The blog highlights a new initiative in Uttarakhand, India, where public-private partnerships have established Centers of Excellence in technical institutes. With World Bank support, these centers…

Ambarish Ambuj, Denis Nikolaev, Meghna Sharma |

Understanding and building Indigenous resilience to climate change in South Asia

Robin Mearns, Caroline Mary Sage |

South Asia’s higher education sector has been growing. As countries struggle to accommodate increasing student numbers with limited financial resources, regional collaboration in the higher…

Cecile Fruman, Lynne Sherburne-Benz |

About six months after Kantaben lost her husband to COVID-19, members of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)—a national trade union of 2.5 million informal workers in India—approached…

Reema Nanavaty , Hana Brixi |

COVID-19 has been a global catastrophe killing millions, damaging economies, and impairing human development. Yet, the pandemic has also been a catalyst for much needed health system reform,…

Aparnaa Somanathan, Trina Haque, Feng Zhao |

To make public transport more women-friendly, one key priority is to educate transport workers and decisionmakers about the specific mobility needs of women and about the challenges they may face…

Mitali Nikore, Sarah Natasha, Gerald Ollivier |

For South Asia to reach its full economic potential, it must explore untapped opportunities.

Hans Timmer |

Between the 1970s and 1998, the World Bank financed 100 sites and services projects in 53 countries. Now, could a second generation of sites and services projects be a solution for the housing…

Judy Baker, Sheila Kamunyori, Keziah Mwang’a |

Two-wheeler crashes account for the highest death rate around the world, compared to other road traffic crashes. The situation is particularly alarming in South Asia. But the proper use of…

Jean Todt, Hartwig Schafer |

From plastic pollution to remittance flows, climate change to digital technology, human capital to road safety, we look back at the past year and highlight some of the most popular blogs from 2021…

Trishna Thapa |