The number of crises affecting households' livelihoods is increasing worldwide. The note aims to inform the new Social Protection and Labor (SPL) strategy 2012-2022 on how SPL practice in the World Ba...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 68517Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012
The food, fuel, and financial crises showed policymakers in low-income countries and fragile situations the value of having well-designed social protection programs in place prior to the crises. Subse...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 68521Fecha: 1 de abril de 2012
Haiti is an important rice consumer, and a big rice importer. Around 86 percent of the Haitian population consumes rice. The decision to implement an indirect subsidy was made based on the fact that i...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 75648Fecha: 31 de marzo de 2012Autor:
Arias Carballo, Diego ;
Carneus, Maxime
Colombia has the seventh highest Gini coefficient of income inequality in the world. The Santos Administration is aware of this challenge and has taken important steps to reduce disparities. The Gover...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 67623Fecha: 30 de marzo de 2012Autor:
Moller, Lars Christian
Chile's Programa de Credito con Aval del Estado (CAE in its Spanish acronym) is uniquely positioned to help hundreds of thousands of qualified-but-financially-needy Chileans attend and finish tertiary...
Tipo: Other Education StudyInforme#: 70209Fecha: 8 de marzo de 2012
The authors believe that innovations in these financial instruments take some time to be able to overcome the challenges of reaching small producing and designing insurance agriculture programs within...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 68510Fecha: 1 de marzo de 2012
This report claims that the two main consequences that climate change has on the coastal environment in the world, are the increase in mean sea level and changes in wave climate (increases in frequenc...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 68421Fecha: 1 de marzo de 2012Autor:
Pedrozo Acuña, Adrián
The positive impact Global Environment Facility (GEF) investments have on the two billion human beings is still waiting for access to electricity, clean water, and other services others easily enjoy. ...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 76391Fecha: 1 de marzo de 2012Autor:
Djellal, Yacout Yasmine ;
Hofer, Christian
The objective of this analysis is to assess the state of progress of risk management in Colombia and propose recommendations to help the Government set public policy in the short-and long-term. For th...
Tipo: Other Public Sector StudyInforme#: 70103Fecha: 1 de marzo de 2012Autor:
Campos Garcia, Ana ;
Costa, Carlos R. ;
Diaz, Carolina G. ;
Dickson, Eric ;
Holm-Nielsen, Niels B. ;
Ramirez Cortes, Fernando ;
Rubiano Vargas, Diana Marcela
The objective of this analysis is to assess the state of progress of risk management in Colombia and propose recommendations to help the Government set public policy in the short-and long-term. For th...
Tipo: Other Public Sector StudyInforme#: 70103Fecha: 1 de marzo de 2012Autor:
Campos Garcia, Ana ;
Costa, Carlos R. ;
Diaz, Carolina G. ;
Dickson, Eric ;
Holm-Nielsen, Niels B. ;
Ramirez Cortes, Fernando ;
Rubiano Vargas, Diana Marcela
Peru is an upper middle income country with remarkable economic growth over the last decade. Peru faces the challenge of achieving more inclusive economic growth. The Government launched an ambitious ...
Tipo: Country Assistance Strategy DocumentInforme#: 66187Fecha: 8 de febrero de 2012
Financial inclusion today is about financial markets that serve more people with more products at lower cost. This focus note first describes the challenges of the broader financial inclusion landscap...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 68069Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2012Autor:
Ehrbeck, Tilman D. ;
Pickens, Mark ;
Tarazi, Ala Michael
This primer is concerned with energy use and efficiency of network-based water supply and wastewater treatment in urban areas. It focuses on the supply side of the municipal water cycle, including the...
Tipo: ESMAP PaperInforme#: 68280Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2012
This issue of the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) caseload - statistics provides an updated profile of the ICSID caseload, historically and for the Centre's fisc...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 72661Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2012
In a number of countries, two separate, but potentially complementary policy agendas have emerged in the past five years: governments have sought to increase the use of electronic means for government...
Informe#: 68070Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2012Autor:
Bold, Christopher Eric ;
Porteous, David John ;
Parker, Sarah Rotman
The financial systems of the Latin America and the Caribbean region (LAC) are at a crucial juncture. After a history of recurrent instability and crisis (a trademark of the region), they now seem well...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 65744Fecha: 10 de enero de 2012Autor:
Ize, Alain ;
Schmukler, Sergio L. ;
De La Torre, Augusto
International Finance Corporation’s (IFC’s) sustainability framework articulates the Corporation’s strategic commitment to sustainable development, and is an integral part of IFC’s approach to risk ma...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 113848Fecha: 1 de enero de 2012
International Finance Corporation (IFC) strives for positive development outcomes in the activities it supports in developing countries. These activities include: (i) investments financed directly by ...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 110832Fecha: 1 de enero de 2012
Knowledge exchange, or peer-to-peer learning, is a powerful way to share, replicate, and scale up what works in development. Development practitioners want to learn from the practical experience of ot...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 74263Fecha: 1 de enero de 2012Autor:
Kumar, Shobha ;
Leonard, Aaron
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