This brief uses the 2018 Dhaka Low-Income Area Gender, Inclusion, and Poverty (DIGNITY) survey to assess the gender gap in safety perceptions and analyze the correlation between women’s safety perception...
Type: BriefReport#: 162685Date: August 1, 2021Author:
Ahmed,Tanima ;
Kotikula,Aphichoke
Gender inequalities in the ownership, control, and use of assets are a widespread and pervasive development challenge. Persistent gender gaps remain in women’s access to land, housing, and financial assets....
Type: BriefReport#: 163873Date: August 1, 2021Author:
International Food Policy Research Institute ;
International Rescue Committee (IRC) ;
Oxford University ;
World Bank
Improving women’s agency is crucial for advancing gender equality. Less than half of women in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia participate in making decisions over their own health care, major household...
Type: BriefReport#: 163874Date: August 1, 2021Author:
International Food Policy Research Institute ;
International Rescue Committee (IRC) ;
Oxford University ;
World Bank
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emission factors from Turkish geothermal plants have been measured in the 400 to 1,300 gram per kilowatt-hour (g per kWh) range, significantly higher than the reported global average...
This brief use firm-level data collected between May 2020 and May 2021 in 41 countries, to provide descriptive evidence on the differential effect of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis on female-...
Under the CRF, in 2020-2021, a desk study was undertaken to better understand disability inclusion gaps in disaster risk management (DRM) in nine Caribbean countries. The study found that while national...
Type: BriefReport#: 162223Date: July 28, 2021Author:
The World Bank ;
GFDRR
The COVID-19 pandemic is laying bare that cities are at the forefront of this crisis. The myriad decisions facing local government are non-stop, and with an almost immediate need to fulfill information...
Under the CRF, a desk study in 2020 assessed the status of gender responsive disaster preparedness and recovery in in nine Caribbean countries. The study found that while progress in gender integration...
Type: BriefReport#: 162222Date: July 28, 2021Author:
The World Bank ;
GFDRR
Behaviorally informed messages have had demonstrated success in increasing tax compliance in multiple regional settings. In Indonesia, which has the largest economy in Southeast Asia, a trial from the...
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has created a new imperative for stakeholder capitalism as the severity of the economic impact from the crisis depends on the ability of governments, citizens, and the...
Local benefit sharing is an important part of hydropower project operators’ support for the development aspirations of project-affected communities. To learn more about how hydro projects are embedding...
IFC has always believed that the private sector is a powerful driver of growth. However, the private sector will not be able to access capital markets, let alone thrive without a consistent regulatory...
Type: BriefReport#: 162125Date: July 26, 2021Author:
Lazarus,Kate M. ;
Pratiwi,Rahajeng ;
Erkurtoglu Savas,Leyal
This series provides examples of partnership for cleaner textile (PaCT’s) advisory work with clients to implement cleaner production solutions in the Bangladesh textile wet processing sector.
Type: BriefReport#: 162053Date: July 23, 2021Author:
Chowdhury,Nishat Shahid
Processing operations in the textile industry consume a lot of water. While the mechanical aspects involving spinning and weaving need little water, the wet processing operations use water extensively,...
This series showcases success stories of partnership for cleaner textile (PaCT) partner factories in the Bangladesh textile sector, which have implemented cleaner production projects.
Type: BriefReport#: 162057Date: July 23, 2021Author:
Chowdhury,Nishat Shahid
This series showcases success stories of partnership for cleaner textile (PaCT) partner factories in the Bangladesh textile sector that have implemented cleaner production projects.
Type: BriefReport#: 162055Date: July 23, 2021Author:
Chowdhury,Nishat Shahid
Textile and readymade garment (RMG) factories are some of the most polluting industries. Resource consumption and waste generation in the textile and RMG industries are significantly high. It is estimated...
This series showcases success stories of partnership for cleaner textile (PaCT) partner factories in the Bangladesh textile sector, which have implemented cleaner production projects.
Type: BriefReport#: 162054Date: July 23, 2021Author:
Chowdhury,Nishat Shahid
Zaber and Zubair (Z&Z) Fabrics Limited of Noman Group, is a continuous/cold pad batch dye house, comprising of five individual dye houses. For over two decades, the factory has been producing dyed, printed,...
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