In 2024, global temperatures reached record highs multiple times, highlighting the growing severity of extreme heat and the widespread implications. By 2050, Bangkok, already prone to high temperatures...
En dépit de la sécheresse qui a légèrement freiné la croissance globale du PIB à 3.2 %, l’économie marocaine a montré des signes prometteurs en 2024. La croissance du secteur non agricole s’est accélérée...
The Blue Economy in Africa, with its extensive aquatic and marine resources, is expected to play a major role in the continent’s climate adaptation. It presents distinct opportunities to generate jobs...
Climate change impacts the planet overall, and the Blue Economy is not exempt from these effects. On the contrary, the ocean is a major regulator of global and regional weather, and ocean acidification...
The Inspection Panel (the “Panel”) of the World Bank (the “Bank”)1 received a Request for Inspection (the “Request”) on February 5, 2025, concerning the Bank-financed Green National Highway Corridor Project...
Ratings for the Transport Systems Improvement Project for Ethiopia were as follows: outcome was moderately unsatisfactory, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation (M...
This report is a review of GRADEs conducted since 2015, and GRADE’s efficiency, comparative advantage through detailed analysis, and future. First, the GRADE approach and how it has been used and evolved...
The new political context emerging from the May 2024 elections provides a unique opportunity for South Africa. The alignment of economic and political incentives, in the sense that improving the economy...
Ratings of Regional Roads Development Project for Uzbekistan were as follows: outcome was moderately satisfactory, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation quality was...
The development objective of Dodoma Integrated and Sustainable Transport Project for Tanzania is to support safe, sustainable, and inclusive accessibility in Dodoma City. This project has four components...
Ratings for the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) Project for Senegal (PEAMIR) were as follows: outcome and Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation (M and E) quality...
The objective of the Buenos Aires: Belgrano Sur Passenger Railway Line Modernization Project for Argentina is to improve accessibility in the area of influence of the Belgrano Sur Line in an inclusive...
The development objective of the Green and Resilient São Paulo (SP) Metro Line 2 Extension Project for Brazil is to improve low-carbon mobility, increase job accessibility, and enable social housing in...
The new political context emerging from the May 2024 elections provides a unique opportunity for South Africa. The alignment of economic and political incentives, in the sense that improving the economy...
The new political context emerging from the May 2024 elections provides a unique opportunity for South Africa. The alignment of economic and political incentives, in the sense that improving the economy...
This study is a novel attempt to analyze the patterns and trends of urbanization in medium to large cities in Central Asia. It encompasses a broad range of parameters, and employs an evidence-based approach...