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  • The Deepening Red Sea Shipping Crisis : Impacts and Outlook (English)

    The Red Sea crisis has emerged as a critical flashpoint of the conflict in the Middle East, upending global trade and maritime transport, port activity in the MENA region, and ecological balance of the...

    Document Type: Economic Updates and Modeling Report No.: 197215 Document Date: February 1, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Zeljko Bogetic,Luan Zhao,Daria Ulybina,Joanne Matossian,Andres Chamorro,Sahiti Sarva,Yahui Zhao,Weijian Li

  • Ceibal: Transformando a educação no Uruguai por meio da tecnologia (Portuguese)

    O Ceibal, uma iniciativa de transformação da educação digital no Uruguai, oferece percepções e lições valiosas para os países que pretendem aproveitar a tecnologia para melhorar os resultados da aprendizagem...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 193710 Document Date: September 26, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ezequiel Molina,Cristobal Cobo,Helena Rovner,Antonella Novali,Jasmine Anne Pineda

  • Ceibal: Transforming Education in Uruguay through Technology (English)

    Ceibal, an initiative in digital education transformation in Uruguay, offers valuable insights and lessons for countries aiming to leverage technology to improve learning outcomes and foster educational...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 193710 Document Date: September 25, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ezequiel Molina,Cristobal Cobo,Helena Rovner,Antonella Novali,Jasmine Anne Pineda

  • Embedding Climate Resilience into Urban and Transport Projects (English)

    The Africa Climate Resilience Investment Facility (AFRI-RES) is a partnership between the Africa Union, African Development Bank, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and the World...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 184672 Document Date: August 29, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank

  • Fostering Early Childhood Development (English)

    This note presents a multisectoral examination of the national and provincial landscapes for ECD in Pakistan. It explains the critical importance of improving investments and services for young children...

    Document Type: Policy Note Report No.: 182965 Document Date: June 20, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank

  • Local Responses to Climate Change and Disaster-Related Migration in Solomon Islands (English)

    The research paper is structured across six sections. Following a brief introduction, section 2 details important context about climate-related migration in Solomon Islands as well as broader patterns...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 180833 Document Date: March 15, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ramsay,Rebekah Beatrice,Cox,John Charles Nicholas,Mcdonald,Paul Lachlan,Maetala,Ruth Jazarr Basi Afia,Clemo,John Julian,Naidoo,Darian,Woo,Sonya

  • Health Taxes and Inflation (English)

    The Global Tax Program Health Taxes Knowledge Note Series focuses on topics linked to implementation of health taxes, or excise taxes on tobacco, alcoholic drinks, and sugar-sweetened beverages. The purpose...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 180350 Document Date: February 28, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank

  • Gender and Aging in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area (English)

    The purpose of this study is to assess the differences between older men and women (aged sixty and above) residing in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area in order to better understand gender disparities and...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 175710 Document Date: September 5, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Prachuabmoh,Vipan

  • Global Learning Assessment Database: Harmonization Guideline (English)

    The June 2022 release of learning poverty estimates contribute to an ongoing collection of harmonized learning assessment datasets at the student and country level. This document provides details of processes...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 191786 Document Date: June 30, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Diana Goldemberg,Kristoffer Bjärkefur,João Pedro Azevedo,Yi Ning Wong,Sheena Fazili,Ahmed Raza,Alison Gilberto,Maryam Akmal,Marie-Helene Cloutier

  • PROBLUE - Climate-Informed Marine Spatial Planning : Supporting Mitigation and Resilience (English)

    Climate-Informed Marine Spatial Planning Integrated Seascape Management Knowledge Factsheet Series / Number 2 Climate-informed marine spatial planning (MSP) is a participatory process that considers current...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 166024 Document Date: November 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Castano Isaza,Juliana,Basnet,Anam,Alder,Jacqueline,Lee,Simone Michelle,Diez,Sylvia Michele

  • Female-Owned Firms during the COVID-19 Crisis (English)

    This brief use firm-level data collected between May 2020 and May 2021 in 41 countries, to provide descriptive evidence on the differential effect of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis on female-...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 162280 Document Date: July 29, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Hyland,Marie Caitriona,Karalashvili,Nona,Muzi,Silvia,Viganola,Domenico

  • Technologies Leveraging Edge Computing for Development Impact (English)

    Edge computing increases energy efficiency, reduces latency, and provides context awareness for compute-intensive applications far from data centers, increasing the viability of technologies such as autonomous...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 158967 Document Date: May 11, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Soh,Hoon Sahib,Goyal,Sameer,Khoury,Zaki Badie,Kim,Kevin Yunil,Karacaoglu,Yusuf,Mocan,Stela,Shin,Ji Ho,Park,Jinhee,Ozdag,Mert

  • Jobs Interrupted : The Effects of COVID-19 in the LAC Labor Markets (English)

    Given the importance of labor income in the region, there are several important questions about the effects of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the labor market. At the outset of the pandemic, 48...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 160957 Document Date: May 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina,Olivieri,Sergio Daniel,Rivadeneira Alava,Ana Mercedes,Lara Ibarra,Gabriel,Romero Haaker,Francisco Javier,Del Carpio,Ximena Vanessa