Occupational gender segregation is a worldwide phenomenon that is frequently cited as one of the contributing factors to the gender gap in earnings. Research by the World Bank’s Africa gender innovation...
Type: BriefReport#: 116980Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Buehren,Niklas ;
Salisbury,Taylor Van
The earthquake risk in Guatemala is more significant than the hurricane risk. Annual Average loss (AAL) from earthquakes is Unite States (U.S.) 325.3 million dollars (0.46 percent of gross domestic product...
To reduce household air pollution, improve health outcomes, save nonrenewable biomass, and support local economic development, developing countries are seeking to increase the use of liquefied petroleum...
In Turkey, only 16 percent of small and medium enterprises are majority-owned by women.1 If women participated fully in the labor force, the Turkish Gross National Income could increase by 22 percent....
Small Island States include two-thirds of the countries that face the highest relative losses due to natural disasters, and these costs are growing. The Small Island States Resilience Initiative (SISRI),...
Type: BriefReport#: 120664Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Perry, Tom
Odisha, a low-income state in India, with a population of over 43 million has witnessed an annualurban growth of 27 percent per annum over the last decade. This rapid urbanization has posed a number of...
The World Bank’s ambitious goals are to work with its member countries to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity. In upper-middle income countries, such as Thailand, the primary value of the...
The effects of climate change – from changing precipitation patterns to rising seas – will exacerbate the coastal erosion already affecting West Africa, increasing the exposure and vulnerability of the...
One-third of West Africa's population lives in coastal zones where they are vulnerable to the high risks of climate change impacts and natural hazards. Unplanned settlement patterns, over-exploitation...
The West African coast consists of a narrow low-lying coastal strip, maintained by sediments from rivers and transported along the coast by waves and currents, a process comparable to a Sand River. However,...
Type: BriefReport#: 113786Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Giardino,Alessio ;
Briere,Christophe ;
Schrijvershof, Reinier ;
Lotayef,Dhalia ;
Toquica Onzaga,Miguel Antonio
In the last 36 years, Malawi has experienced eight major droughts, affecting over 24 million people. Currently, the country is experiencing the after effects of two consecutive disasters-devastating floods...
The aggregate price per kilowatthour charged to commercial and industrial customers varies by a factor of more than 20 across 38 Sub-Saharan African countries studied. Tariff schedules also show large...
Over the past century countries have been able tomeet ever-higher food demands thanks to the availability of cheap fossil fuels in agriculture. But there is reason to worry about how much longer this situation...
In response to a request by the Government, the World Bank mobilized grant financing through the State and Peace-Building Fund to first study and then pilot ways to deliver local assistance in Thailand's...
After a decade of strong economic progress, Georgia was heavily affected by the global financial crisis in 2008-09. Between 2010 and 2014, the economy rebounded rapidly. Annual growth averaged 6.9 percent,...
PISA is the OECD's benchmarking tool to assess achievement and application of key knowledge and skills of 15 year-olds. Launched in 2000, PISA is conducted every three years and tests proficiency in mathematics,...
Natural hazards often damage or destroy school infrastructure, threatening educational opportunities and risking the lives of schoolchildren. In collaboration with the University of Udine, a team from...
Standard business training programs aim to boost the incomes of the millions of self-employed business owners in developing countries, by teaching accounting, marketing and other basic business skills....
Type: BriefReport#: 122826Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Campos,Francisco Moraes Leitao ;
Frese,Michael Dr. ;
Goldstein,Markus P. ;
Iacovone,Leonardo ;
Johnson,David Frank ;
Mensmann,Mona
The financing needs of emerging markets are enormous. Sectors such as infrastructure, small business, and housing are vital to a nation’s sustainable development and require substantial financing support....
Type: BriefReport#: 112690Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Shi, Lin
The purpose of this study was to assess the role of the glaciers in the Pamir, Hindu Kush, Karakoram, Alai, and Tien Shan mountains in the volume and timing of stream flow of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya....
Type: BriefReport#: 123057Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Leb,Christina ;
Akuffo-Akoto,Abena
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