Samoa is one of the first countries in the Pacific to introduce taxation measures to address Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs). The predicted probability of dying from NCDs between the ages of 30 and...
The worldwide COVID-19 crisis has heightened the importance of aligning childcare policies more closely with the needs of working parents and, in particular, working mothers. In light of these circumstances,...
This PEI In Practice Brief provides an overview of the PEI In Practice publication "Leveraging Behavioral Science to Increase the Impact of Economic Inclusion Programming.
Excessive bureaucracy at any time is a burden on companies. In the context of the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, it is an additional hurdle that jeopardizes the ability of small and medium enterprises...
Type: BriefReport#: 172258Date: June 3, 2022Author:
Rooms,Tommaso ;
Bettarelli,Luca
Women and girls play a key role in agriculture and food systems. Globally, women and girls play an important role in the agricultural labor force across the globe. In addition, women tend to have a predominant...
Type: BriefReport#: 173365Date: June 1, 2022Author:
Ajema,Carolyne ;
Arango,Diana Jimena ;
Van De Velde,Patricia Oonagh ;
Maruo,Mirai ;
Grossi,Ariana Maria Del Mar ;
Chimaraoke Izugbara ;
Emily Schaub
Nigeria has invested billions of dollars into power generation in expectation of meeting its growing demand. However, there has been insufficient investment into the transmission and distribution infrastructure...
Type: BriefReport#: 183062Date: June 1, 2022Author:
World Bank
All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school - and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning....
Type: BriefReport#: 174050Date: June 1, 2022Author:
World Bank ;
UNESCO
This case study highlights the steps taken to advance gender equality, female empowerment, and capacity building by the Lilongwe Water Board, a statutory corporation with responsibility for water and sewerage...
Type: BriefReport#: 180966Date: June 1, 2022Author:
Garcia Aviles,Lourdes Elena ;
Galeza,Kamila Anna
The United Nation (UN’s) global e-waste monitor 2020 estimates that in 10 years the world will be discarding 75 million tons of e-waste annually compared with 53.6 million tons in 2019 - everything with...
Type: BriefReport#: 180283Date: June 1, 2022Author:
Villar Mallagray,Juan ;
Salo,Samu ;
Tu,Li ;
Schlorke,Sabine
Street lighting PPPs help residents have access to better services, improve business and public safety, and increase energy efficiency by up to 70 percent. This note is part of the PPP Insights series...
Type: BriefReport#: 172787Date: June 1, 2022Author:
World Bank
One of the most important challenges for the World Bank Group is ensuring that its resources reach those who are most in need. To this end, geospatial dashboards have become a widely used tool to inform...
Type: BriefReport#: 172130Date: June 1, 2022Author:
Masaki,Takaaki ;
Bosch,Lander Sonia M ;
Finn,Arden Jeremy ;
Meyer,Moritz ;
Haider,Syed Zeeshan ;
Bukin,Eduard
Haiti continues to endure a cycle of disasters with extreme human and economic impacts. Meanwhile, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to place an enormous strain on Haiti’s beleaguered public...
Type: BriefReport#: 172835Date: May 31, 2022Author:
World Bank
The World Bank’s South Asia Region Gender Innovation Lab has conducted an evidence review of findings on economic empowerment interventions with direct measures of child marriage (CM) in South Asia (SAR)....
Type: BriefReport#: 172100Date: May 31, 2022Author:
Williams,Anaise Marie ;
Heise,Lori ;
Tas,Emcet Oktay
All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school - and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning....
Type: BriefReport#: 174143Date: May 31, 2022Author:
World Bank ;
UNESCO
All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school - and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning....
Type: BriefReport#: 174148Date: May 31, 2022Author:
World Bank ;
UNESCO
All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school - and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning....
Type: BriefReport#: 174196Date: May 31, 2022Author:
World Bank ;
UNESCO
All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school - and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning....
Type: BriefReport#: 174230Date: May 31, 2022Author:
World Bank ;
UNESCO
All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school - and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning....
Type: BriefReport#: 174238Date: May 31, 2022Author:
World Bank ;
UNESCO
All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school - and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning....
Type: BriefReport#: 174061Date: May 31, 2022Author:
World Bank ;
UNESCO
All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school - and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning....
Type: BriefReport#: 174076Date: May 31, 2022Author:
World Bank ;
UNESCO
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