This paper presents a review of global evidence and World Bank operational experience and distills lessons to support the empowerment of youth. The review of global literature reveals three fundamental...
Type: ReportReport#: 194273Date: October 31, 2024Author:
Sonya M. Sultan ;
Sabina Anne Espinoza ;
Shughla Hellali
A tighter labor market is expected to increase wages. While outmigration raises concerns about potential human capital losses, it may also encourage better utilization of domestic human capital. Addressing...
Type: BriefReport#: 196317Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Poverty and inequality levels in Zambia are among the highest in the world. In 2022, 64.3 percent of the population - about 12.9 million individuals - was living on less than $2.15 a day, while the Gini...
Type: BriefReport#: 196320Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Poverty has remained nearly stagnant in Niger, with a national poverty incidence of approximately 41 percent from 2018 to 2021. However, due to a high annual population growth rate of 3.7 percent, this...
Type: BriefReport#: 196119Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
This is a subactivity of activity ‘Recommendations for the development of evidence-based jobseekers’ profiling system’. The particular aim of this report is to provide an approach to analyze the transitions...
Type: ReportReport#: 200582Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
The latest household income and expenditure survey (HIES) used to estimate poverty in Tuvalu was conducted in 2015/16. However, the data presented in this brief refer to the previous HIES in 2010, as substantial...
Type: BriefReport#: 196311Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
The latest household income and expenditure survey (HIES) used to estimate poverty in Tonga was conducted in 2021. According to the World Bank definition of data deprivation, Tonga is classified as meeting...
Type: BriefReport#: 196313Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
The objective of this study was to analyze the reasons for delays in procurement and contract execution of infrastructure projects. It analyzes available data from three different sources: Tender data...
Type: ReportReport#: 192190Date: October 31, 2024Author:
World Bank
Rapid economic development has lifted millions out of poverty, but at the same time, it has led to climate change and nature loss. Pollution, land and sea use change, and overextraction of natural resources...
Type: BriefReport#: 197051Date: October 31, 2024Author:
International Finance Corporation
Mongolia’s development prospects are uniquely challenged by both the impacts of climate change and the global shift toward a low-carbon economy. The country’s efforts toward decarbonization pose significant...
Type: ReportReport#: 194153Date: October 30, 2024Author:
World Bank
This Regional Western Balkans Countries Climate and Development Report (CCDR) stands out in several ways. In a region that often lacks cohesive regional alliances, this report emphasizes how the challenges...
Type: Country Climate and Development ReportReport#: 192577Date: October 30, 2024Author:
World Bank
The six Western Balkans countries (WB6) are already highly exposed to multiple natural hazards; in a changing climate, the costs of inaction will be high. The incidence and intensity of shocks - unpredictable...
Type: Country Climate and Development ReportReport#: 193718Date: October 30, 2024Author:
World Bank
This learning brief aims to synthesize the key learnings from knowledge products developed under the RSR-ADSP Gender Window in FCV-affected countries. Fourteen such products—including project reports,...
This monitoring system for Croatia is designed to operate on an annual cycle, taking place throughout the entire year, and comprises four stages: Data collection; Data processing; Data reporting; and Follow-up...
Type: ReportReport#: 194432Date: October 30, 2024Author:
World Bank
Tokyo Development Learning Center's (TDLC) Impact Stories highlight the influence of TDLC's knowledge-sharing programs on client countries, showcasing how they have utilized Japanese urban development...
Type: ReportReport#: 194435Date: October 30, 2024Author:
World Bank
Mongolia’s development prospects are uniquely challenged by both the impacts of climate change and the global shift toward a low-carbon economy. The country’s efforts toward decarbonization pose significant...
Type: Country Climate and Development ReportReport#: 194153Date: October 30, 2024Author:
World Bank
North Macedonia is an upper-middle-income country that aspires to join the European Union (EU), but its sustained growth has been achieved at high environmental and health costs. External drivers and international...
Type: Country Climate and Development ReportReport#: 193719Date: October 30, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report examines poverty in Jamaica, revealing its cyclical nature driven by low economic growth and vulnerability to external shocks. Despite periods of significant poverty reduction, the country...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 194446Date: October 30, 2024Author:
World Bank
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