Middle East and North Africa

How important is information to disaster response?

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:37:26 GMT

This paper highlights recent advances in the use of climate information to improve livelihoods and save lives. By analysing experiences like that of the ...

HIV and AIDS research findings from the Middle East and North Africa

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:56:11 GMT

Of all areas of the world, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) may engender the most perceptions and misperceptions about the HIV and AIDS epidemic ...

HIV among MSM in the Middle East and North Africa

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:42:25 GMT

Men who have sex with men (MSM) bear a disproportionately higher burden of HIV infection than the general population. The objective of this review ...

Environmental drivers of human mobility

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:04:28 GMT

Environmental change is one of a larger set of factors that affect human migration and displacement worldwide. Climate change and variability will particularly ...

Mapping study for evaluation of Norwegian support for human rights

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:55:43 GMT

Almost 10 billion kroner (approximately 1,8 billion US dollars) havebeen given to development cooperation to promote human rights over thepast decade. ...

Older people in emergencies are more vulnerable than others

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:45:10 GMT

When disaster strikes, older people are among the most vulnerable to neglect, injury, death and disease, yet their needs are often overlooked. This ...

Can low carbon and resource efficiency lead to economic growth?

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:53:06 GMT

The paper presents the importance and relevance of green economies. It describes a green economy as one which results in improved human well-being and ...

Is economic growth the only route out of poverty?

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:48:31 GMT

This paper seeks to identify pathways to poverty reduction other than economic growth. It focuses on exceptional cases where specific political, social ...

Can migration positively influence development?

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:16:50 GMT

This paper examines how migration and development are linked, the potential benefits of mainstreaming migration into development, and the current state ...

Can growth be achieved without prosperity?

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:46:36 GMT

This report attempts to shed light on whether nations can prosper without actually achieving sustainable growth. It also questions whether the benefits ...

Exploring urbanisation, resource use and climate change adaptation

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:02:02 GMT

The increased pressures on the world's natural resources and ecological systems in the past century, has been accompanied by rapid urban population ...

The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation stategy

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:51:28 GMT

Norad – The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation – is a specialised directorate under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Norad's ...

Managing an effective reintegration infrastructure to achieve durable peace in Afghanistan

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:13:04 GMT

Since late 2010 the Afghan government, supported by its international partners, has tried to reintegrate insurgents under the Afghan Peace and Reintegration ...

How does the rural non-farm economy contribute to employment and rural income growth?

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:52:34 GMT

Non-farm earnings account for 35 to 50 per cent of rural household income across the developing world. Landless and near-landless households everywhere ...

Lives and livelihoods in urban centers in the face of climate change

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:41:58 GMT

The lives and livelihoods of millions of people will be affected by how climate change is handled in cities in the next few years. While some city governments ...

Libya: where to now?

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:22:13 GMT

What now for Libya with the fall of the authoritarian, centralised 'one-party' system? With the Gaddafi regime defeated and dispersed policy ...

Report compiled in preparation for the State of the World's Older Persons 2012

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:01:39 GMT

The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing and its Political Declaration (Madrid Plan) were adopted in April 2002 by the 159 governments which ...

Which countries are preparing for old age?

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:29:15 GMT

The Global Aging Preparedness Index (or GAP Index) aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of the progress that countries are making in preparing for ...

Cost of universal pensions in developing countries is affordable

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:37:33 GMT

Social pensions are a vehicle for reducing the poverty of the population as a whole. This paper reviews the cost of universal pensions, suggesting that ...

Localised solutions are essential in global land markets

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:09:14 GMT

The number of people which the world must feed is expected to increase by 50% during the first half of this century, but will the world's agricultural ...

How can sustainable livelihoods approaches be more successfully applied to future development challenges?

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:19:04 GMT

How are Sustainable Livelihoods Approaches (SLAs) relevant to current and future development challenges? What has been learnt from the experience of using ...

Mind the gap: from evidence to policy impact - conference proceedings

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:09:01 GMT

The 3ie conference, Mind the Gap: From Evidence to Policy Impact, brought to centre stage the need to address this “tension between learning and ...

Plans to update the World Bank's ICT strategy

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:53:43 GMT

The World Bank Group (WBG) is reassessing and refocussing its role and priorities for engagement in the ICT sector and across sectors. This approach paper ...

Life expectancy at birth, country by country

Fri, 13 May 2011 14:05:34 GMT

Country listing of life expectancy. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality ...

Factors increasing child labour in developing countries as a result of globalisation

Fri, 13 May 2011 10:32:52 GMT

Although child labour shows a decreasing trend according to world statistics, detailed regional studies show some evidence about increases in child ...

Reducing vulnerability and increasing resilience - providing guidance from the ground

Thu, 05 May 2011 12:41:49 GMT

There is increased recognition of the value of mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) into Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities, to reduce ...

Social assistance interventions in developing countries - a database

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:32:18 GMT

This database in print form aims to: provide a summary of the evidence available on the effectiveness of social assistance interventions ...

Global progress in harm reduction policy adoption and programme implementation

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:20:45 GMT

This report presents the major developments in harm reduction policy adoption and programme implementation that have occurred in the last couple of years, ...

Guidance for malaria control projects in humanitarian situations

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:15:16 GMT

This manual provides guidance to public health promoters, water and sanitation engineers, project co-ordinators and managers who are involved in initiating ...

Thematically organised indicators for over 200 countries

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:23:05 GMT

The World Bank eAtlas of Global Development maps and graphs more than 175 thematically organised indicators for over 200 countries, letting you visualise ...

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