Citizen engagement is essential for all five business lines of the Water Global Practice. To achieve a water-secure world for all, it is important to make service providers accountable to customers, ensure...
Type: BriefReport#: 122222Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Kodama,Toyoko ;
Galeza,Kamila Anna
More than a billion tons of food are lost annually across global food supply chains. Spillage, spoilage, insects, and rodents cause this post-harvest loss. Addressing it is a daunting challenge due to...
Type: BriefReport#: 121269Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Mills,Anthony Jan
This special issue presents new evidence on the impact of survey design choices on the quality and availability of data collected in household consumption and expenditure surveys (HCES). The 13 studies...
Type: BriefReport#: 147672Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Zezza,Alberto ;
Carletto,Calogero ;
Fiedler,J. L. ;
Gennari,P. ;
Jolliffe,Dean Mitchell
This migration and development brief reports global trends in migration and remittance flows, major policy developments, and the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators for reducing remittance costs...
Governments and academics have focused on financial education as a tool to improve financial wellbeing, but the efficacy of these initiatives is mixed. As an alternative to educating financial consumers,...
The Financial Services Authority (OJK) of Indonesia has introduced Regulation Number 21/POJK.04/2015 concerning the Implementation of the Corporate Governance Guideline for Public Companies. The Circular...
Despite reductions in TB incidence and mortality between 2000–2015, Belarus’ national TB response is faced with the need to address a TB epidemic characterized by high levels of multi-drug resistant (MDR-TB)...
South Asia’s seaports are crucial to the region’s economy. The region transports 75 percent of thevalue of its exports and imports by sea. Shipments are concentrated at the 14 largest container ports,...
Type: BriefReport#: 130007Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Herrera Dappe,Matias ;
Suárez-Alemán,Ancor
Although SMEs provide employment to a large share of the labor force in developed and developing countries, they receive limited external funding compared to large firms and face a financing gap. This...
Type: BriefReport#: 120333Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Abraham,Facundo ;
Schmukler,Sergio L.
Due to its great expansion of access to education over the last decades, LAC is a top performer in absolute intergenerational mobility. More children are going to school for longer than their parents before...
Port corporatization has become the model of choice for countries that have been reluctant to entirely privatize their port authorities. Today, the most commonly pursued route for port governance reform...
This note provides a rapid summary of a first set of eight notes on girls’ education and child marriage in West and Central Africa. The eight notes were prepared ahead of the High level meeting on ending...
Type: BriefReport#: 122077Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Wodon,Quentin T. ;
Male,Chata ;
Onagoruwa,Adenike Opeoluwa ;
Yedan,Ali
This note provides a rapid summary of a first set of eight notes in this series on girls’ education and child marriage in West and Central Africa. The eight notes were prepared ahead of the High Level...
Type: BriefReport#: 120586Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Wodon,Quentin T. ;
Male,Chata ;
Onagoruwa,Adenike Opeoluwa ;
Yedan,Ali
This brief is about improving the infrastructure in Tajikistan. The government is investing in improving infrastructure to connect communities, improve economic outcomes, and achieve a more resilient future...
Development institutions and governments agree on the need to start early when it comes to children’s healthy development. Early childhood is a critical time for both the brain and body, and it’s important...
A recent World Bank report found that summer temperatures in the Balkans could average 7.5°C higher than in pre-industrial times, with water shortages and extreme weather events becoming far more frequent...
Type: BriefReport#: 121908Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Ayhan,Elif
Child marriage is defined as a formal or informal union before the age of 18. Child brides are at greater risk of experiencing a range of poor health outcomes, having children at younger ages when they...
Type: BriefReport#: 122074Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Wodon,Quentin T. ;
Tavares,Paula Magarinos Torres ;
Fiala,Oliver ;
Nestour,Alex Le ;
Wise,Lisa
The study in Togo reveals that psychology-based entrepreneur training (personal initiative training) increases firm profits by 30 percent, compared to a statistically insignificant increase for traditional...
Type: BriefReport#: 120303Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Goldstein,Markus P. ;
Coleman,Rachel Dawn
The Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Program (DRFIP) helps Middle Income Countries develop and implement comprehensive financial protection strategies that bring together different financial instruments...
Type: BriefReport#: 119728Date: September 14, 2017
Disasters—and their economic and social impacts—are on the rise. While disasters do not discriminate, they tend to have the greatest impact on the poorest. These households have limited assets and limited...
Type: BriefReport#: 119729Date: September 14, 2017
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