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Understanding and building Indigenous resilience to climate change in South Asia
The rehabilitation of the health unit and the conversion of the main power supply to solar are among the local development schemes under the Pakistan Community Support Project (CSP), supported by…
Megacities attract disproportionate attention and investments, yet most of the world’s population lives in intermediate cities of fewer than 500,000 people. How can we help those secondary cities…
Many communities across Africa still lack access to an all-weather road. A recent World Bank study shows drones can help fill the gap and deliver essential goods or services to isolated…
Through their renewed road safety partnership, the World Bank and Bloomberg Philanthropies aim to save an additional 600,000 lives on the road, and prevent up to 22 million injuries.
Rural roads are conceived primarily for cars and trucks, yet most residents in developing countries do not have access to motorized transport. How can we change this and design roads that work all…
South Asian cities are known hotspots for air pollution. But in the last few months, many have enjoyed unusually clear skies and fresh air.
With just 10 percent of the world's vehicles, the region accounts for more than a quarter of global traffic deaths. Many crash victims are pedestrians, cyclists, or motorcyclists, and road…
Closing gaps and financing taps: The next step for rural water supply
We recently published a paper, Intergenerational Impact of Population Shocks on Children’s Health: Evidence from the 1993-2001 Refugee Crisis in Tanzania, that looks at the long-term impacts of…