The Trung Son Hydropower Project (TSHP) was designed with a strong gender action plan for the implementation of its large livelihood, minority, and resettlement program. While the plan and overall aim...
Type: BriefReport#: 115334Date: May 26, 2017Author:
Buchhave,Helle
The Trung Son Hydropower Project (TSHP) was designed with a strong gender action plan for the implementation of its large livelihood, minority and resettlement program. While the plan and overall aim were...
Block chain, or distributed ledger technology, has the potential to address many problems in emerging markets. In this note the authors consider whether block chain can be used to mitigate the problem...
Type: BriefReport#: 115707Date: May 24, 2017Author:
Ramachandran,Vijaya ;
Rehermann,Thomas
In 2015, countries in the Asia region adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), committing to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. Furthermore, an increasing number...
This issue of Indonesia MTO Economic Note contains economic highlights, including: The Indonesian economy grew 5.0 percent yoy in Q1 2017, larger than the 4.9 percent increase in Q4 2016, but lower than...
The Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition hosted its second High-Level Assembly in Washington last week, where it launched its annual report detailing global efforts to spur carbon-pricing expansion. Leaders...
This story highlights representatives of 19 African nations, and other governments and organizations gathered to discuss ways to support Sub-Saharan Africa as it competes globally in applied sciences,...
CELG-D is the 8th largest power distribution company in Brazil and is jointly owned by Eletrobrasand the State of Goias. CELG-D provides power to 2.7 million people across 237 cities, but Brazil’senergy...
Bhubaneswar is the capital city of Odisha, a low-income state in India. While the government is operating various health insurance schemes for low income families, there is a huge deficit in health infrastructure...
This note discusses avenues for multi-sectoral approaches and strategies to address adolescent and youth health. Successful application of any multi-sectoral approach requires strong and continuous partnerships...
Type: BriefReport#: 115689Date: May 1, 2017Author:
Saadat,Seemeen ;
Cortez,Rafael A.
The objective of the Oum er Rbia Sanitation Project was to increase access to sanitation services and reduce wastewater-related pollution in selected small and medium towns in Morocco’s Our er Rbia river...
This knowledge brief provides an overview of equity and targeting and the value-add of using an equity-based approach to adolescent and youth health service delivery. For TTLs, policy makers and program/project...
Type: BriefReport#: 115794Date: May 1, 2017Author:
Quinlan-Davidson,Meaghen Bridget Anne ;
Cortez,Rafael A.
In Uganda, one of the world’s poorest countries and also one with very high population growth, the grid electrification rate is only about 18 percent, and power shortages remain one of the biggest obstacles...
Food demand is projected to rise by at least twenty percent globally over the next fifteen years, with the largest increases anticipated in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and East Asia. But natural capital...
This brief promotes a new approach to integration in host societies, recommending policy adaptation to the current realities of continuous mobility. This approach can make the difference between capitalizing...
Type: BriefReport#: 193111Date: May 1, 2017Author:
Vieru, Mihaela
A gap between male and female farmers in agricultural production, both in terms of output and productivity, has been largely documented across Sub-Saharan Africa. The Africa Gender Innovation Lab has produced...
Corporate governance is defined as the structures and processes by which companies are directed and controlled. IFC helps firms across different sectors improve their performance and attract investment...
Type: BriefReport#: 178263Date: May 1, 2017Author:
World Bank
In this note, a relatively small investment in research and evidence can yield lasting impacts onyoung women’s employment and can inform large-scale policies and programs to improve the lives of girls...
Type: BriefReport#: 115739Date: May 1, 2017Author:
Goldstein,Markus P. ;
Coleman,Rachel Dawn
The pros and cons of making data more accessible to the public have been widely debated. Proponents of open data argue that it is good practice for governments because it fosters transparency, promotes...
Type: BriefReport#: 114829Date: May 1, 2017Author:
Chuah,Lay Lian ;
Loayza,Norman V.
Reports on Observance of Standards and Codes Accounting and Auditing (ROSC A&A) is a part of the joint World Bank-International Monetary Fund (IMF) initiative on assisting member countries to strengthen...
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