This study assesses gender gaps in the energy sector in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. It is based on a series of focus group discussions and key informant interviews, accompanied...
Type: ReportReport#: 188497Date: March 21, 2024Author:
Faria, Maria Manuela ;
Lukic, Jelena ;
Solotaroff, Jennifer
This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) examines Liberia’s development trajectory through the lens of the country’s vulnerability to climate change. It identifies Liberia’s development risks...
Type: Country Climate and Development ReportReport#: 188470Date: March 21, 2024Author:
World Bank
Analysing who benefits from different taxes and spending is important to understand how fiscal policy is affecting poverty and inequality in Jordan. This study traces how the Jordanian fiscal system affects...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10732Date: March 21, 2024Author:
Rodriguez Takeuchi, Laura Kiku ;
Wai-Poi, Matthew Grant
Côte d'Ivoire, the largest economy in the West African Economic and Monetary Union, was hit by COVID-19, which claimed many lives. This paper estimates COVID-19 mortality costs over time using the value...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10731Date: March 21, 2024Author:
Donfouet, Hermann Pythagore Pierre ;
Gogoua, Amantchi Jean - Noel ;
Sanogo, Ndoh Ashken ;
Sorgho, Gaston ;
Traore, Adama ;
Tshivuila Matala, Opope Oyaka
Digitalization is increasing rapidly worldwide, requiring more energy, and resulting in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. According to International Telecommunication Union (ITU) two thirds of the world’s...
Type: PublicationReport#: 186435Date: March 21, 2024Author:
Ayers, Seth ;
Ballan, Sara ;
Gray, Vanessa ;
McDonald, Rosie
Adapting to climate change is an increasingly urgent policy priority in lower- and middle-income countries. This systematic review summarizes the current state of the literature on adaptation to climate...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10729Date: March 21, 2024Author:
Rexer, Jonah Matthew ;
Sharma, Siddharth
Fiscal policies affect households and individuals in a variety of ways. Even though these effects are likely to be different for men and women, conventional tools of fiscal incidence analysis are typically...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10733Date: March 21, 2024Author:
Fuchs Tarlovsky, Alan ;
Grown, Caren ;
Jellema, Jon Robbert ;
Sosa, Mariano Ernesto ;
Tiwari, Sailesh ;
Wai-Poi, Matthew Grant
This paper investigates whether the expansion of fast internet networks complements or substitutes for the development of roads to improve market access and create more and higher-skilled jobs in Africa....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10730Date: March 21, 2024Author:
Lebrand, Mathilde Sylvie Maria ;
Mongoue, Arcady ;
Pongou, Roland ;
Zhang, Fan
Strong budget execution practices are central to ensuring universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030, an important target of the Sustainable Development Goals. Delivery of health services is dependent on...
Type: ReportReport#: 188426Date: March 20, 2024Author:
World Bank
This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) examines Liberia’s development trajectory through the lens of the country’s vulnerability to climate change. It identifies Liberia’s development risks...
Type: Country Climate and Development ReportReport#: 188470Date: March 20, 2024Author:
World Bank
High childhood chronic undernutrition (stunting) and acutely undernourished (wasted) levels are observed in Lao PDR. The government has a strong desire in promoting a Multi-sectoral – Nutrition Convergent...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 188429Date: March 20, 2024Author:
World Bank
The document collection explores the importance of gender and social inclusion in health data, emphasizing the need for comprehensive and equitable data collection practices. It delves into the intersecting...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 188431Date: March 20, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Myanmar firm monitoring survey (Round 16) was conducted from September 12, 2023, to October 5, 2023, encompassing a nationally representative sample of 500 firms. The survey spanned various areas of...
Type: ReportReport#: 188359Date: March 20, 2024Author:
World Bank
In response to the growing recognition that measuring inputs, such as climatefinance, is not enough to capture the impacts of investments, the World BankGroup developed the Resilience Rating System (RRS)....
This report identifies issues and gaps in current service availability and readiness, and provides insights and recommendations on building a resilient healthcare system to achieve UHC. It discusses the...
Type: ReportReport#: 188427Date: March 20, 2024Author:
World Bank
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