This technical paper assesses Chad’s experience in implementing SP programs within a fragile,
conflict-affected, and violent (FCV) context. It highlights three major SP projects - the Safety Net
Project,...
Type: ReportReport#: 206666Date: October 31, 2025Author:
Azoukalne, Moukenet ;
Zaki, Dalia
The residential sector makes up about 70 percent of building energy demand. This demand is expected to grow rapidly over the next decade. Although the sector offers huge potential for energy efficiency...
Type: BriefReport#: 206372Date: October 31, 2025Author:
Singh, Jas ;
Mori, Takeshi
The Health System Transformation and Resilience Multi-Donor Trust Fund (HSTRF)
was established by the World Bank in February 2024 to improve health and wellbeing
on a livable planet through the strengthening...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 206724Date: October 31, 2025Author:
World Bank
The global shift to a low-carbon economy has intensified the demand for green transition minerals, including lithium, cobalt, nickel, and rare earth elements. These minerals are essential for manufacturing...
Type: ReportReport#: 206735Date: October 31, 2025Author:
Ndubuisi, Gideon ;
Avenyo, Elvis Korku ;
Owusu, Solomon ;
Kassa, Woubet
Despite improvements to the debt outlook and a mechanical moderate external and overall debt distress rating, Chad’s external and overall public debt continues to be assessed at high risk of distress,...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 206146Date: October 31, 2025Author:
World Bank
Sao Tome and Príncipe (STP) remains in debt distress, due to prolonged unsettled external arrears of around 1.3 percent of GDP at end-2024. Nevertheless, staff assesses that the country has the capacity...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 205730Date: October 31, 2025Author:
World Bank
Nations around the world are increasingly aware of climate change impacts on the water and hydropower sectors, raising concerns about the structural and operational safety of existing and new dams and...
Type: ReportReport#: 206343Date: October 31, 2025Author:
Ueda, Satoru ;
Grijsen, Johan ;
Lazaro, Felipe ;
Felter, Gregory Calner ;
Lyon, Kimberly ;
Zhang, Ximing ;
Wishart, Marcus J. ;
Becker, Ayelen ;
Nyam, Yong ;
Badou, Georgine Adjibola
The Knowledge for Change Program (KCP) is an Umbrella multi-donor trust fund
that delivers high-impact, policy-relevant research and knowledge products aimed at
expanding the knowledge frontier in development...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 206359Date: October 31, 2025Author:
World Bank
The study’s primary objective is to assess how manifestations of social exclusion and FCV in ETM value chains are evolving, or are expected to evolve, in response to growing global demand, and what the...
Type: ReportReport#: 206305Date: October 31, 2025Author:
Canpolat, Ezgi ;
Lokanc, Martin ;
Bakx, Jara ;
Baker, Steven ;
Kaplan, Karen
The concept of Probabale Minimum Precipitation (PMP) is essential in relation to dam safety and flood management. It is defined as the greatest depth of precipitation for a given duration meteorologically...
Type: ReportReport#: 206337Date: October 31, 2025Author:
Ueda, Satoru ;
Grijsen, Johan ;
Lazaro, Felipe ;
Felter, Gregory Calner ;
Lyon, Kimberly ;
Zhang, Ximing ;
Wishart, Marcus J. ;
Becker, Ayelen Nadia ;
Nyam, Yong ;
Badou, Georgine Adjibola
The Debt Sustainability Analysis assesses Liberia at moderate risk of external debt distress and at high risk of total public debt distress, with limited space to absorb shocks. Despite these risks, staff...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 206282Date: October 31, 2025Author:
World Bank
Commodity prices are expected to decline by about 7 percent overall this year, reflecting subdued global economic activity, elevated trade tensions and policy uncertainty, ample global supply of oil, and...
Type: ReportReport#: 206469Date: October 31, 2025Author:
World Bank
This brief summarizes recent facts related to poverty and inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) using the latest wave of harmonized household surveys from the Socio-Economic Database for...
Type: BriefReport#: 206144Date: October 30, 2025Author:
Herrera, Karen Barreto ;
Castellanos Rodriguez, Luis Eduardo ;
Garcia Garcia, Catalina ;
Sanchez Castro, Diana Marcela ;
Winkler, Hernan ;
Rodriguez Castelan, Carlos
Maldives remains at high risk of debt and liquidity distress despite temporary improvements in fiscal and reserve indicators. Foreign exchange (FX) liquidity pressures have intensified, and there is increasing...
Type: ReportReport#: 206291Date: October 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
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