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Insights for Global Development Solutions

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2017-10) World Bank Group

The Development Digest is a half-yearly publication that features key works from teams based at the World Bank Group Global Knowledge and Research Hub in Malaysia. This third issue of the Development Digest focuses on green Islamic financing, where Malaysia leads the way with the issuance of the world's first green corporate sukuk. This digest also looks into topics like ASEAN at 50, open data, the role of GDP in development, migration, and microfinance. Other articles include one on industrial policies versus public goods to spur growth, and another on economic forecasting.
Knowledge Externalities from Poverty Mapping in the European Union

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2016-03) World Bank Group

The Poverty Mapping in the European Union (EU) project, an initiative of the World Bank and European Commission (EC) in cooperation with EU member states, has developed a set of high-resolution poverty maps by using information from recent national population censuses and household income surveys to estimate the rates of monetary poverty for small geographic areas in EU member states. This disaggregated information can help guide allocations of EU funds to the areas in highest need as well as inform decision making and policies at the national and sub -national levels in each of the EU member states. This brief outlines several of the key knowledge externalities gained in the context of this project that have improved the World Bank’s approach to poverty mapping, including methodological innovations in small area poverty estimation and enhancements to the publicly available poverty mapping software PovMap.
Lessons Learned from Poverty Mapping in the European Union

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2016-03) World Bank Group

The Poverty Mapping in the European Union (EU) project, an initiative of the World Bank and European Commission (EC) in cooperation with EU member states, has developed a set of high-resolution poverty maps by using information from recent national population censuses and household income surveys to estimate the rates of monetary poverty for small geographic areas in EU member states. This disaggregated information can help guide allocations of EU funds to the areas in highest need as well as inform decision making and policies at the national and sub- national levels in each of the EU member states.
Building Climate Resilience

(World Bank, Entebbe, 2015-05-01) World Bank Group

Climate change is a critical issue facing the countries of the Nile basin. While individual weather events are difficult to attribute to climate change, their sum is already having adverse effects on socioeconomic conditions across the region. While climate change was not an overt focus of the Nile basin initiative’s (NBI’s) mandate when it was launched in 1999, it has emerged as a key challenge for countries of the Nile to take seriously. Understanding variability in river flows is one of the first steps in understanding climate change impacts and planning how to respond to them. Developing this understanding and getting it into use has been at the heart of the NBI’s technical work.
Changing Lives in the Nile Basin

(World Bank, Entebbe, 2015-05-01) World Bank Group

A remarkable program of cooperation in the Nile basin is bringing change to millions of people living in poverty. By promoting trust and cooperation between the 10 Nile countries, the Nile basin initiative (NBI) has enabled these countries to advance a shared vision for development of the region based on sustainable management and equitable use of the Nile water resources. Countries have come together to plan and implement development projects that are proving to be transformative in terms of food, water, and energy security - as well as improving the resilience of some of the poorest in society. Once implemented, these projects promise to benefit nearly 30 million people.