The study described in this policy brief quantified the impacts of water shocks (too much, too little and too dirty) on economic outcomes in Colombia, using combined hydrological and econometric modeling...
The study described in this policy brief quantified the impacts of water shocks (too much, too little and too dirty) on economic outcomes in Colombia, using combined hydrological and econometric modeling...
This report represents a synthesis of joint research conducted by the Development Research Center of the State Council of the People's Republic of China (DRC) and the World Bank. Building on the track...
Prudent economic policies, combined with the enabling conditions created by a high endowment of water, have transformed Vietnam from a low income to a middle-income country within two decades. Though growth...
This report represents a synthesis of joint research conducted by the Development Research Center of the State Council of the People's Republic of China (DRC) and the World Bank. Building on the track...
The South Asia Food and Nutrition Security Initiative (SAFANSI) is an innovative, flexible trust fund that has had an outsized impact on advancing regional nutrition policy, research, and services since...
The South Asia Food and Nutrition Security Initiative (SAFANSI) was created in 2010 to foster actions that lead to measurable improvements in food and nutrition security (FNS). Through flexible small grants...
This infographic on Water Sector Performance is based on the Water Security Diagnostic, "Pakistan: Getting More from Water." Water resources management, Water Service Delivery and Water-Related Risk Mitigation...
This infographic on Water Security Trajectories is based on the Water Security Diagnostic, "Pakistan: Getting More from Water." Water scarcity will not prevent Pakistan from achieving upper-middle-income...
The infographic on Water Security Outcomes is based on the Water Security Diagnostic, "Pakistan: Getting More from Water." Major economic benefits are from irrigation and hydropower and major costs are...
This report builds on prior work to provide a new, comprehensive, and balanced view of water security in Pakistan, stressing the importance of the diverse social, environmental, and economic outcomes from...
This infographic on Water Sector Architecture is based on the Water Security Diagnostic, "Pakistan: Getting More from Water." Infrastructure, water governance and financing are discussed.
The infographic on Water Endowment is based on the Water Security Diagnostic, "Pakistan: Getting More from Water." Average water balances, temporal patterns, provincial endowment and groundwater are discussed.
This policy brief is based on the Water Security Diagnostic, "Pakistan: Getting More from Water." The report explores water security in Pakistan through a conceptual framework that highlights the balance...
During this reporting period, SAFANSI-II had an active portfolio of 27 projects, including 4 just-in-time (JIT) activities, for a total of USD 9.46 million. India remained the largest recipient (35 percent...
Female and childhood malnutrition rates in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan are among the highest in the world. The effects of malnutrition are generally divided into stunting, which refers to height deficit...
Prudent economic policies, combined with the enabling conditions created by a high endowment of water, have transformed Vietnam from a low income to a middle-income country within two decades. Though growth...
An epidemiological transition is well underway in India, in common with countries throughout much of the developing world. The transition refers to a change in the prevailing causes of illness (morbidity)...
Cities are key to reducing poverty and promoting shared prosperity in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Cities generally are sites for cultivating and fostering the accumulation of multiple forms of capital. In...
This Briefing Note summarizes findings from the World Bank’s research and policy engagements between November 2014 and December 2016 in Port Moresby and Lae, the two largest cities in Papua New Guinea...