Doing our part to curb single use plastic in Pakistan

Moving towards environmental sustainability is one of our key commitments to the Government of Pakistan and to ourselves, and so we decided to walk the talk. For the past year, the World Bank…

Syed Usman Javaid, Neha Ravail Khaliq |
Climate Change, Education, Energy, Environment, Extractive Industries, Forests, Health, Social Development, Social Protection, Urban Development

In South Asia, the case for road safety investment is stronger than ever

Hartwig Schafer, Makhtar Diop |
Health, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Poverty, Social Development, Transport, Urban Development

Identification for Development: Its Potential for Empowering Women and Girls

Widespread lack of official identification (ID) in developing countries disproportionately affects women and girls, who face more and higher barriers to obtaining IDs. As economists at the World…

Lucia Hanmer, Mariana Dahan |
Gender