The residential sector makes up about 70 percent of building energy demand. This demand is expected to grow rapidly over the next decade. Although the sector offers huge potential for energy efficiency...
Les forêts du Cameroun comptent parmi les atouts naturels les plus vastes et les plus diversifiés d’Afrique centrale, une partie vitale du bassin du Congo, la deuxième plus grande forêt tropicale humide...
Les forêts de la République centrafricaine (RCA) comptent parmi les atouts naturels les plus vitaux du pays. Couvrant près d’un cinquième du territoire national, ces forêts fournissent des avantages domestiques...
Cameroon’s forests are among Central Africa’s most extensive and ecologically diverse natural assets, a vital part of the Congo Basin, the world’s second-largest tropical rainforest. The forests deliver...
Gabon’s forests are among the world’s most ecologically intact and valuable natural assets. Covering over 90 percent of the national territory, they serve as the ecological backbone of the country’s economy...
Equatorial Guinea’s (EQG) forests are among the nation’s most valuable natural assets. Spanning nearly 2.1 million hectares across both the mainland and island regions they form the ecological backbone...
Los bosques de Guinea Ecuatorial (EQG) se encuentran entre los activos naturales más valiosos de la nación. Con una extensión de casi 2,1 millones de hectáreas tanto en el continente como en las regiones...
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) forests are among the nation’s most valuable natural assets, covering 53 percent of the country. As part of the Congo Basin, they also play a vital role in global...
Les forêts de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) comptent parmi les atouts naturels les plus précieux du pays, couvrant 53 % du pays. Faisant partie du bassin du Congo, ils jouent également un rôle...
Les forêts du Gabon comptent parmi les atouts naturels les plus intacts et les plus précieux du monde sur le plan écologique. Couvrant plus de 90 % du territoire national, ils constituent l’épine dorsale...
The forests of the Central African Republic (CAR) are among the nation’s most vital natural assets. Covering nearly one-fifth of the national territory, these forests provide vital domestic benefits, fuelwood...
Les forêts de la République du Congo comptent parmi les atouts naturels les plus étendus et les plus importants d’Afrique centrale sur le plan écologique. Couvrant près de 69 % du territoire national...
The Republic of Congo’s (RoC) forests are among Central Africa’s most extensive and ecologically significant natural assets. Covering nearly 69 percent of the national territory, they form the backbone...
The Country Opinion Survey in Bolivia assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Bolivia perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national...
Using data from the World Bank Business Ready (B-READY) 2024 project and the United Nations University’s World Risk Index (WRI), this Brief finds that streamlined, transparent building regulations can...
This note presents the 10th edition of the World Bank’s Multidimensional Poverty Measure (MPM) database, drawing on the latest country data from the Global Monitoring Database (GMD) as of October 2025...
As a landlocked country in southern Africa, Zambia faces significant development challenges stemming from its vulnerability to climate change. Rising temperatures, declining rainfall, and increasingly...
Climate change is a growing threat to Guinea’s development and is predicted to disproportionately impact its rural areas, which are home to over 80 percent of the country’s poor. Guinea is considered highly...
The Solomon Islands, a Pacific island nation with a population of 800,000, is among the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries. Situated in the Pacific “Ring of Fire” and within the cyclone belt, it...
The Kyrgyz Republic, a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia, made strong progress in poverty reduction during the 2010s, with the poverty rate declining from 38% in 2012 to 20% in 2019. Yet...
