Carbon pricing (CP) is an economic and environmental policy strategy that places a monetary cost on the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. It is designed to internalize the external...
Type: ReportReport#: 200136Date: March 28, 2025Author:
World Bank
South Africa is highly vulnerable to natural disasters. Between 1952 and 2019, South Africa experienced USD 9 billion in economic losses due to disasters, including droughts, floods, wildfires, and social...
Type: ReportReport#: 200156Date: March 28, 2025Author:
World Bank
As part of World Bank Group support to strengthening Investment Promotion, upon the request from Government, the bank development this roadmap to guide procurement of services to enhance the existing investor...
Type: ReportReport#: 201760Date: March 27, 2025Author:
World Bank
The ASA will conduct a schooling deprivation assessment, that explores the scope and potential impact of schooling deprivation (reduced teaching hours because of infrastructure and teacher constraints)...
Type: ReportReport#: 200113Date: March 27, 2025Author:
World Bank
Natural hazards, climate change, conflicts, and disease outbreaks create complex challenges for countries and communities. These factors generate multifaceted threats to health systems, requiring robust...
Type: BriefReport#: 200129Date: March 27, 2025Author:
World Bank
This paper presents a structured decision support tool to assist tax authorities improve the design of their Tax Identification Number System by: (i) identifying all critical decisions and (ii) presenting...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 200128Date: March 27, 2025Author:
Agerskov, Anders Hjorth ;
Solheim, Gaute ;
Santoro, Fabrizio
This guidance document consolidates and conveys key concepts and measures to promote resilient, green, and inclusive health facilities linked to three key phases of the facility investment life cycle:...
Type: ReportReport#: 200122Date: March 27, 2025Author:
World Bank
Global income inequality captures income differences among all individuals around the world. Global inequality around the world increased from 1820 to 1990 as incomes in richer countries grew faster than...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11093Date: March 26, 2025Author:
Garcia Rojas, Diana Carolina ;
Yonzan, Nishant ;
Lakner, Christoph
The Infrastructure Sector Assessment Program (InfraSAP) was launched in 2017 in support of the World Bank Group (WBG)’s Maximizing Finance for Development (MFD) approach to development finance. InfraSAP...
Type: ReportReport#: 200085Date: March 26, 2025Author:
World Bank
Air pollution is taking a heavy toll on both people and economies across the world. Reducing it will require effective, targeted, and integrated policies. This report identifies the main sources of air...
Type: ReportReport#: 200069Date: March 26, 2025Author:
World Bank
In 2024, global temperatures reached record highs multiple times, highlighting the growing severity of extreme heat and the widespread implications. By 2050, Bangkok, already prone to high temperatures,...
Type: ReportReport#: 200023Date: March 26, 2025Author:
Rubinyi, Steven Louis ;
Wibisana, Putu Sanjiwacika ;
Park, Jane ;
Jones, Nicholas K.W. ;
Acero, Juan A. ;
Moeller, Pichaya
Facilitating access to financial services is a core component of most economic inclusion programs, which aim to build resilience and create opportunities for poor and vulnerable households. These programs...
Type: ReportReport#: 198038Date: March 26, 2025Author:
Stepanovic, Serena ;
Arevalo-Sanchez, Ines ;
Diwakar, Vidya ;
Gilligan, Dan
The recovery of private sector investments in infrastructure (also called private participation in infrastructure (PPI), which began after the COVID-19 pandemic, has continued into 2022. In total, private...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 197544Date: March 26, 2025Author:
Saha, Deblina ;
Hong, Seong Ho ;
Bhattacharya, Apala ;
Nair, Teshura ;
Vangelova, Luba
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