ocial protection and labor programs (SPL) can improve livelihoods and reduce vulnerability in coastal fishing communities in the Solomon Islands; but these programs must be designed in a way that responds...
Type: ReportReport#: 201823Date: May 29, 2025Author:
World Bank
This short note summarizes some of the findings from an extensive literature review, a global stocktaking exercise, key informant interviews, and five case studies in order to provide World Bank Group...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 201798Date: May 29, 2025Author:
Hammond, Alicia S. ;
Schomer, Inka Ivette
The five case studies detailed in this document describe a variety of contexts in which measures are being implemented to attract, recruit, retain, and advance women in science, technology, engineering,...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 201799Date: May 29, 2025Author:
Hammond, Alicia S. ;
Schomer, Inka Ivette
In this paper we describe the Stata program cache, which allows for the full output of any Stata command to be cached to disk, enabling easy recovery of command output in the future without the need for...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 201790Date: May 29, 2025Author:
Aguilar, R.Andres Castaneda ;
Clarke, Damian Charles
The sustainable development of the blue economy requires financial instruments that mobilize investment, mitigate risks, and drive measurable impact. This report presents a stocktaking of blue finance...
Type: ReportReport#: 201779Date: May 29, 2025Author:
World Bank
This report outlines the development of a novel strategy for an intergovernmental transfer program known as performance-based incentives (PBIs). The Government of India initiated the Sub-National Certification...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 201829Date: May 29, 2025Author:
Dong, Di ;
Fritsche, Gyorgy Bela ;
Gupta, Tanya ;
Mathur, Alok ;
Mutasa, Ronald ;
Nguyen, Son Nam ;
Somasundaram, Vigneshwaran ;
Surendran, Sapna ;
Vu, Lung Duy ;
Yazbeck, Abdo ;
Yellappa, Vijayashree
The World Bank Group strategy emphasizes that private capital is critical for the investments required to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in client countries (World Bank and IMF 2023). A...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 202134Date: May 29, 2025Author:
World Bank
Legal institutions play an important role in shaping gender equality in economic domains, from inheritance to labor markets. But where do gender equal laws come from? Using cross-country data on social...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11135Date: May 29, 2025Author:
Bussolo, Maurizio ;
Hu, Lynn ;
Rexer, Jonah Matthew
At its core, climate change has the potential to exacerbate malnutrition through a complex web of pathways. The increasingly unpredictable weather patterns associated with climate change, including events...
Type: BriefReport#: 201825Date: May 29, 2025Author:
World Bank
This short note summarizes some of the findings from an extensive literature review, a global stocktaking exercise, key informant interviews, and five case studies in order to provide World Bank Group...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 201798Date: May 29, 2025Author:
Hammond, Alicia S. ;
Schomer, Inka Ivette
Digital business training offers flexibility and scalability, but translating these features into tangible benefits for women-led businesses is challenging. Completion rates were much higher for in-person...
Type: BriefReport#: 201780Date: May 29, 2025Author:
Asheber, Tsedey ;
Cassidy, Rachel ;
Ebrahim, Menaal Fatima ;
Ubfal, Diego Javier ;
Weis, Toni
The Yemen Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the past six months. It also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Yemen. While domestic tensions...
Type: ReportReport#: 201789Date: May 29, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Kenya Livestock Insurance Programme (KLIP) is a social livelihood
protection scheme which is built on index insurance principles. Targeted at some
of the most vulnerable pastoralists in the ASAL regions,...
Type: ReportReport#: 201763Date: May 29, 2025Author:
World Bank
Viet Nam possesses significant competitive advantages in marine economic development, supported by its diverse marine and coastal ecosystems, which provide essential services for economic growth. The World...
Type: Public Expenditure ReviewReport#: 201750Date: May 28, 2025Author:
Mani, Muthukumara S. ;
Nguyen, Thu Thi Le
This document collection focuses on the intersection of urban development and environmental resilience. It explores methods for assessing the vulnerability of infrastructure to various threats, particularly...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 201784Date: May 28, 2025Author:
World Bank
This approach paper advocates for energy efficiency (EE) to be prioritized and scaled up—necessitating its elevation in energy sector policies, targets and programs, for both low- and middle-income countries...
Type: ReportReport#: 201755Date: May 28, 2025Author:
World Bank
Africa is home to over 145 million adolescent girls, representing a powerful demographic opportunity. However, many face systemic barriers such as limited access to education, early marriage, and economic...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 201899Date: May 28, 2025Author:
Koussoubé, Estelle
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