When conflicts end, the tragic impact of lives lost, damages, and the countless needs of people left in its wake are overwhelmingly visible. There are also other long-lasting and damaging…

A.S. Harinath, Ahmed Ali |

Over the decades, the question of who participates in and who is excluded from participation mediated by technology has been the focus of both civic tech critics and proponents. This paper…

Tiago Carneiro Peixoto, Jonathan Mellon, Fredrik Sjoberg |

Many Caribbean islands are battling not only with the COVID-19 pandemic , but also compounding hazards during the Atlantic hurricane season. However, within the region, the Overseas Countries and…

Kerri Cox, Rendell Ernest de Kort, Stefan Leeffers, Mary Boyer |

Last summer, catastrophic flooding inundated parts of Europe and governments will bear much of the cost. Insurance instruments could help to close the financing gap posed by natural disasters.

Jean Pesme, Samantha Cook, Tatiana Skalon |

GovTech – the use of the latest technology to modernize the public sector -- has great potential to deliver on the promises of the digital age by improving core government systems and services to…

Kimberly Johns, Cem Dener |

  The Richtersveld Community Conservancy on the south border of the Richtersveld National Park in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Photo: John Hogg/World Bank  This week I was at the G7…

Karin Kemper |

Corredor Seco, Honduras. Copyright: Angels Maso. World Bank.  A few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to visit the "Federico Boquín" water treatment plant and dam in Tegucigalpa, one of…

Seynabou Sakho, Marco Antonio Aguero |

Paris Peace Forum. © Ibrahim Ajaja/World Bank [[tweetable]]This week marks 100 years since the end of World War I. One hundred years since an armistice encouraged battling sides to lay down their…

Franck Bousquet |

Brazil has committed to implementing actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 43% by 2030, in comparison to 2005 levels.

Alexandre Kossoy |

The ICP blog series explores ideas and issues under the International Comparison Program umbrella – including innovations in price and data collection, discussions on purpose and methodology, as…

Edie Purdie |