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:
Schomer, Inka Ivette ;
Hammond, Alicia S.
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
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
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
Pakistan faces significant gender gaps in wage employment, entrepreneurship, and access to productive assets. Women in Pakistan also contend with critical issues related to safety, mobility, agency, and...
Type: ReportReport#: 201733Date: May 28, 2025Author:
Monteiro Amaral, Sofia Fernando ;
Sheth, Surili ;
Aggarwal, Pulkit ;
Guha, Anusha ;
Safeer, Osama ;
Manzur, Shirleen
This report evaluates the feasibility of implementing a Sea Water Air Conditioning (SWAC) system in Runaway Bay, Jamaica, to support sustainable energy in the Caribbean. The site offers favorable conditions...
Type: ReportReport#: 201773Date: May 28, 2025Author:
World Bank
Estimating the macroeconomic implications of climate change impacts and adaptation options is a topic of intense research. This paper presents a framework in the World Bank's macrostructural model to...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11133Date: May 28, 2025Author:
Abalo, Kodzovi Senu ;
Boehlert,Brent ;
Bui,Thanh ;
Burns, Andrew ;
Castillo,Diego ;
Chewpreecha, Unnada ;
Haider, Alexander ;
Hallegatte, Stephane ;
Jooste, Charl ;
McIsaac, Florent ;
Ruberl, Heather Jane ;
Smet,Kim ;
Strzepek,Ken
Zambia aspires to be a prosperous middle-income country by 2030. To that end, the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) has set out an aggressive economic diversification and industrialization agenda...
Type: ReportReport#: 200804Date: May 28, 2025Author:
World Bank
Bhutan has made substantial progress toward ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet, with extreme poverty nearly eradicated and the national poverty rate reduced to 12.4...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 201752Date: May 28, 2025Author:
World Bank
The road transport sector continues to be an essential element of modern logistics chains. It connects people to jobs and social amenities, and links production, distribution, and consumption of goods....
Type: ReportReport#: 201775Date: May 28, 2025Author:
World Bank
This report presents the results of extensive research and collaborative efforts to improve Mongolia’s social protection system’s ability to adapt to covariate shocks and enhance herder resilience to climate...
Type: ReportReport#: 201562Date: May 28, 2025Author:
Archibald, Edward ;
Norjinlkham, Mongolmaa ;
Sen, Shonali
As with most agricultural inputs, the optimal use of fertilizer leverages the production complementarities between different types of nutrients. Wide variation in the intensity of nutrient application...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11134Date: May 28, 2025Author:
Arteaga,Julian ;
Deininger, Klaus W.
This document collection focuses on a project designed to enhance transportation infrastructure and services within a specific region. The project aims to improve road conditions, bolster climate resilience,...
Type: ReportReport#: 201781Date: May 28, 2025Author:
World Bank
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