renewable energy
Strengthening Community Clinics to improve nutrition outcomes in Bangladesh
In the summer of 2022, unusually intense monsoon rains – exacerbated by climate change - caused a super flood that submerged one-third of Pakistan, affecting some 33 million people. While all four…
In Pakistan, a country with one of the largest gender gaps in the world, women are bringing change to the emergency rescue service.
As the dust settles on the road to the Dawki Integrated Check Post (ICP) in Meghalaya, near the India-Bangladesh border, a winding queue of some 750 trucks can be seen lined up on the side. The…
Even though migration is critical to South Asia’s recovery and resilience to future shocks, the region faces several barriers in labor mobility, with high costs and frictions in credit and labor…
As Sri Lanka recovers, it is essential not only to help people escape poverty and vulnerability, but also to strengthen their resilience to future shocks in an increasingly volatile world.
The average Pakistani worker produces 40 percent more value added today than 30 years ago. Compare that to the average Vietnamese worker, who is 328 percent more productive today. Put differently…
World Bank and Georgetown University recently collaborated to conduct a study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health. The study assesses, for the first time, the prevalence of mental health…
A new World Bank study finds that collaboration across borders could slash the cost of tackling air pollution, while delivering better results