The document discusses the challenges posed by climate change and climate-induced disasters in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, and the need for Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) to help vulnerable...
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Indigenous Peoples (IPs) play a critical but often overlooked and misunderstood role in global development. As culturally distinct communities and stewards of a large share of the world’s natural resources...
Highlights: Access to food: Although global food prices have declined from their peaks in 2022, heightened food insecurity amid elevated food prices remains...
The Venezuelan exodus is the largest migration flow of its kind in the recent history of the Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) region. It represents the secondlargest population flow in the world...
This paper studies the effect of the 2018 drought on household consumption and poverty in Afghanistan, a semi-arid and conflict-affected country. The paper combines geolocated household data with remote-sensing weather data...
Highlights: Jordan has prudently navigated difficult times, showing resilience in the face of several external shocks. Despite the growth recovery, entrenched structural constraints continue...
Highlights: Tanzania has made significant social and economic progress in recent decades. The economy has grown by an average of 6.1 percent per year since 2000, elevating Tanzania...
Highlights on access to food: Thailand's inflation rate continued to be the lowest among ASEAN peers and ranked behind only China among emerging markets due...
Important reform decisions have been taken for Nigeria to avoid a fiscal cliff, and temporary compensation is being provided to help the poorest and most vulnerable households. In May...