Unequal access to economic opportunity for individuals with different innate characteristics, such as ethnicity or parents’ socioeconomic status, is often seen as both morally undesirable and bad for economic...
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Findings: As in most developing countries, agriculture in Liberia is foundational to the country’s poverty alleviation efforts. Agriculture is the main source of livelihood in Liberia, employing nearly 50 percent...
Highlights: The effects of a warming climate are slow building and chronic. Hotter days will gradually evolve into extreme seasons and years. Erratic rainfall patterns will...
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The CPIA is an annual diagnostic tool for countries eligible for financing from the International Development Association (IDA), the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. The...
In the last two years, Liberia’s economic performance has improved. Inflation remained in single digits despite high global food and fuel prices and a relaxation in monetary...
Nearly all types of natural capital—the world’s stock of resources provided by nature—are in decline.
Combining cutting-edge, integrated natural science and economic models with an...
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The 4 priority areas of the draft ten-year Action Plan for Fertilizers and Soil Health in Africa are:
1. Strengthening sectoral policies and the policy and regulatory...
Putting Pandemics Behind Us: Investing in One Health to Reduce Risks of Emerging Infectious Diseases
As the world continues to deal with the devastating effects of COVID-19, the World Bank is releasing a new report that proposes actionable solutions to end the cycle of devastating pandemics. Policymakers, governments...
Liberia’s economy is still recovering from years of poor economic and social performance. Owing in part to repeated exogenous shocks, including the Ebola outbreak, the collapse of iron ore...
This study used ecological and socioecological simulation modelling to forecast the impacts of climate change in Africa on fish stocks and the fisheries and fishing communities that depend on them, by 2050 and 2100...