The Stallings Classroom Snapshot instrument, technically called the ‘Stanford Research Institute Classroom Observation System was developed by Professor Jane Stallings for research on the efficiency a...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 119754Data: 1 de janeiro de 2017
As part of the new World Bank Group Environment Strategy (2012), all World Bank (WB) investment projects must undertake Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions accounting (‘carbon footprinting’) starting in fi...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 113388Data: 1 de janeiro de 2017
Financing public infrastructure is an important challenge in the growth agenda of the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. Subject to fiscal constraints, many countries in the LAC region have...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 114418Data: 1 de janeiro de 2017Autor:
Garcia-Kilroy, Catalina ;
Rudolph, Heinz P.
This report seeks to further the body of disaster risk management (DRM) knowledge in Santa Catarina by identifying flood asset exposure risks and consequently empower the state government and its inst...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 115244Data: 1 de janeiro de 2017
Corporate governance is defined as the structures and processes by which companies are directed and controlled. Good corporate governance helps companies operate more efficiently, improve access to ca...
Tipo: BriefRelatorio#: 177581Data: 1 de janeiro de 2017Autor:
World Bank
Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa are experiencing rapid population growth. Yet their economic growth has not kept pace. Why? One factor might be low capital investment, due in part to Africa’s relative po...
Tipo: PublicationRelatorio#: 112756Data: 1 de janeiro de 2017Autor:
Henderson, John Vernon ;
Lall, Somik V. ;
Venables, Anthony J.
The World Bank annual report is prepared by the Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA) -collectivel...
Tipo: World Bank Annual ReportRelatorio#: 120298Data: 1 de janeiro de 2017
At a time when an integrated approach to natural resource and forest management is gaining prominence worldwide, the Government of Mozambique places sustainable management of natural resources and for...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 117318Data: 1 de janeiro de 2017Autor:
Jacobs, Katie Lauren ;
Jerneck, Amanda Teresia ;
Lovei, Magda ;
Rodrigues de Aquino, André ;
Seck, Madjiguene
Throughout our history, IFC has adapted to meet the needs of developing countries. Initially, IFC joined leading multinational companies to promote private investment in newly independent countries. T...
Tipo: World Bank Annual ReportRelatorio#: 126705Data: 1 de janeiro de 2017
This note summarizes the findings of the analysis carried out regarding the poverty and inequality impacts of the ongoing economic crisis in Brazil in 2016 and 2017. The first objective is to get an e...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 112896Data: 1 de janeiro de 2017Autor:
Mayer Gukovas, Renata ;
Nakamura, Shohei ;
Skoufias, Emmanuel
This paper builds on global experience and Guinea-Bissau's specific context to identify an effective nutrition approach along with costs and benefits of key nutrition interventions. It is intended to ...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 113817Data: 1 de janeiro de 2017Autor:
Akuoku, Jonathan Kweku ;
Araujo, Edson Correia ;
Balde, Fanceni Henriques ;
Castro Henriques, Antonio Maria ;
Eberwein, Julia Dayton ;
Kakietek, Jakub Jan ;
Mehta, Michelle Ashwin ;
Moreira, Ivone Menezes ;
Shekar, Meera
BM and FBOVESPA, Latin America’s leading exchange in number of transactions and one of the world’s largest in market value, created the corporate sustainability index (ISE índice de sustentabilidade e...
Relatorio#: 111530Data: 1 de janeiro de 2017Autor:
Vives, Antonio
This Mozambique economic update brief for 2016 includes a section on recent economic developments and a discussion of Mozambique’s economic outlook, followed by focus section(s) analyzing issues of pa...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 110817Data: 1 de dezembro de 2016Autor:
Allen Massingue, Anna Carlotta ;
Casal, Julian ;
Da Maia, Carlos Chadreque Penicela ;
Mahdi, Shireen ;
Saute, Rafael ;
Sharma, Natasha
Over the past two decades Mozambique enjoyed robust and accelerating economic growth, yet strong economic progress only translated into modest poverty reduction. Not only poverty fell at slower pace t...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 110868Data: 1 de dezembro de 2016Autor:
E. Baez, Javier ;
Olinto, Pedro
As with many countries, droughts are often managed as a crisis in Brazil, rather than events for which officials and communities proactively prepare. Although droughts are not new to Brazil, the recen...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 110984Data: 1 de dezembro de 2016Autor:
De Nys, Erwin ;
Engle, Nathan Lee ;
Magalhaes, Antonio Rocha
The global partnership for education (GPE) addresses the most significant education challenges faced by developing countries through supporting governments to improve equity and learning by strengthen...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 122235Data: 1 de novembro de 2016
The note first highlights current land use policies and practices and their effectiveness in creating an environment for community engagement in resource management. The subsequent section offers poss...
Tipo: BriefRelatorio#: 123739Data: 1 de outubro de 2016Autor:
Moura Estevao MarquesdaFonseca, Joao ;
Mwaniki, Robert Mwehe ;
Rodrigues de Aquino, Andre
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