Year in Review: 2016 in 12 Charts (and a video)

Between the social, political, and economic upheavals affecting our lives, and the violence and forced displacement making headlines, you’d be forgiven for feeling gloomy about 2016. A look at the…

Tariq Khokhar, Donna Barne |
Climate Change, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Digital Development, Education, Environment

Can cash transfers and training reduce intimate partner violence? Learning from Bangladesh

This blog post draws on material from "Can cash transfers prevent intimate partner violence?" which was published on the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) blog in May…

Melissa Hidrobo, Shalini Roy |
Gender, Urban Development

A tale of two disasters: Communities connecting and learning from each other

Community members from Nepal learn how to make paper jewelry crafts from Ibasho-Japan members.  (Photo: Margaret Arnold / World Bank) In the aftermath of the earthquake that struck Nepal in April…

Margaret Arnold |
Agriculture and Food, Disaster Risk Management, Gender, Urban Development, Social Sustainability and Inclusion