In the personalized nutrition segment, a consumers’ specific nutrition-related status is assessed using advanced diagnostics before firms recommend solutions. Firms using this personalized approach then...
First, the report finds that Caribbean countries have built relatively high levels of resilience to date, which has supported economic development despite frequent natural hazards and other external shocks....
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its effects on households create an urgent need for timely data and evidence to help monitor and mitigate the social and economic impacts of the crisis...
Type: BriefReport#: 165673Date: October 1, 2021Author:
Karamba, R. Wendy ;
Salcher, Isabelle
Despite progress on population health outcomes in recent decades, malnutrition remains a policy concern in Bhutan, especially in rural areas and in the eastern region of the country. Addressing malnutrition...
This is a tip sheet for World Bank task teams on Illustrative Climate Change Actions on Adaptation Opportunities in Social Protection and Jobs Projects.
When Agnes Sithole’s marriage began to fall apart in 2019, she was scared. She had spent nearly 50 years raising her four children, supporting her husband’s business, and running her own. Now, her husband...
The October 2021 Vietnam Macro Monitoring discusses some of the following topics : Labor market conditions worsened substantially, reflecting the adverse economic impacts of the lengthy lockdown in major...
This is a tip sheet for World Bank task teams on Illustrative Climate Change Actions on Adaptation Opportunities in Urban, Resilence and Land Projects.
The Africa, Caribbean, Pacific-European Union Natural Disaster Risk Reduction (ACP-EU NDRR) Program, which was launched in October 2011, is an initiative of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific...
Type: BriefReport#: 165945Date: October 1, 2021Author:
Vargas, Erika ;
Wesley, Hugo Thomas
This is a tip sheet for World Bank task teams on Illustrative Climate Change Actions on Adaptation Opportunities in Macroeonomic, Trade, and Investment (MTI) Projects.
The Africa Gender Innovation Lab (GIL) joined forces with emerging market intelligence firm Briter Bridges to explore Africa’s gender gap in start-up financing and its potential drivers. Data from Briter’s...
Type: BriefReport#: 165102Date: October 1, 2021Author:
Africa Gender Innovation Lab
Relative to other countries in the region, Sri Lanka has invested modestly on nutrition programs and interventions. Current nutrition programs in Sri Lanka need to be reviewed, both in terms of design...
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