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  • An Unsustainable Life : The Impact of Heat on Health and the Economy of Bangladesh (English)

    Bangladesh is warming at an alarming rate, the maximum temperature increased by 1.1°C between 1980 and 2023. At the same time, the heat index, or feels like temperature (which combines humidity and temperature...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 194626 Document Date: November 10, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Iffat Mahmud,Wameq Azfar Raza,Syed Shabab Wahid

  • Water Management in Oil and Gas Operations : Industry Practice and Policy Guidelines for Developing Countries (English)

    This report aims to raise awareness of the challenges and opportunities associated with the use of fresh water and the reuse of water produced in oil and gas operations, with the view to support evidence-based...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 187704 Document Date: February 13, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Einar H. Bandlien,Sander De Kruijf,Eilen Arctander Vik,Ekern,Ole Fredrik,Johan Bernhard Siqueland Knudsen,Geoffrey Dyce,Tordo,Silvana,Bertone,Francois

  • Air Pollution and Climate Change : From Co-Benefits to Coherent Policies (English)

    This report analyzes the experiences of countries and communities trying to address both air pollution and climate change. It proposes a coherent policy approach to harnessing synergies and managing tensions...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 182924 Document Date: June 16, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Peszko,Grzegorz,Amann,Markus,Awe,Yewande Aramide,Kleiman,Gary,Rabie,Tamer Samah

  • A Balancing Act for Brazil’s Amazonian States - An Economic Memorandum (English)

    Brazil’s Legal Amazon, here called Amazônia, comprises nine states, most of which rank among the poorest in Brazil. Amazônia is one of the world’s last frontier regions. But economic expansion has moved...

    Document Type: Country Economic Memorandum Report No.: 182106 Document Date: May 15, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Hanusch,Marek

  • Rising from the Depths : Water Security and Fragility in South Sudan (English)

    South Sudan faces hard times ahead. For decades prior to independence, the country experienced conflict, marginalization, and underdevelopment, which led to a protracted humanitarian crisis and prevented...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 179980 Document Date: February 7, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Borgomeo,Edoardo,Chase,Claire,Salazar Godoy,Nicolas,Osei Kwadwo,Victor

  • Boosting Productivity in Kazakhstan with Micro-Level Tools : Analysis and Policy Lessons (English)

    Like many other countries, Kazakhstan’s economic growth has slowed since the 2007–09 global financial crisis. Although the slowdown reflected weaknesses in expanding labor and capital, the most striking...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 179904 Document Date: January 10, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Iootty De Paiva Dias,Mariana,Bizhan,Asset,Correa,Paulo Guilherme

  • Breathing Heavy : New Evidence on Air Pollution and Health in Bangladesh (English)

    Air pollution was the fourth-leading risk factor for premature mortality globally in 2019, causing an estimated 6.67 million deaths (HEI 2020). A large majority of such deaths were caused by ambient, outdoor...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 177795 Document Date: November 16, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Raza,Wameq Azfar,Mahmud,Iffat,Rabie,Tamer Samah

  • Toward Safer and More Productive Migration for South Asia (English)

    International migration for temporary employment is a critical component of South Asia’s development path, from both the jobs and remittance flows perspectives. South Asian economies are at a stage of...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 147272 Document Date: November 16, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ahmed, S. Amer,Bossavie,Laurent Loic Yves

  • Achieving the Demographic Dividend in the Arab Republic of Egypt : Choice, Not Destiny (English)

    The Arab Republic of Egypt was well on the path to achieving its demographic dividend at the turn of this century but has gone off track due to a reversal in its earlier fertility decline. But what is...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 175616 Document Date: September 1, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: El-Saharty,Sameh,Nassar,Heba Ahmed Abdelsalam,Mohamed,Sherine Shawky Hassan,Elshalakani,Amr,Hamza,Mariam Mohamed Samir Amin,Zhang,Yi,Zeitoun,Nahla Ahmed Mohamed Salaheldin

  • Overweight and Obesity in Saudi Arabia : Consequences and Solutions (English)

    Overweight and obesity are both a disease and a biological risk factor linked to noncommunicable diseases. More than half of the adult population in Saudi Arabia is overweight, and one out of five is considered...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 174111 Document Date: July 20, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Mohammed Alluhidan,Alsukait,Reem Fahad M,Taghred Alghaith,Shekar,Meera,Nahar Alazemi,Herbst,Christopher H.

  • Ukraine Health Financing Reform : Progress and Future Directions - Overview (Vol. 2) : Main Report (English)

    In 2015, the government of Ukraine initiated fundamental reform of its health system with the goals of improving the health outcomes of the population and providing financial protection from excessive...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 167095 Document Date: July 13, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Bredenkamp,Caryn,Dale,Elina M.,Doroshenko,Olena,Dzhygyr,Yuriy,Jarno Habicht,Hawkins,Loraine,Katsaga,Alexandr,Maynzyuk,Kateryna,Pak,Khrystyna,Olga Zeus

  • Strategic Investment Funds : Establishment and Operations (English)

    Strategic investment funds (SIFs) have gained prominence over the past two decades as governments and other public sponsors globally have increasingly co-opted the investment fund model to further policy...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 172646 Document Date: June 23, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Divakaran,Shanthi,Halland,Havard,Lorenzato,Gianni,Rose,Gary Paul,Sarmiento-Saher,Sebastian Phillip