This systematic literature review consolidates current knowledge and identifies research gaps regarding heat impacts across transportation asset classes. The analysis emphasizes quantifiable evidence from...
Type: ReportReport#: 204573Date: September 15, 2025Author:
World Bank
Pakistan’s once-promising poverty reduction trajectory has come to a troubling halt, reversing years of hard-fought gains. After dramatically reducing poverty from 64.3 percent in 2001 to 21.9 percent...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 204558Date: September 15, 2025Author:
World Bank
Crisis preparedness is essential for preventing shocks from becoming crises. Investments in ex ante preparedness are especially relevant in countries like Liberia, which face high levels of exposure and...
Type: ReportReport#: 204555Date: September 14, 2025Author:
Boyer, Mary Elinor ;
Gyasi, Kadir Osman
Developing countries are increasingly vulnerable to natural hazards, which cause extensive human, economic, and infrastructural damage. Between 2000 and 2024, over 7,200 disasters in these countries resulted...
Type: ReportReport#: 204549Date: September 13, 2025Author:
World Bank
This Issue Note presents a summary of the effects of heatwaves on transportation infrastructure and offers strategies for mitigation and adaptation. It is an essential guidance document for transportation...
Type: ReportReport#: 204548Date: September 13, 2025Author:
World Bank
This note presents a new database, developed to increase gender data availability for input to disaster planning, response, and recovery efforts. The database collates and synthesizes gender impacts, gender-specific...
Type: ReportReport#: 204541Date: September 12, 2025Author:
World Bank
The world is undergoing a new transition - one that can redefine the relationship between economic growth, human well-being, and the environment. Throughout history, major transformations, such as the...
Type: ReportReport#: 203970Date: September 12, 2025Author:
Damania, Richard ;
Ebadi, Ebad ;
Mayr, Kentaro Florian ;
Russ, Jason Daniel ;
Zaveri, Esha Dilip
The water sector plays a crucial role in community resilience and in sustainable development. In disaster settings, disruptions to the water sector can severely impact sanitation, health, and livelihoods,...
Type: BriefReport#: 204539Date: September 12, 2025Author:
World Bank
This Public Finance Review proposes policies aimed at supporting Serbia’s path toward EU membership and high income status. In light of increasingly high expectations among citizens, the country should...
Type: Public Investment ReviewReport#: 204536Date: September 12, 2025Author:
World Bank
This report addresses this gap by providing both an overview of key methodologies for assessing damages and losses in the environmental sector and a systematic analysis of PDNAs and other sectoral loss...
Type: ReportReport#: 204540Date: September 12, 2025Author:
World Bank
This study systematically reviews the literature that quantifies the economic benefits of weather observations and forecasts in four weather-dependent economic sectors: agriculture, energy, transport,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11213Date: September 10, 2025Author:
Farkas, Hannah ;
Linsenmeier, Manuel ;
Talevi, Marta ;
Avner, Paolo ;
Jafino, Bramka Arga ;
Sidibe, Moussa
Over the last decades, Mali has faced a profound and multifaceted crisis encompassing economic, social, environmental, political, and human dimensions. The situation is further influenced by the effects...
The transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy is urgently needed to mitigate the profound impacts of climate change. However, this essential transition presents one of the greatest socioeconomic...
Type: ReportReport#: 202326Date: September 10, 2025Author:
World Bank
Sri Lanka's public sector wage bill is relatively low by international standards but faces efficiency and equity challenges. Real wages and pensions have declined considerably over 2020-23 due to inflationary...
Type: ReportReport#: 204362Date: September 9, 2025Author:
Morgado, Joao ;
Schoch, Marta ;
McNaught, Tim ;
Abels, Miglena ;
De Silva, Tiloka Sunayani ;
Kaiser, Victoria
Evidence suggests that negative biases among public officials can create barriers to migrants’ access to essential services, including healthcare, education, and legal documentation. Discrimination in...
Type: BriefReport#: 204411Date: September 9, 2025Author:
World Bank
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