Fatoumata Sow and her baby at the Damakanian Community Health Center, Guinea. Accessible reproductive and child health services through the Health Services and Capacity Strengthening Project (PRSCS) ...

The Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) discusses the country's significant climate risks including frequent floods, wildfires, and severe air pollution, and ...

KATHMANDU, November 21, 2024 — The Government of Nepal and the World Bank jointly launched the $128 million (equivalent to NRs. 17.15 billion) Provincial and Local Roads Improvement Program-Phase 1 ...

Economic inclusion programs—which provide cash transfers, skills training, business capital, coaching, and market access—reach only 10% of the approximately 700 million people living in extreme ...

Somalia has made significant progress on its state-building journey since 2012, emerging from over three decades of being considered a failed state and submerged in an armed conflict. Efforts to ...

Technology adoption in the region has been slow and limited, with technical and management capacities falling well short of those in leading countries. Changing this dynamic is urgent, but how can it ...

Washington, D.C., November 21, 2024: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the Beryl Emergency Response and Recovery Project to support Barbados’ recovery from the impacts of ...

The Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) for Yemen uses a scenario-based approach to navigate the complex nexus of development, conflict, and climate change. The Yemen Country Climate and ...

This event looks at lessons from the World Bank Group Country Climate and Development Reports for Yemen and Djibouti. While the context in these two neighboring countries differ greatly, the two ...

Building on the “Recipe for a Livable Planet” report, the event will explore how climate-smart agricultural practices along with improved irrigation and water management can reduce emissions, enhance ...

Who does what when disaster strikes, and where to find the funds to deal with its consequences? Having strategic framework is key, and we discuss it in this interview with Francisco Álvarez, Director ...