Launched in July 2020, the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP) is an independent, cross-disciplinary body composed of leading education experts from around the world. Its mandate is to provide...
Type: BriefReport#: 206147Date: October 23, 2025Author:
World Bank
This Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) report summarizes the direct 1 economic damage to buildings and infrastructure caused the magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck Afghanistan on August...
Type: ReportReport#: 206149Date: October 23, 2025Author:
World Bank
Public finances were further squeezed in the first half of 2025, due to economic volatility and the impact of Israeli policy on revenues. Clearance revenues, the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) main source...
Type: ReportReport#: 206162Date: October 23, 2025Author:
World Bank
The year 2024 was one of the most active years for fires in recent history across the Americas, highlighting the growing influence of climate change on fire behavior, frequency, and intensity. In the second...
Type: ReportReport#: 206176Date: October 23, 2025Author:
World Bank
Fiscal conditions remained stable, with a modest widening of the deficit to 3.1 percent of GDP. New stimulus measures are expected to support short-term demand without breaching the public debt ceiling....
Type: ReportReport#: 206142Date: October 23, 2025Author:
World Bank
Women remain underrepresented in leadership positions worldwide. Across politics, business, and community organizations, they face persistent barriers that limit both access to leadership roles and influence...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11239Date: October 23, 2025Author:
Bramucci, Francesca ;
Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria ;
Viollaz, Mariana
A scalable method for estimating changes in local greenhouse gas emissions from satellite-based atmospheric composition measures is developed and applied in this paper. The analysis employs large panels...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11237Date: October 22, 2025Author:
Blankespoor, Brian ;
Dasgupta, Susmita ;
Wheeler, David
As tariffs have declined, non-tariff measures (NTMs) have become central to trade policy, especially in high-income countries and regulated sectors like food and green technologies. Although NTMs may serve...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11236Date: October 22, 2025Author:
Taglioni, Daria ;
Kee, Hiau Looi
This report assesses how energy efficiency measures can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and operational costs in global shipping. Drawing on a fleet-wide analysis across key vessel segments (bulk...
Type: ReportReport#: 206137Date: October 22, 2025Author:
World Bank
Roads are key drivers of economic growth and form a dominant feature in many landscapes. With road infrastructure steadily expanding—and projections indicating significant growth—it is important to ensure...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11238Date: October 22, 2025Author:
Dasgupta, Susmita ;
Blankespoor, Brian ;
Wheeler, David
Available evidence overwhelmingly demonstrates that there is no safe blood lead concentration in children and adults. Lead’s harmful effects affect nearly every organ system. In children, lead exposure...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 206145Date: October 22, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Solomon Islands, a Pacific island nation with a population of 800,000, is among the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries. Situated in the Pacific “Ring of Fire” and within the cyclone belt, it...
Type: BriefReport#: 206126Date: October 21, 2025Author:
Shen, Yujie
Climate change is a growing threat to Guinea’s development and is predicted to disproportionately impact its rural areas, which are home to over 80 percent of the country’s poor. Guinea is considered highly...
Type: BriefReport#: 206129Date: October 21, 2025Author:
Boulos, Maya
As a landlocked country in southern Africa, Zambia faces significant development challenges stemming from its vulnerability to climate change. Rising temperatures, declining rainfall, and increasingly...
Type: BriefReport#: 206128Date: October 21, 2025Author:
Shen, Yujie
The coral reef ecosystems of the Maldives are critical to the nation’s ecological integrity, economic development, and climate resilience. As a small island state, the Maldives is heavily dependent on...
Type: ReportReport#: 206106Date: October 21, 2025Author:
World Bank
Southern Madagascar—specifically the regions of Androy, Anosy, and Atsimo-Andrefana—is home to approximately 3.7 million people and has the highest concentration of poverty in the country, with 91% of...
Type: BriefReport#: 206130Date: October 21, 2025Author:
Shen, Yujie
This synthesis note introduces the Locally Led Climate Action (LLCA) Case Study Series, part of the World Bank’s Adaptation and Resilience Country Case Studies collection. Drawing from diverse country...
Type: BriefReport#: 206123Date: October 21, 2025Author:
El-Horr, Jana ;
Tenzing, Janna Dakini ;
Li, Jia
The Kyrgyz Republic, a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia, made strong progress in poverty reduction during the 2010s, with the poverty rate declining from 38% in 2012 to 20% in 2019. Yet,...
Type: BriefReport#: 206124Date: October 21, 2025Author:
Shen, Yujie
Togo’s northern border regions, Savanes, Kara, and Centrale, struggle with deeply entrenched poverty, with between 50% and 65% of their populations living below the poverty line. Together these regions...
Type: BriefReport#: 206127Date: October 21, 2025Author:
Shen, Yujie
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