As increasingly frequent extreme weather events disrupt lives, institutions are turning to early-warning systems and advance preparation to accelerate aid delivery. A randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh...
School-related gender-based violence remains widespread in low- and middle-income countries, yet rigorous evidence on effective prevention strategies is limited. This study evaluates the Empowerment Pilot...
Designing effective Net Zero industrial pathways requires a comprehensive understanding of the key drivers of emissions. To gain such an understanding, this study proposes a novel approach to estimating...
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...
This report assesses how energy efficiency measures can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and operational costs in global shipping. Drawing on a fleet-wide analysis across key vessel segments (bulk...
Public opposition is a major barrier to economic reforms, such as subsidy removal. Using multilayered, randomized survey experiments with 10,000 respondents across ten surveys in five countries, this paper...
The Pacific Island Countries (PICs) have a deep and historic connection to the ocean and natural environment. Traditionally referred to as Small Island Developing States (SIDS) due to their small land...
The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) introduces a transformative shift in global trade governance by mandating due diligence for commodities linked to deforestation. While the regulation...
Private minibuses dominate transport in many developing country cities. They serve 62% of motorized trips in Lagos, the largest city in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper uses original panel data to measure...
Behavior change refers to the process of altering human actions by targeting a specific audience and using insights into the context and timing of the action, either to discourage a detrimental behavior...
Crafting messages is a central component of a behavior change strategy. Messages should be informed by the behaviors and audiences being targeted in line with the three steps to design a behavior change...
This glossary defines terms used in the four guidance notes of the Global Wildlife Program behavior change series. It includes concepts from behavioral science and social research offering a shared understanding...
Social and behavior change, is crucial for biodiversity conservation as it addresses the actions and choices of people, which drive most threats to wild species. Behavior change can support long-term conservation...
The purpose of this guidance note is to assist governments, project implementers, and wildlife management practitioners to conduct social research to support wildlife conservation interventions, such as...
This paper investigates how firms use green versus conventional debt and the associated firm- and aggregate-level environmental consequences. Employing a dataset of 127,711 global bond and syndicated loan...
State-owned enterprises (SOEs) play an important role in the provision of transport infrastructure and services. Many transport SOEs perform poorly, which undermines their ability to undertake needed capital...
The September 2025 update to the poverty and inequality platform (PIP) introduces changes to the data underlying the global poverty estimates. This document details the changes to underlying data and the...
The standard global poverty estimation method - relying on household survey data and consumer price index (CPI) - based inflation - suggests a sharp decline in Madagascar’s international poverty rate (measured...
The report presents the Digital Trade Regulatory Readiness (DTRR) database compiled by a team of World Bank experts. The database offers novel information on laws and regulations on digital trade for 121...
The report presents the Digital Trade Regulatory Readiness (DTRR) database compiled by a team of World Bank experts. The database offers novel information on laws and regulations on digital trade for 121...
