Whether you are a policy maker, student, civil society representative, development professional, or someone who follows development issues as an interested citizen and member of your community, we...
Exclusion based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression (SOGIE) exists in different forms across cultures, countries and regions. Homosexuality is punishable by death in some...
"Achievements and lessons learned from the ESA EO4SD Urban Development initiative under the WB/ESA partnership"
The European Space Agency (ESA) has supported a dedicated activity cluster on urban...
"Showcasing applications, challenges, and achievements of the EO4SD-Urban initiative (2016-2020) and ascertaining the sustainability of the program within the World Bank context."
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Join World Bank Vice President for East Asia and the Pacific Victoria Kwakwa as she explores Singapore’s transformation in only five decades to become a high income economy. In addition to fostering...
"Learn how the World Bank Group’s Maximizing Finance for Development approach pairs development challenges with private sector solutions."
The World Bank Group is redefining our approach to...
We can end extreme poverty, but how to cover the costs of development? There are solutions! The World Bank Group brought together development organizations, governments, the private sector and civil...
New and disruptive technologies play a key role in re-imagining sustainable development. For the poor, access to reliable energy, education, healthcare, clean water and better financing combined...
Poland has been a development success story. The country moved from middle-income to high-income status in less than 15 years. Watch this video to find out how Poland did it, what possible lessons...
"See country snapshots for a selection of World Development Indicators"
These dashboards present data from the World Development Indicators (WDI) that help to monitor the Sustainable Development...
As the lights dimmed in the Preston Auditorium for the start of the Security Development Nexus event, musicians rather than panelists took the stage. An impromptu musical performance followed,...
In a brief video, Dr. Joon-Kyung Kim, President of the Korea Development Institute, explains how Korea’s new culture of doing things has led to broad-based and sustainable development. The Korea...
This Economic Premise examines the link between highways and spatial development. The Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) highway project in India—5,846 km of highways linking four major urban hubs—improved...
GFDRR’s Capacity Development Program advances the analytical and professional skills of disaster risk management practitioners through a growing network of partnerships with training centers...
Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) involves integrating land use and transit planning to promote sustainable urban development forms. It is a multidisciplinary planning and design strategy to ensure...
Two-day course about the design and implementation of successful Early Childhood Development (ECD) policies and programs in low- and middle-income countries, including by expanding the Systems...
Should developing countries focus on the development of urban infrastructure and in general facilitate the location of employment in its large cities to exploit the still important agglomeration...
South Korea presents a compelling story of economic growth. It’s one of few countries that made the transition from a resource-poor, low-income nation to a high-income economy in only...