This paper examines the challenges that African governments are grappling with as part of a renewed international effort to expand electricity access. It shows how the crux of the challenge is twofold ...

There is increased global attention to these evolving risks and recognition of the importance of responding through proactive ...

Commodity price volatility—along with energy and food security concerns—has renewed interest in supply- and demand-management schemes. This paper revisits experiences of international commodity ...

Despite facing a complex fragility crisis, Somalia has made important progress in state-building and economic recovery, ...

With most people already living in cities and the global urban population estimated to double by 2050, cities are central to human well-being and sustainable development. Whereas cities reap the ...

This report provides a high-level overview of the key findings and insights contained in the report, “Waste Management in the Middle East and North Africa”. The report draws on new data from the 19 ...

This paper analyzes extreme child poverty ($2.15/day poverty line) trends, as well as child poverty based on the higher international poverty lines of $3.65 and $6.85. The paper provides a trajectory ...

Nature-based solutions (NBS) can help countries facing complex climate-related challenges to address disaster risks while ...

Heat stress is causing unnecessary deaths, illness, economic losses, and reductions in infrastructure and urban service ...

Celebrating thirty-five years since its founding, in FY23 MIGA issued a record 6.4 billion in new guarantees across forty projects. Through these projects, the Agency remained focused on encouraging ...

Climate change has made delivering better development in Madagascar ever more urgent. This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) finds that Madagascar’s aspiration to evolve into an emerging ...

This paper examines the effect of women’s political empowerment on public spending efficiency in developing countries. Using ...