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    Power in Perseverance: Understanding the Journey of Women Entrepreneurs in Yemen
    (Washington, DC: World Bank, 2024-06-03) World Bank
    In Yemen, women and girls face multiple obstacles that hinder progress toward gender equality and limit their economic participation. The ongoing conflict has devastated the lives, health, and economic prospects of ordinary Yemenis, and deepened vulnerabilities, especially for women and girls. However, global experience has shown that women often take on the role of head of household and actively participate in income-generating activities during times of crisis. A similar trend has reportedly been seen in Yemen, with women starting new businesses since the start of the conflict and having more say in household decision making. Despite this, Yemeni women still face societal expectations and restrictive norms that limit their mobility and interactions in public life. This study analyzes factors that enable or constrain Yemeni women to participate in economic activities during a period of protracted conflict. The study uses in-depth interviews and photo documentary to portray the journeys of 24 female entrepreneurs from four governorates in Yemen who have persevered with their businesses. The team subsequently coded and analyzed all interviews to search for common themes and emerging patterns. The study focuses on a niche group of women who have started enterprises in a country where the female labor force participation is low. The study uncovers critical insights into understanding their needs and aspirations to pave an enabling environment. This study, while small, can be used to inform findings relevant to (i) this group of women, (ii) other women living in other parts of Yemen, (iii) other women living in similar contexts of protracted conflict, and (iv) generations of women to come in these contexts. The study found that interviewed female entrepreneurs face a web of intertwined factors that act as facilitators and barriers at the individual and household, enterprise and market, formal institutions, and informal institutions levels.
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    Water for Shared Prosperity
    (Washington, DC: World Bank, 2024-05-21) Zhang, Fan; Borja-Vega, Christian
    In 1997, thousands of people gathered in Marrakesh, Morocco, for the first World Water Forum to address an urgent problem: the global water crisis. The meeting resulted in the Marrakech Declaration, a pledge that called on the World Water Council to develop a “World Water Vision” for the 21st century. In 2024, thousands are convening in Bali, Indonesia, for the 10th World Water Forum. Indonesia and Morocco are worlds apart in many ways. As the world’s largest archipelago, Indonesia is surrounded by water. On the other hand, Morocco is partly occupied by the Sahara, the world’s largest hot desert. However, one reality these (and many other) countries share is water stress. The 10th World Water Forum is an invitation to consider the collective water issues in countries as different as Indonesia and Morocco and to draw parallels among them. But it is also about finding solutions This report makes three major contributions. It (1) provides a conceptual framework to illustrate the relationship between water and shared prosperity; (2) presents new empirical evidence on the drivers, extent and costs of inequalities in water access, as well as disparities in the impacts of climate-related water shocks; and (3) identifies policy responses to improve water access, strengthen climate resilience, and promote shared prosperity on a livable planet.
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    Yemen Economic Monitor, Fall 2023: Peace on the Horizon?
    (Washington, DC, 2023-11-08) World Bank
    The Yemen Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the past six months. It also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Yemen. The Monitor places these developments, policies, and findings in a longer-term and global context and assesses their implications for Yemen’s outlook. Its coverage ranges from the macro economy to financial markets to human welfare and development indicators. It is intended for a wide audience, including policy makers, development partners, business leaders, financial market participants, and the community of analysts and professionals engaged in Yemen.