Planning a city for today, tomorrow and the future: Ibadan, Nigeria

A historic moment for the citizens of Ibadan to agree on a vision that will shape the future for the next 20-years to become a sustainable city.

Ivan Bruce |
Disaster Risk Management, Urban Development

Now is the time to invest in South Asia’s future

The World Bank’s fund for the poorest countries, IDA has been a reliable partner in South Asia for more than six decades and contributed to a sharp decline in poverty in the region. Yet, for…

Hartwig Schafer |
Climate Change, Education, Environment, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Gender, Governance, Health, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Jobs & Development, Poverty, Water

The future of the sanitation economy: Perspectives on World Toilet Day

The future of the sanitation economy: Perspectives on World Toilet Day

Maria Angelica Sotomayor, Martin Gambrill |
Water

Open defecation nearly halved since 2000 but is still practiced by 670 million

Open defecation is the practice of people defecating outside, such as in street gutters, behind bushes or into open bodies of water. Between 2000 and 2017, the world nearly...

Haruna Kashiwase |
Health

Harmonized learning outcomes: transforming learning assessment data into national education policy reforms

Harry A. Patrinos, Noam Angrist |
Education

Giving women in extreme poverty one large package of aid and support gives them the tools to build a better future

As we work on the next IDA replenishment we have a chance to integrate these lessons across our programs that are focused on countries affected by fragility and conflict.

Kristalina Georgieva |
Fragility Conflict and Violence, Gender, Poverty