Documents et rapports
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What have been the impacts of World Bank CDD programs? : operational and research implications (anglais)
Community driven development (CDD) is an approach that emphasizes community control over planning decisions and investment resources. A rigorous evaluation process helps determine CDD's effectiveness in...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 77234 Date du document: 1 février 2013 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Oshima,Kaori
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Summary of the online discussion on linking gender, poverty, and environment for sustainable development for the period (May 2 - June 17, 2011) (anglais)
Gender-poverty-environment links: a focus on the links between gender disparity, poverty and environmental degradation is increasingly recognized as a key strategy for improving the lives of poor women...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 66555 Date du document: 1 janvier 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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After the Tsunami : women and land reforms in Aceh (anglais)
On Boxing Day morning, 2004, a 9.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Indian Ocean. The quake unleashed a blast of energy and created a tsunami three stories high. The disaster claimed more than 228,000 lives...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 67986 Date du document: 1 janvier 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Building capacity to make transport work for women and men in Vietnam : gender and transport challenges (anglais)
Women and men use rural and urban transport for different purposes based on their socially determined roles and responsibilities. Poor rural transport systems limit access to markets, education, and health...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 67980 Date du document: 1 janvier 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Building on tradition as the way to women's empowerment in Cambodia (anglais)
Approximately eighty percent of Cambodians live in rural areas with limited access to clean and affordable water and energy. Thirty-four percent of the rural population lives below the national poverty...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 67981 Date du document: 1 janvier 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Poor rural communities development project gender mainstreaming in China (anglais)
The Poor Rural Communities Development Project (PRCDP) is a rural development intervention covering some of the poorest communities in Guangxi, Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces in China. The project has a...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 67978 Date du document: 1 janvier 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Making women's voices count in natural disaster programs in East Asia and the Pacific (anglais)
The East Asia region is highly prone to the impacts of natural disasters. Situated in the ring of fire, countries in the region are regularly hit by typhoons, earthquakes, floods, and other events. Natural...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 67977 Date du document: 1 janvier 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Trohanis,Zoe Elena,Stanton-Geddes,Zuzana,Carlsson Rex,Helene Monika
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Engendering mines in development : a promising approach from Papua New Guinea (anglais)
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a culturally diverse, environmentally rich country with over five million inhabitants, the majority of whom live on the eastern half of the rugged and mountainous island of New...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 67982 Date du document: 1 janvier 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Pathways to development : empowering local women to build a more equitable future in Vietnam (anglais)
Vietnam's economic emergence is perhaps best experienced along its rural roads: over 175,000 km of pavement, rubble and dirt track extend to two-thirds of the country's population and nearly all of the...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 67985 Date du document: 1 janvier 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Pro-poor urban adaptation to climate change : based on case studies in Kenya and Nicaragua (anglais)
Poor urban populations in Southern cities are already experiencing the negative impacts of changing weather patterns associated with climate change and climate variability and future projections suggest...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 63908 Date du document: 1 juin 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Moser,Caroline O.,Norton, Andrew,STEIN, ALFREDO,Georgieva,Sophia V.
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Good-practice note : governance and anti-corruption innovations in the Da Nang priority infrastructure investment project, Vietnam (anglais)
As Vietnam's fourth largest urban area, Da Nang is expected to grow exponentially in the next two decades. The Da Nang priority infrastructure investment project which operates in a challenging governance...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 63909 Date du document: 1 juin 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Golan,Amnon
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Good-practice note : governance and anti-corruption innovations in the Malawi social action fund project (anglais)
The World Bank supported three phases Malawi Social Action Fund (MASAF) project was first approved in 1996. Malawi, with a population of 13 million, is a low income country with one of the lowest per capita...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 63905 Date du document: 1 juin 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Aklilu,Petros,Agarwal,Sanjay
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How-to note : a framework to assess administrative decentralization (anglais)
Local governments need to be endowed with administrative autonomy to be able to respond to local needs effectively. The purpose of this note is to clarify components of a well-designed administrative decentralization...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 63879 Date du document: 1 juin 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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A view from the top : vulnerability in mountain systems (anglais)
It is well recognized that mountain ecosystems and their inhabitants are among the most vulnerable to climate change. Measuring the nature and scope of these vulnerabilities remains, however, a work-in-progress...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 56748 Date du document: 1 juin 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Brodnig,Gernot,Prasad,Vivek
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Gender needs assessment in conflict-affected areas in Thailand's southernmost provinces (anglais)
The objectives of the gender needs assessment study is to add value to and complement the Post Conflict Fund (PCF) supported conflict; and to add to the body of knowledge regarding women, men and their...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 63906 Date du document: 1 mai 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Innovations for sustainable infrastructure : experience from Azerbaijan Rural Investment Project (AZRIP) (anglais)
Over the past decade plus, Community Driven Development (CDD) has proven to be an effective strategy for promoting the development of small-scale infrastructure. Indeed, by involving community members...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 54687 Date du document: 1 avril 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Post,David,Ishihara,Satoshi
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Social and institutional barriers to climate change mitigation in agriculture (anglais)
Agriculture is one of the major sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions accounting for approximately 14 percent of total GHG emissions. However, unlike other sectors such as transport or energy, agriculture...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 54686 Date du document: 1 mars 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Dulal,Hari Bansha,Brodnig,Gernot
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How to note : a framework for the assessment of fiscal decentralization system (anglais)
Fiscal decentralization provides the link between incentives for better performance of the local government and the elected support from the citizens and is, therefore, essential for an effective system...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 54684 Date du document: 1 février 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Yilmaz,Serdar,Aslam,Ghazia,Gurkan,Asli
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How-to note : a framework for the assessment of political decentralization (anglais)
Political decentralization is the primary mechanism through which citizen preferences are represented in the decision making, and is therefore essential to an effective system of decentralization. The...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 54685 Date du document: 1 février 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Gurkan,Asli,Yilmaz,Serdar,Aslam,Ghazia
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Human trafficking : a brief overview (anglais)
Millions of men, women and children are victims of human trafficking for sexual, forced labor and other forms of exploitation worldwide. The human and economic costs of this take an immense toll on individuals...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 54683 Date du document: 1 décembre 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Makisaka,Megumi