The transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy is urgently needed to mitigate the profound impacts of climate change. However, this essential transition presents one of the greatest socioeconomic...
Self-Help Plus (SH+) est un programme de gestion du stress fondé sur des données probantes, élaboré par l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé pour être délivré à grande échelle par des facilitateurs non...
The EdTech Readiness Index (ETRI) is a global multi-dimensional tool that collects country level data about the extent to which education and technology (EdTech) is integrated into the broader education...
Longstanding problems and new challenges often combine to require urgent solutions. Economic growth rates today in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are low and have been so for too long. This translates...
Panama has experienced significant economic growth over the past three decades, but labor market inequalities have prevented the equitable distribution of benefits. Over the last 30 years, remarkable economic...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has significant potential to help drive economic development and poverty reduction in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). AI—including traditional and generative AI (GenAI)—is...
Panama has experienced remarkable economic growth over the past three decades, yet some of its most pressing challenges reflect deficiencies in human capital accumulation. With an average annual growth...
This note includes newly developed poverty maps for Panama. In Panama, as in most countries, household surveys are not designed to produce poverty estimates at highly disaggregated territorial levels...
Globally, the overall proportion of the workforce in the agricultural sector is declining, with the proportion of women in the sector also declining. In India, however, while the overall proportion of...
This report analyzes the impact of new technologies, such as robots, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital platforms, on labor markets in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region. Technical feasibility...
Brief infographic that looks at social safety nets in the Sahel.
Mozambique stands at a critical juncture in addressing adolescent girls’ pathways to prosperity. Due to prevailing vulnerabilities, there is momentum to strengthen the country’s educational foundations...
In 2015, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) brought global attention to the key role that early childhood education plays in shaping a child’s future success, emphasizing the critical...
This policy brief is based on the “Mapping childcare programs and gaps in provision in areas with employment opportunities for women in Honduras” report. The assessment examines the childcare needs of...
The five case studies detailed in this document describe a variety of contexts in which measures are being implemented to attract, recruit, retain, and advance women in science, technology, engineering...
This short note summarizes some of the findings from an extensive literature review, a global stocktaking exercise, key informant interviews, and five case studies in order to provide World Bank Group...