The Transport Infrastructure Investment Planning (TIIP) Guideline is the foundational pillar of the Ulaanbaatar Sustainable Urban Transport (USUT) Program. The USUTP has been conceptualized after a series...
Type: ReportReport#: 195708Date: May 27, 2024Author:
World Bank
Uzbekistan, a vast Central Asian nation of 36 million, has a robust economy with a remarkable 7.4 percent post-COVID growth in 2021. The country faces diverse climate-induced vulnerabilities such as rising...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 190623Date: May 27, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Pacific Poverty team of the Poverty & Equity Global Practice received a grant of 485,000 dollars for fiscal year FY21 and FY22 Q1-Q2 to support the use of non-traditional data collection in measuring...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 190624Date: May 27, 2024Author:
Kastelic, Kristen Himelein
Zimbabwe, a landlocked African country, is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The primary sectors crucial for economic growth, outlined in its initial Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC),...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 190616Date: May 27, 2024Author:
World Bank
The document collection focuses on the importance of blue carbon ecosystems in the MENA region and the need for their conservation and sustainable management. It highlights the limited data on blue carbon...
Type: BriefReport#: 190626Date: May 27, 2024Author:
World Bank
Madagascar, one of the world’s largest island nations lies off the African coast. It is renowned for its remarkable biodiversity and unique ecology, with about 90 percent of its plant and animal species...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 190618Date: May 27, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is among the world’s largest countries in both size and population. Its expansive forests and peatlands serve as crucial global carbon sinks. However, these ecosystems...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 190619Date: May 27, 2024Author:
World Bank
This note discusses the importance of accounting for gender issues in tax compliance. It identifies knowledge gaps and recommends collaboration between governments, the World Bank, and partners to generate...
Over the past decade, violent conflict has dramatically increased globally. By 2030, it is estimated that countries affected by fragility, conflict and violence will be home to up to two-thirds of the...
Type: ReportReport#: 190320Date: May 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
Out-group prejudice, particularly towards forced migrants, has significant social and economic consequences. In Colombia, prejudice against Venezuelan migrants is on the rise, exacerbated by the large...
At the 28th annual meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and the 5th meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA) held in Dubai in...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 191314Date: May 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
The WBG Scorecard FY24-FY30 calls for developing disaggregated
metrics to foster insights supporting vulnerable groups.
The WBG Inclusion Agenda promotes social inclusion by improving
conditions for disadvantaged...
This Syria Economic Monitor leverages innovative alternative and remote-based data sources to analyze recent economic developments in a nation still grappling with the most deadly and one of the most protracted...
Type: Economic Updates and ModelingReport#: 190555Date: May 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
This technical note builds on the work initiated by the Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) and advocates for the establishment, monitoring, and enforcement of regulations to prevent the rapid corrosion...
Type: BriefReport#: 190608Date: May 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Tunisian economy’s challenging past decade has highlighted the pressing need for a sustainable and resilient development model. The nation’s strategic response, encapsulated in Vision Tunisia 2035...
Type: ReportReport#: 190604Date: May 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
In the dawn of the new millennium, Japan found itself lagging in the global race to embrace information and communication technology (ICT). In 2000, its internet penetration was only at a modest rate of...
Type: ReportReport#: 190560Date: May 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
Rural-to-urban migration in China has transformed the lives of millions of rural residents. This paper reviews empirical evidence on the impacts of migration on the welfare of individuals and households...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10784Date: May 23, 2024Author:
Giles, John T. ;
Mu, Ren
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