Social Sustainability and Inclusion

Better mobility for migrants, refugees, and societies: Read and comment on the new World Development Report 2023 Concept Note

Around 300 million people live outside their country of birth. The World Development Report (WDR) 2023: Migrants, Refugees, and Societies will address the benefits of cross-border mobility,…

Xavier Devictor, Quy-Toan Do, Caglar Ozden|
Competitiveness, Financial Inclusion, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty, Regional Integration, Social Protection, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Trade

How can countries improve tax collection? Lessons from Liberia

Building capacity to collect taxes efficiently and equitably is an important policy goal for governments. Still, Liberia, like many low- and lower-middle-income countries, faces serious challenges…

Oyebola Okunogbe, Yahe Li|
Competitiveness, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Social Sustainability and Inclusion

Mapping Dar es Salaam’s trees through artificial intelligence

Using the latest machine learning technology, Tanzania’s Resilience Academy participants helped build a comprehensive map of the city’s trees.

Nick Jones, Vivien Deparday, Nuala Margaret Cowan|
Digital Development, Disaster Risk Management, Social Sustainability and Inclusion

Air pollution kills – Evidence from a global analysis of exposure and poverty

Globally, poor air quality is estimated to cause some 7 million deaths each year. This study provides a comprehensive account of the relationship between ambient (outdoor) air pollution exposure,…

Jun Rentschler, Nadia Leonova|
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Environment, Health, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Urban Development

Three ways to support inclusive futures for LGBTI people

The World Bank's Equality of Opportunity for Sexual and Gender Minorities (EQOSOGI) report helps fill an important gap in data by assessing the laws and regulations that impact LGBTI people.…

Clifton Cortez, Christian De la Medina Soto, John Arzinos|
Fragility Conflict and Violence, Gender, Social Protection, Social Sustainability and Inclusion
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