In Yemen, women and girls face multiple obstacles that hinder progress toward gender equality and limit their economic participation. The ongoing conflict has devastated the lives, health, and economic...
This note introduces initial findings on the potential of women’s entrepreneurship in cleantech in Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia. It draws on the limited research available at the intersection of gender...
This regional assessment provides a cross-country snapshot of the status of women in the energy sector of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It reviews the constraints and opportunities women face...
This report provides an up-to-date, holistic reference on the state of women in Lebanon against the broader perspective of general development outcomes while taking into consideration the multiple crises...
This report provides an up-to-date, holistic reference on the state of women in Lebanon against the broader perspective of general development outcomes while taking into consideration the multiple crises...
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is home to some of the most fragile situations and conflict-affected population in the world. With one in five people in the region living near conflict, nearly...
This policy brief aims to contribute to filling the knowledge gap and presenting a sex-disaggregated snapshot of the distribution of students across energy related higher education educational programs...
This Country Gender Action Plan (C-GAP II) for Palestinian territories (FY 18-19) is the second in the West Bank and Gaza (WB&G) Country Management Unit's (CMU) series of country-level gender strategies...
Progress towards gender equality in the Middle East and North Africa (MNA) region is a descriptive note on progress and gaps towards gender equality and women’s empowerment in the region, produced to provide...
This engagement note in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) aims to identify entry points that respond to the strategic goals and country development priorities announced by GCC member states. This note...
This engagement note in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) aims to identify entry points that respond to the strategic goals and country development priorities announced by GCC member states. This note...
The "Broadband Strategies Toolkit" focuses on developing countries, based on previous World Bank work. The toolkit is a modular global knowledge-product that: (1) demonstrates how broadband enables economic...
This report presents the broadband landscape in Morocco and the approach by which the country has advanced its information and communications technology sector over the past fifteen years. Despite being...
This note provides a snapshot of indoor air pollution interventions in two cold climate environments. It illustrates the different methodologies used for each of the cases and presents a comparative analysis...
Il faut de toute urgence répondre aux besoins en énergie des pays en développement d’une manière durable sur le plan de l’environnement. Le recours à l’énergie propre appuie la croissance durable et la...
In line with one of the major themes in the Bank's Environment Strategy, this 2005 annual review is devoted to the theme of environmental health. Viewpoint articles in this edition reflect several external...