This paper will present the World Bank’s Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program (SASPP) as an
illustrative case study to demonstrate the operational effectiveness of social protection and why it is a...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 202721Date: June 30, 2025Author:
Roest, Johan ;
Coudouel, Aline ;
Gordin, Liza
Trade’s impact on emissions is not straightforward. Existing literature on trade and emissions primarily focuses on countries' net export emissions, often neglecting the emissions saved by importing products...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11164Date: June 30, 2025Author:
Ebadi, Ebad ;
Aldaz-Carroll, Enrique
Fourteen years of conflict have devastated Syria’s economy. The assessment takes stock of Syria’s economic trajectory amid ongoing political transition and regional instability. It highlights the severe...
Type: Economic Updates and ModelingReport#: 202900Date: June 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Black Sea has been a crucial factor in the economic and human development of the surrounding region for thousands of years. In the past decades, the Black Sea region and its 160 million inhabitants...
Type: ReportReport#: 202723Date: June 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
This paper examines vertical skills mismatch in Türkiye using a refined measure that adjusts for occupation, age group, sector, and year to isolate genuine education-job misalignment from compositional...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 202887Date: June 30, 2025Author:
Paul, Saumik ;
Raju, Dhushyanth
This background paper examines the critical issue of how to enhance digital skills among youth who are not in employment, education, or training (NEET) in Africa to prevent approximately 72 million young...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 203090Date: June 30, 2025Author:
Gala, Priyal Mukesh ;
Namit, Kabira ;
Kidwai, Huma
his paper examines the current state of the gender digital skills divide in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), drawing on a broad set of data sources to assess disparities between men and women across key dimensions...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 203094Date: June 30, 2025Author:
Voufo, Christiane Wendy ;
Gala, Priyal Mukesh ;
Barron Rodriguez, Maria Rebeca
The rapid expansion of the digital economy in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) presents opportunities and challenges in addressing the gender digital skills divide. This report analyzes comprehensive, genderresponsive...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 203095Date: June 30, 2025Author:
Luque, Alberto Munoz Najar ;
Gala, Priyal Mukesh ;
Barron Rodriguez, Maria Rebeca
This study seeks to fill this gap by exploring the motivational preferences and accountability mechanisms that influence health worker performance and retention in rural South Sudan. It aims to identify...
Type: ReportReport#: 202711Date: June 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
This report examines the progress of women in the Maghreb region (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia) and the gaps remaining in human capital, economic participation, and political agency. Despite girls...
Type: ReportReport#: 202736Date: June 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Causal evidence on the effectiveness of refugee labor market integration programs remains limited. This report presents baseline findings from a randomized controlled trial evaluating such a program for...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 202888Date: June 30, 2025Author:
Ozen, Efsan Nas ;
Raju, Dhushyanth
Climate change is a global challenge requiring unprecedented levels of collective action. In this context, this paper asks: do appeals to historical responsibility facilitate or hinder collective action?...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11160Date: June 30, 2025Author:
Banuri,Sheheryar ;
Nguyen,Ha M. ;
Sergenti, Ernest John
This study provides a comprehensive review of digital skills frameworks, competences, and assessment tools, emphasizing the critical role of digital proficiency in personal, professional, and educational...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 203091Date: June 30, 2025Author:
Angel-Urdinola, Diego ;
Chinen, Marjorie H ;
Rodon Casarramona, Gemma
Central Asia and Kazakhstan face severe climate challenges from land degradation and desertification, fueled by sand and dust storms, soil erosion, and biodiversity loss. The Greenway to Konaev Pilot Project...
Type: ReportReport#: 203177Date: June 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
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