This document is an update to the previous Poverty Assessment and presents revised monetary poverty estimates and an update of non-monetary poverty indicators. Specifically, it presents an updated analysis...
This document is an update to the previous Poverty Assessment and presents revised monetary poverty estimates and an update of non-monetary poverty indicators. Specifically, it presents an updated analysis...
Ghana has made substantial progress toward universal health coverage (UHC) andcompares relatively well in health outcomes among its economic peers. Internationalcomparisons of government current health...
The care economy is essential in daily life and a driver of economic growth, human capital development, and employment. Gender is a defining characteristic of the care economy. Women spend 3.2 times more...
This chapter analyzes the progress in monetary and nonmonetary dimensions of poverty, focusing on the two decades before the COVID-19 crisis and on the years of the crisis. Monetary poverty and inequality...
Access to digital technology in Africa is important to measure accurately given its role in facilitating economic growth, innovation, job creation, and access to services. This note describes the digital...
This report presents key lessons and areas of good practice from specific examples, along with recommendations and entry points for inclusive, accessible early warning systems (EWS). It is aimed at development...
Ratings for the Social Health Insurance Project: Improving Access, Quality, Efficiency and Financial Protection Project for Kazakhstan were as follows: outcome was moderately satisfactory, bank performance...
The development objective of Second Sustainable Cities Project for Turkey is to improve the access to targeted municipal services in participating municipalities and utilities. Some of the negative impacts...
The Cities and Climate Changes Project will assist Mozambique in developing appropriate institutions, and infrastructure improvements to strengthen the resilience of selected cities to climate related...
Infrastructural improvements in a Kabul city neighborhood have resulted not only in a clean environment but also a strong sense of civic pride. The neighborhood’s residents are among the more than 300,000...
Sri Lanka’s secondary cities are growing rapidly and have an opportunity to further contribute to the country’s competitiveness while providing a high quality of life for their residents. To help realize...
Development Objectives of the Plan Pazcifico: Water Supply and Basic Sanitation Infrastructure of Colombia are (i) to improve coverage and service quality of water supply and basic sanitation in urban...
The Alto Solimoes Basic Services and Sustainable Development Project for Brazil received an unsatisfactory outcomes rating with high risk to development outcome. Both the Banka and Borrower received unsatisfactory...