This brief highlights the importance of the agribusiness sector as a pillar for development. It provides a framework to measure internationally traded agribusiness and discusses some patterns of world...
Type: BriefReport#: 112195Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Mendez Ramos,Fabian ;
Paustian,Nina
Emerging market economies (EMEs) face significant funding gaps in strategic sectors, such as infrastructure and small and medium enterprise (SME) financing, that if not addressed can stifle growth. In...
Type: BriefReport#: 119412Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Carvajal,Ana Fiorella ;
Loladze, Tamuna ;
Hammersley,James Walter ;
Anderson,Jeffrey David ;
Walley,Simon Christopher ;
Kemmish, Richard
This brief talks about the natural catastrophe and weather index insurance in Haiti. Haiti is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world with earthquakes, hurricanes and flashfloods. MiCRO...
Film is a very effective tool for communicating knowledge about volcanic hazards and risk. Teaming with scientists and communication experts, a team from the University of Bristol set out to produce multilingual...
Building resilience to natural hazards begins with a better understanding of disaster risk. In an effort to bridge gaps in risk information and create a self-sustaining culture of resilience, together...
Type: BriefReport#: 114477Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Simpson,Alanna Leigh
Targeted risk information is critical to enabling effective policies that reduce risk and make communities safer. Through its innovative frontline program, the Global Network of Civil Society Organizations...
Proper coordination is critical to saving lives and meeting emergency needs when it comes to responding to natural disasters. Until recently the Kyrgyz Republic, a country that is frequently affected by...
Type: BriefReport#: 115239Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Takeuchi,Ko
The outputs of this project can be summarized as providing real time dike and levee information at local scales (up to 10,000 ha) that is collected, analysed and used at the same local scale. The output...
A new database of geospatial information and a related model allow Afghani planners to estimate, analyze, and visualize the most cost-effective electrification options for the achievement of electricity...
The risk of drought is one of the biggest threats to livestock production in Uruguay. This is particularly relevant in livestock breeding bases, as the quality of the available pasture directly affects...
Effective risk assessment and disaster recovery efforts can only be as good as the data that informs them. With missing or inadequate risk information hindering resilience in many developing countries,...
Type: BriefReport#: 114475Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Simpson,Alanna Leigh
Sri Lanka has the 14th-largest gender gap in labor force participation globally: 36 percent forwomen versus 75 percent for men in 2016.Despite significant progress in women’s health and education, female...
The hurricane risk in Grenada is more significant than the earthquake risk. Annual average loss (AAL) from hurricanes is United States (U.S.) 8.2 million dollars (0.9 percent of gross domestic product...
Global facility for disaster reduction and recovery (GFDRR) is working to improve the ability of developing countries to understand, predict, and warn their citizens of meteorological and hydrological...
Type: BriefReport#: 114487Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Tsirkunov,Vladimir V.
Significant additional resources from the private sector will be needed for infrastructure in emerging market countries if the Sustainable Development Goals are to be achieved. Close to 80 percent of all...
Type: BriefReport#: 112689Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Mapila,Kopo Gary ;
Mölders, Florian ;
Lauridsen,Morten Lykke
In recent years, Serbia has been severely affected by disasters and has suffered widespread damage. The 2014 floods alone affected 1.6 million people and resulted in damages equivalent to 4.8 percent of...
This Climate Technology Program (CTP) brief focuses on the growing opportunities of the clean technology sector in Caribbean. The Caribbean Climate Innovation Center (CCIC) was launched in January 2014...
Type: BriefReport#: 115295Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Zheng,Xue
In Kenya, where more than 96 percent of agricultural land is rain-fed and vulnerable to drought and erratic rain, mitigating weather-related risks for smallholder farmers is an important tool for unlocking...
In Mozambique, agriculture accounts for approximately 32 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and involves over 81 percent of the population. Yet, only a fraction of Mozambique’s potentially arable...
Dnet, a social enterprise based in Bangladesh, launched Aponjon (meaning the close and dear one in Bangla) in 2012. This service provides educational short message service (SMS) messaging to new and expectant...
Type: BriefReport#: 117393Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Biallas,Margarete O.
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