Risks and hazards are particularly relevant in El Salvador, one of the most risk-exposed countries in the world. Extreme climatic events, such as earthquakes or floods, make the country especially…

Monica Robayo-Abril, Britta Rude, Hugo Ñopo |

El Salvador has made outstanding progress in eradicating poverty in recent years. While this achievement is no doubt praiseworthy, we can never lose sight of the fact that the country still faces…

Carine Clert, Hugo Ñopo |

Why are fertilizer prices so high, and what can countries in Central America do about this?

Luis Flores, Viviana Perego, Diego Arias |

Costa Rica lost the momentum for poverty reduction towards the end of the twentieth century. This makes Costa Rica an outlier in a region that conti…

Jacobus de Hoop, Agustin Arakaki |

Central America and the Dominican Republic have a good track record of economic growth. Between 1991 and 2019, Central America grew by an average of 4.5% per year, and the Dominican Republic by an…

Michel Kerf |

Three measures to ensure no one is left behind by this pandemic.

Michal Rutkowski |

Women worldwide continue to live in societies that provide them unequal opportunities to succeed. In many parts of the world women are less valued than men and at times their rights are violated…

Seynabou Sakho, Germán Caruso, Malena Acuña |

Activities of the Temporary Income Support Program, or PATI / World Bank With collaboration of Emma Monsalve. The 2008-09 financial crisis significantly affected El Salvador. The economy, as…

Fabrizio Zarcone, Pablo Ariel Acosta, Emma Monsalve |

Countries are facing increasingly frequent negative impacts from adverse natural events. Central America, a region prone and vulnerable to disasters, is a clear example. Just from 1992 to 2011,…

Oscar A. Ishizawa, Juan Jose Miranda |