This report explores the potential contribution that the copper mining industry could make to jobs and prosperity in Zambia, and what it will take to achieve this potential. Copper has for many ...

Global fertility is declining, yet it remains unclear whether and how climate-related hazards contribute to realized fertility change. This paper combines global fertility data with disaster records ...

Cities and towns in the Pacific region face significant risks from natural hazards. These risks are projected to increase with climate change and increasing urbanization, yet they are not well ...

In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) the rapidly changing climate is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme ...

Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are experiencing a rapid urban transition in the context of intensifying climate and disaster ...

Growth in 2013 is projected to be 3 percent with slower than expected performance in all components of gross domestic ...

Socioemotional skills programs are widely used to promote economic empowerment, yet their returns may vary by skill-type and ...

This Subnational Climate Change Institutional Assessment (CCIA) offers an analysis of the institutional environment shaping climate action in Malaysia’s two most resource-rich a ...

The Global Findex database is the world's most comprehensive set of data on how people make payments, save money, borrow and manage risk. Launched in 2011, it includes more than 100 financial ...

The Open Knowledge Repository by the World Bank offers access to a vast collection of research, reports, and publications on global development issues.

Commodity prices are expected to decline by about 7 percent overall this year, reflecting subdued global economic activity, elevated trade tensions and policy uncertainty, ample global supply of oil, ...

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