Societies require energy to function. Basic energy services like heat and light for schools and hospitals support and enrich individual and community life. Yet millions of people worldwide are overlooked...
Type: BriefReport#: 149773Date: June 17, 2020Author:
Patel, Laura ;
Nielsen,Sara Trab
The Coronavirus (COVID 19) crisis led schools and universities to rapidly transition to a distance-learning mode, via the Internet, television or radio. Tava klase is a project in Latvia that provides...
Type: BriefReport#: 152584Date: June 16, 2020Author:
Vlies,Reyer van der
Some key finds from this "living paper" include : After nearly 3 months since version 1 of this paper was released, the number of countries and territories as well as social protection measures continue...
Some key finds from this "living paper" include : After nearly 3 months since version 1 of this paper was released, the number of countries and territories as well as social protection measures continue...
Almost every education system on earth has been affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.As part of the joint initiative between the Harvard Global Education Innovation Initiative, HundrED, the OECD...
Type: BriefReport#: 150694Date: June 11, 2020Author:
Sanchez Ciarrusta,Inaki Alejandro
The Coronavirus (COVID 19) crisis led schools and universities to rapidly transition to a distance-learning mode, via the Internet, television or radio. This case study exemplifies how Enseña Chile designed...
Type: BriefReport#: 152573Date: June 11, 2020Author:
Madero,Cristóbal ;
Vargas,Enid ;
Reimers,Fernando M.
Despite Thailand’s outstanding achievements in reversing AIDS epidemics, to achieve the government’s commitment on SDG 3.3; to end AIDS epidemics, several challenges remain particularly in ensuring that...
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and its negative economic effects create an urgent need for timely data and evidence to help monitor and mitigate the social and economic impacts of the crisis and protect...
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and its negative economic effects create an urgent need for timely data and evidence to help monitor and mitigate the social and economic impacts of the crisis and protect...
The Coronavirus (COVID 19) crisis led schools and universities to rapidly transition to a distance-learning mode, via the Internet, television or radio. Bogotá has the largest school system in Colombia...
Type: BriefReport#: 152577Date: June 4, 2020Author:
Santamaria,Mariana Sanz de ;
Reimers,Fernando M.
The COVID-19 pandemic and its economic and social effects on households have created an urgent need for timely data to help monitor and mitigate the social and economic impacts of the crisis and protect...
Type: BriefReport#: 148890Date: June 4, 2020Author:
Wieser,Christina ;
Ambel,Alemayehu A. ;
Bundervoet,Tom ;
Tsegay,Asmelash Haile
The Coronavirus (COVID 19) crisis led schools and universities to rapidly transition to a distance-learning mode, via the Internet, television or radio. Enseña Perú is a non-profit organisation founded...
Type: BriefReport#: 152587Date: June 4, 2020Author:
Mosso,Franco ;
Reimers,Fernando M.
As part of the World Bank Group’s analytical work program on More, better, and more inclusive jobs: Preparing for successful industrialization in Ethiopia (funded by the UK Department for International...
The Pipera case offers an example of the potential mixed fortunes of large scale re-developments (in this case only kilometers apart in Pipera North and South) and can serve as case study to extract lessons...
Type: BriefReport#: 168644Date: June 1, 2020Author:
World Bank
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been linked to a range of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and over 12 types of cancer (Singh, et...
Type: BriefReport#: 149172Date: June 1, 2020Author:
Fuchs Tarlovsky,Alan ;
Mandeville,Kate ;
Alonso Soria,Ana Cristina
This report summarizes the methods and findings of the Competitiveness Reinforcement Initiative in Croatia. The objective of the project was to help industry clusters in Croatia compete in global value...
As of September 2019, 4.3 million people left Venezuela, which is comparable to countries affected by war. Ecuador has received an estimated 1.15 million Venezuelans since 2015. Most have continued their...
Ecuador is a culturally pluralistic and ethnically diverse country with a strong sense of national identity and regional solidarity. Over recent decades, the government has introduced a variety of measures...
High Frequency Phone Surveys (HFS) reveal that Covid-19 awareness is widespread in Malawi. Households experienced reductions in income, food insecurity and lower engagement in education activities.
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