Documents & Reports

Yemen’s Compounding Burdens : From Drought to Hunger (English)

In this brief the authors combine granular climate data on flooding, drought and extreme heat, and district level food insecurity data and conflict data, to produce district level estimates of the number...

Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE) : Minutes of the Meeting held on February 24, 2025 and Record of Approvals February 21 thru 24 (English)

Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE) : Minutes of the Meeting held on February 18, 2025 and Record of Approvals February 7 thru 14 (English)

Budget Committee (BC) and Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE) : Minutes of the Joint Meeting held on February 10, 2025 (English)

Impact Evaluation of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project and the Regional Express Train (TER) in Dakar, Senegal : Compilation of Intermediate Results (English)

This note describes the effort to conduct a multidimensional rigorous impact evaluation of the Bus Rapid Transit pilot Project and the Regional Express Train in Dakar, Senegal. This note is focused on...

Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE) : Minutes of the Meeting held on February 4, 2025 and Record of Approvals December 19, 2024 thru January 23, 2025 (English)

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...

Budget Committee (BC) and Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE) : Minutes of the Joint Meeting held on January 27, 2025 (English)

Budget Committee (BC) and Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE) : Minutes of the Joint Meeting held on January 27, 2025 (English)

Clean Tech Value Chains : Using Trade Data to Guide a Complex Policy Space - Part Two : Zooming in on Croatia (English)

Croatian firms in clean tech value chains demonstrate limited integration within the domestic economy and rely heavily on foreign suppliers, with only 25 percent of their supplier network being domestic...

A Path to Inclusive Growth in the EU : Amid Inflation and Fiscal Constraints - Part One (English)

Following an unprecedented tightening cycle that avoided deep recession and widespread job losses, the EU economy appears poised for a "soft landing" with inflation nearing target levels. In 2023, EU growth...

Clean Tech Value Chains : Using Trade Data to Guide a Complex Policy Space - Part Two : Zooming in on Romania (English)

This report shows that Romania has the potential to become a significant player in the EU’s green value chains but needs to address its weaknesses to fully capitalize on the opportunities. Firm network...

Clean Tech Value Chains : Using Trade Data to Guide a Complex Policy Space - Part Two (English)

This report aims to provide an overview of potential opportunities to participate in clean tech value chains, using new and evolving analytical tools from the World Bank Group that may help inform national...

Clean Tech Value Chains : Using Trade Data to Guide a Complex Policy Space - Part Two : Zooming in on Bulgaria (English)

Bulgarian firms in clean tech value chains demonstrate limited integration within the domestic economy and rely heavily on foreign suppliers, with only 25 percent of their supplier network being domestic...

Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE) : Minutes of the Meeting held on December 16, 2024 and Record of Approvals October 21 thru December 9 (English)

Committee on Development Effectiveness and Committee on Governance and Executive Directors’ Administrative Matters (COGAM) : Minutes of the Joint Meeting held on December 16, 2024 and Record of Approvals June 24 (English)

Water Security and Climate Change Insights from Country Climate and Development Reports (English)

This report, "Water Security and Climate Change: Insights from Country Climate and Development Reports," examines the crucial role of water in addressing climate change, drawing insights from the World...

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...

Strategic Investment for Health System Resilience : A Three-Layer Framework (English)

As global efforts to build emergency-ready health systems intensify, the "Strategic Investment for Health System Resilience: A Three-Layer Framework" offers a practical investment framework and diverse...

Statement by Jutta Urpilainen at the 110th Meeting of the Development Committee held on October 25, 2024 (English)

This is a statement by Jutta Urpilainen at the 110th Meeting of the Development Committee held on October 25, 2024. In the third year of Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine...