Economic growth in Central America has increased rapidly over the past 20 years. Currently, the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita for the six Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvado...
Tipo: Energy StudyInforme#: 52106Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2010
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) addresses global environmental issues while supporting national sustainable development initiatives. It does so through a partnership involving 176 member countri...
Tipo: Annual ReportInforme#: 65332Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2010
This report aims to shed light to the issue of the relevance of measuring how far Colombia is from providing equality of opportunity among its children and youth by answering the following questions: ...
Tipo: Policy NoteInforme#: 57848Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2010Autor:
Vélez, Carlos E. ;
Azevedo,Joao Pedro Wagner De ;
Posso, Christian
Output-Based Aid (OBA) ties the disbursement of public funding to the achievement of clearly specified results that directly support improved access to basic services. OBA has emerged as an important ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 57815Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2010Autor:
Tremolet,Sophie Cecile Marie ;
Evans, Barbara
The current report presents and overview of the child labour phenomenon in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region over recent years. It represents part of a broader effort to improve understandi...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 64514Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2010
Since its inception in 1991, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) has been facilitating technology transfer to help developing countries address the global climate change challenge. The GEF has evolv...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 65692Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2010
Ozone depletion threatens human health, agriculture, biodiversity, and global climate. In 1987, the Montreal Protocol, one of the world's most successful multilateral environmental agreements, set agg...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 65690Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2010
Guatemala is the largest economy in Central America. Since the signing of the peace accords in 1996 that ended the 36-year civil war, Guatemala has made significant progress in undergoing the necessar...
Tipo: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)Informe#: 54242Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2010
The objective of this Policy Note is to provide a tool for countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean region to take stock of Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs and policies in their ter...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 80713Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2010
Worldwide, nearly 1.4 billion people live without access to electricity and nearly 2.7 billion people use traditional biomass fuels for cooking. One challenge to increasing reliable energy access for ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 58599Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2010Autor:
Kumar,Geeta ;
Mumssen,Yogita
For the past five years, the Government of Egypt and the World Bank have worked together on the most far-reaching, substantive and comprehensive drive toward financial sector strengthening so far in E...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 97054Fecha: 30 de octubre de 2010
This Results Profile talks about strengthening gender capacities among gender focal points in water governance structures in Kenya. During the drought, women and girls in Kenya often travel far on foo...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 96100Fecha: 29 de octubre de 2010
The school-based management (SBM) has become a very popular movement over the last decade. The World Bank's work on school-based management emerged from a need to better define the concept, review the...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 48740Fecha: 28 de octubre de 2010Autor:
Barrera-Osorio, Felipe ;
Fasih,Tazeen ;
Patrinos,Harry Anthony ;
Santibanez,Lucrecia Margarita
Thirty years ago, half the developing world lived in extreme poverty today, a quarter. Now, a much smaller share of children are malnourished and at risk of early death. And access to modern infrastru...
Tipo: World Development ReportInforme#: 53077Fecha: 28 de octubre de 2010Autor:
Bierbaum,Rosina M. ;
Fay,Marianne ;
Ross-Larson, Bruce [editor]
This Results Profile talks about strengthening the contribution of education in the knowledge economy in Mexico. Education quality was a major concern at all levels and most students did not meet mini...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 96092Fecha: 25 de octubre de 2010
This Results Profile talks about leading the agenda on mitigation and adaptation to climate change in Mexico. Mexico is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. 15 percent of its territ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 96091Fecha: 24 de octubre de 2010
This Results Profile talks about Tonga Post-Tsunami Reconstruction Project. Niuatoputapu is one of the two inhabited islands in Tonga’s Niua group, located in the northern-most part of Tonga. The isla...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 96086Fecha: 21 de octubre de 2010
This Results Profile talks about The Business Environment Reform and Institutional Strengthening Project (BERIS) in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The economy faced numerous challenges, such a...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 96084Fecha: 20 de octubre de 2010
This Results Profile talks about Azerbaijan Highway Program. Azerbaijan was identified as one of the countries with the poorest road infrastructure in the region, according to a study examining the im...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 96085Fecha: 20 de octubre de 2010
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