• The climate change : energy access nexus
    If the world is to have a reasonable chance of preventing global temperatures from increasing beyond 2 degree celcius above pre-industrial levels, net emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other long-lived...
    Type: Brief Report#: 115064 Date: January 1, 2017 Author: Akbar,Sameer ; Kleinman, Gary
  • Energy access and gender : getting the right balance
    More than 1.1 billion people globally lack access to electricity, and 2.9 billion lack access to clean cooking fuels. Why does gender matter in access to energy services? One focus of the gender, energy,...
    Type: Brief Report#: 115066 Date: January 1, 2017 Author: Dutta,Soma ; Kooijman, Annemarije ; Cecelski,Elizabeth W.
  • Results-based financing a promising new tool for energy access
    As donors search for ways to promote energy access in the developing world, a new tool being piloted in the sector is results-based financing (RBF). It offers incentive payments on the basis of results...
    Type: Brief Report#: 115085 Date: January 1, 2017 Author: Hüls,Marco ; Raats,Marcel ; Sebastian,Josh ; Veen,Martijn ; Ward,John
  • An investment framework for meeting the global nutrition target for Anemia
    Anemia is a widespread public health problem with vast human, social,and economic consequences. This brief summarizes the financing needs and expected health and economic impacts of meeting the anemia...
    Type: Brief Report#: 114022 Date: January 1, 2017 Author: Walters,Dylan David ; Kakietek,Jakub Jan ; Eberwein,Julia Dayton ; Shekar,Meera
  • World Bank support towards implementing a programmatic approach to recovery and peace building
    In North East Nigeria, the violence of Boko Haram and the resulting military operations have affected nearly 15 million people since 2009. Due to the violence, more than 20,000 lives have been lost, and...
    Type: Brief Report#: 113819 Date: January 1, 2017
  • Gender and digital financial services : quick tips for digital financial service providers to reach women
    Most banks and financial institutions already have a lot of information on its current female clients. Institutions should spend time analyzing data and talking to female customers. What, if any, are the...
    Type: Brief Report#: 117398 Date: January 1, 2017 Author: Biallas,Margarete O.
  • Study on role of glaciers in stream flow into amu darya and syr darya basins
    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: Brief Report#: 123057 Date: January 1, 2017 Author: Leb,Christina ; Akuffo-Akoto,Abena
  • Multisectoral nutrition assessment in Sri Lanka's estate sector
    This brief surveys multisectoral nutrition assessment in Sri Lanka's estate sector where malnutrition is an issue of public health concern.
    Type: Brief Report#: 113971 Date: January 1, 2017
  • Deltares - Participatory terrain data and modeling
    As cities across the globe become more vulnerable to devastating floods due to climate change,sea level rise, soil subsidence, and increased development in flood-prone areas, there is a global need for...
    Type: Brief Report#: 114368 Date: January 1, 2017
  • What drives the price of solar photovoltaic electricity in developing countries?
    This brief summarizes an analysis of 37 winning bids for utility-scale solar PV plants procured through auctions in 13 developing countries between 2013 and 2016. For comparison, the full report, obtainable...
    Type: Brief Report#: 113110 Date: January 1, 2017 Author: Dobrotkova,Zuzana ; Audinet,Pierre ; Sargsyan,Gevorg
  • A picture is worth a thousand words
    Development interventions like projects supported by the World Bank all intend to have impacts that outlast the life of the projects themselves. Establishing a useful source of information that project...
    Type: Brief Report#: 112834 Date: January 1, 2017
  • Research grants for science-industry collaboration : do they spur innovation?
    Collaborations between science and industry are becoming increasingly important for the innovation process, in part because many new inventions are directly rooted in science, such as biotechnology, information...
    Type: Brief Report#: 112126 Date: January 1, 2017 Author: Bruhn,Miriam ; Mckenzie,David J.
  • Energy access : building resilience in acute and protracted crises
    Almost every month, developing countries makethe headlines with stories of food and livelihood emergencies, whether driven by natural disasters,conflicts, or political instability. Take the following examples...
    Type: Brief Report#: 115061 Date: January 1, 2017 Author: Thulstrup,Andreas ; Joshi,Indira
  • Challenge fund project : Enabling institutions to manage storm surge risks
    Often, vital information never reaches those that need it most, despite recent advances in methodsto collect and analyze hazard data. In addition to accurately assessing risk, governments and other stakeholders...
    Type: Brief Report#: 115341 Date: January 1, 2017
  • Gender and digital financial services : banking outside of the box
    As Ghana’s largest indigenous bank, Fidelity Bank has always wanted Ghanaians to know that they can produce the same, if not better, levels of products and services as any international bank. In 2013,...
    Type: Brief Report#: 117395 Date: January 1, 2017 Author: Biallas,Margarete O.
  • Belize - Hurricanes and earthquakes risk profile
    Type: Brief Report#: 125547 Date: January 1, 2017
  • Guy Carpenter and company, LLC : Mozambique – regional
    This brief talks about index insurance in Mozambique. In Mozambique, agriculture accounts for approximately 32 percent of Gross domestic product (GDP) and involves over 81 percent of the population in...
    Type: Brief Report#: 113742 Date: January 1, 2017
  • Result stories : Sri Lanka
    In the island nation of Sri Lanka, approximately 38 per cent of the total labor force is engaged in agriculture. While rice remains the main crop and farming rice remains the most important economic activity...
    Type: Brief Report#: 113753 Date: January 1, 2017
  • Costa Rica - Earthquakes and hurricanes risk profile
    The earthquake risk in Costa Rica is more significant than the hurricane risk. Annual average loss (AAL) from earthquakes is United States (U.S.) 407.5 million dollars (0.82 percent of gross domestic product...
    Type: Brief Report#: 114857 Date: January 1, 2017
  • Assessing private sector contributions to job creation : a Bank case study in a Latin American country
    International Finance Corporation (IFC) partners with local financial institutions to increase access to finance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and to expand the breadth and depth of services...
    Type: Brief Report#: 119856 Date: January 1, 2017 Author: Kopyta,Maria ; Domenech Porcar,Luis
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