Climate change is not gender neutral and effectively addressing climate change must consider its gender differentiated ...

It is based on the experiences of three cities in Vietnam, Can Tho, Dong Hoi, and Hanoi, that worked with international and local experts under World Bank supervision to develop local resilience ...

People in East Asia and Pacific (EAP) countries have prospered over the last few decades because of the growth in productive ...

To address this shortcoming, the concepts of well-being losses and socio-economic resilience—the ability to experience asset losses without a decline in well-being—have been proposed. This paper uses ...

Firms in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region have been hit hard by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, with dramatic and widespread falls in sales and employment. Firm sales in some EAP ...

From 2018 to 2022, household access to home internet in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) increased from 50.7 to 68.4 ...

Most reports on refugees deal with the immediate needs of displaced people. This paper seeks to go beyond the emergency ...

Procurement is a vital component of a country's public administration that links the financial system with economic and social outcomes. The state of government procurement greatly determines the ...

This report assesses opportunities to increase private sector participation and financing for climate adaptation and nature-based infrastructure in Emerging and Developing Economies (EMDEs). Climate ...

Firms in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region have been hit hard by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, with dramatic and widespread falls in sales and employment. Firm sales in some EAP ...

Tourism is a promising sector, with the potential for inclusive and sustainable growth and increased employment. According to ...

Sustainable investments in the forestry sector help support the country’s path to GHG emission reduction and economic growth.