The study analyzed Pakistan’s blue carbon exposure, relevant carbon stock trends, and the sector’s potential for climate adaptation and mitigation. Blue carbon ecosystems can serve as assets to deliver...
There are 8 million jobs in Cambodia. 80 percent of Cambodian adults are working, compared to 62.5 percent in the rest of East Asia. Cambodia’s workforce is expected to grow by 135,000 workers per year...
Primary health care (PHC) powers health systems fit for the post- Coronavirus disease (COVID) world. In crises and at ordinary times, strong PHC saves lives and money and makes health systems work better...
The re-imposition of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) during mid-October 2020 and the upgrade to a stricter lockdown to Movement Control Order in January 2021 (MCO 2.0) has substantially weakened...
This brief provides a descriptive analysis of the evolving effect of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic on the private sector of 40 countries. It focuses on the essential aspects of business operations:...
Type: BriefReport#: 161002Date: June 24, 2021Author:
Karalashvili,Nona ;
Viganola,Domenico
Countries around the world face the challenge of staffing schools in rural areas, schools with high concentrations of low-income students, or schools with other disadvantages. This is a challenge in high...
Type: BriefReport#: 186022Date: June 24, 2021Author:
World Bank
The SDI health surveys are nationally-representative, facility-based surveys measuring primary health care service delivery as experienced by the average citizen. They aim to improve the monitoring of...
This report presents: context, impact evaluation objectives; survey sample and descriptive statistics; identification strategy; impacts at the mean; distributional impacts; and conclusion.
Even as the restrictions are gradually being lifted and people are slowly returning to jobs, households are still struggling with their financial situation. As of March 2021, over one-third of households...
The outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected the economic wellbeing of individuals and firms alike. Firms faced a sharp drop in sales due to containment measures and a related demand decline. Over...
Type: BriefReport#: 160618Date: June 17, 2021Author:
Jolevski,Filip ;
Madzarevic-Sujster,Sanja
Many of the updates this paper discusses include the following : Since round 1 of the Georgia High-Frequency Survey (GHFS) collected in December 2020, the country has observed a decline in the number...
The objective of the WeTour survey was to collect data on the barriers to business performance and competitiveness of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the tourism and tourism-related sectors...
Type: BriefReport#: 160357Date: June 17, 2021Author:
Saurav,Abhishek ;
Twining-Ward,Louise D
Climate change is a threat to the global development agenda. Without further action to reduce extreme poverty, provide access to basic services, and strengthen resilience, climate impacts can push an additional...
In 2020, Nigeria experienced its deepest recession in four decades, but growth resumed in the fourth quarter as pandemic restrictions were eased, oil prices recovered, and the authorities implemented policies...
Type: BriefReport#: 160339Date: June 15, 2021Author:
World Bank
The objective is to bring together information on trade and climate risks at the country level for developing countries to identify: (i) key vulnerabilities in trade to rising temperatures, changing precipitation...
The objective of the WeTour survey was to collect data on the barriers to business performance and competitiveness of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the tourism and tourism-related sectors...
Type: BriefReport#: 160357Date: June 15, 2021Author:
Saurav,Abhishek ;
Twining-Ward,Louise D
Due to social distancing practices in place from the spread of COVID-19, many national survey organizations are beginning to conduct interviews over the phone rather than in-person. However, some of these...
This document is one of a series of briefs produced by the World Bank South Sudan health team that examine health service monitoring in South Sudan. These briefs are based on semi-structured key informant...
Type: BriefReport#: 160351Date: June 14, 2021Author:
Mohamed Abdalla,Moustafa Mohamed Elsayed
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