilsborrow, Richard E. ;
Guadagno, Lorenzo ;
Melde, Susanne ;
Nicoletti, Alessandro
On November 24, 2023, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) held a consultation workshop with stakeholders from the private sector and academia in Viet Nam on the proposed World Bank Group Gender...
Type: BriefReport#: 192220Date: November 24, 2023Author:
World Bank
IFC supports private sector clients as they develop investment projects in E2W and E3W markets, helping identify viable business models and piloting innovative solutions. Working in collaboration with...
Type: BriefReport#: 186008Date: November 23, 2023Author:
Lazaro Aranda, Indo Jesus ;
Pruna, Madalina ;
Pulido, Daniel
IFC is supporting municipalities and private sector clients in implementing electric last-mile solutions, from identifying enabling policies to developing innovative pilot projects that can be scaled up....
Type: BriefReport#: 185997Date: November 23, 2023Author:
Lazaro Aranda, Indo Jesus ;
Pruna, Madalina ;
Pulido, Daniel
Between November 20 and 23, 2023, the World Bank Group held consultations on the proposed World Bank Group Gender Strategy 2024-2030 with representatives from government, private sector, development partners,...
Type: BriefReport#: 192205Date: November 23, 2023Author:
World Bank
IFC is engaging in policy, early-stage, and pre-investment activities to develop e-mobility investments in emerging markets. When it comes to the development of an enabling legal and regulatory environment,...
Type: BriefReport#: 185982Date: November 22, 2023Author:
Lazaro Aranda, Indo Jesus ;
Pruna, Madalina ;
Pulido, Daniel
IFC is supporting clients in emerging markets, including private investors and sub-national governments, with a range of early-stage project preparation and pre-investment services. In the case of e-bus...
Type: BriefReport#: 185983Date: November 22, 2023Author:
Lazaro Aranda, Indo Jesus ;
Pruna, Madalina ;
Pulido, Daniel
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