Antonia is a Salvadoran chef who had the opportunity to work for 6 months in the United States with a work visa, called H-2B; a program that allows employers to bring foreign nationals to the US to fill temporary jobs. Thanks to the employment intermediation provided by the El Salvadoran government and the United States Agency for […]
Amidst the ebb and flow of life, Felix and Cris, an elderly couple in their mid-90s in Pinilla Trasmonte, a remote village in Spain, find themselves at a pivotal moment. Even the simplest of tasks feel like mountains to climb, highlighting the undeniable truth of their aging journey. However, finding an affordable care facility remains […]
On December 5th, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released the results of the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)—the most comprehensive cross-country comparison of children’s learning outcomes in basic education. Even more than usual, educators and policymakers eagerly anticipated the results since this was the first PISA release after the COVID-19 […]
Morocco has made significant economic progress in the last two decades, increasing per capita income and reducing poverty. In our paper, Exports to Jobs: Morocco’s Trade Patterns and Local Labor Market Outcomes, we tackle the questions of whether trade policies, such as signing Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs), improved trade flows; whether an increase in exports improved […]
Recurrent and intensifying shocks—driven by extreme weather events, pandemics, and conflicts—have cast a long shadow over the timely realization of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. In research and policy circles, attention has been given almost exclusively to post-shock remedial interventions. However, interventions preceding shocks are increasingly seen as preferred alternatives to enhance societies’ ability […]
At the Global Refugee Forum this week, education stakeholders will pledge to include all refugee children in national education systems. Three major questions arise: what does inclusion mean, why does it matter and how do we get there? Inclusion refers to refugee children attending schools that are part of the host country’s national public system, funded through […]
Some countries in Sub-Saharan Africa suffer from too much water. South Sudan, for example, ranks seventh in the world for flood risk. In contrast, countries in the Horn of Africa are facing an intense and lengthy drought, pushing 26 million people into extreme hunger. This creates profound water insecurity for tens of millions of Africans […]
In Mali, the Jigisemejiri Emergency Social Safety Net Program is protecting the poorest and most vulnerable rural households from the impact of economic shocks and other crises. Since the program’s launch in 2013, the Government of Mali, with support from the World Bank including IDA grants of $122.4 million total, has provided cash transfers to more than […]
Innovative financing is needed for nature-based solutions, which protect biodiversity and combat climate change. Nature is in deep trouble. The losses in our planet’s biodiversity – in our forests, oceans, species – are at a crisis point. By some estimates, two fifths of the world’s most significant marine biodiversity has already been lost, nearly one […]
The use of green hydrogen could be a critical factor in addressing climate change but policymakers, industry leaders and investors need to fund essential infrastructure and encourage research and development. Many developing countries view industrialization as the benchmark for economic growth and success. This includes large infrastructure investments in heavy industries including steel and cement, […]
