As global plastic waste continues to grow, the global community is coalescing to reduce plastic waste. Some stakeholders are also exploring new options to use plastic waste as partial substitute for raw...
This report is part of a larger series of stocktaking and analytical products on plastic pollution in South Asia. It supports the Bank’s commitment to work with countries of South Asia to pursue and scale-up...
The economic prosperity and sustainable development of the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR), and in particular Small Island Developing States (SIDS), greatly depend on the wealth of resources provided by the...
Pakistan`s fisheries face a variety of challenges: stocks are under pressure from over-fishing, leading to diminishing harvests; landed product is sold for low-value uses; the aquaculture sector is small...
This report aims to synthesize the current theory and practice of the blue economy concept to govern economic activity linked to the ocean, and to provide a framework for the Government of Bangladesh to...
This report presents blue growth vision and coastal master plan for the islands of Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique. The blue growth vision and master plan is an integrated spatial plan which...
The report is structured in four chapters that together, responds to the fundamental questions raised by decision-makers within finance ministries and central banks across the Caribbean. Chapter one provides...
The report is structured in four chapters that together, responds to the fundamental questions raised by decision-makers within finance ministries and central banks across the Caribbean. Chapter one provides...
The concept of gross domestic product first emerged out of crisis. The world was still mired in the great depression and another war was imminent. Governments wanted an annual measure of their economies'...
The study's objectives were, first, to enhance understanding of current levels of inclusiveness and effectiveness among community-level groups in rural development projects aided by the World Bank, and...