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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    September, 2008
    Africa, Western Asia, Northern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

    This chapter begins with a brief summary of economic growth and structural changes in the region since the 1950s and of agricultural and other economic policy developments as they affected the farm sector at the time of and in various stages after independence from colonial powers.

  2. Library Resource

    Comparative Analysis of Eight Countries and Implications for Governments, Zone Authorities and Businesses

    Reports & Research
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2011
    Kenya, Jordan, Bangladesh, Philippines, El Salvador, Egypt, China, Costa Rica

    This global report examines the opportunity for special economic zones to promote women's economic empowerment and boost zone and enterprise competitiveness in developing countries. The research covers Bangladesh, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, El Salvador, Jordan, Kenya, and the Philippines. The study focuses on women's economic empowerment in the context of zones at three levels: (i) fair employment and working conditions for female employees; (ii) equal access to opportunities for professional advancement; and (iii) investment opportunities for female entrepreneurs.

  3. Library Resource

    Linking Innovation and Local Benefits

    Reports & Research
    Journal Articles & Books
    February, 2017
    India, Mauritania, Pakistan, Morocco, Brazil

    Expansion and development of urban areas require acquisition of land, which, in turn, often requires physical relocation of people who own or occupy this land. Land acquisition and resettlement may also be required to improve the lives of the more than 1 billion people who currently live in slums around the world, most of them in developing countries. Therefore, any effort to embark on significant, sustainable urban development needs to ensure that there are adequate processes for land acquisition and, so that resettlement does not become a constraint to much needed urban development.

  4. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    Journal Articles & Books
    November, 2016
    Algeria, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Mauritania, Mali, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Cameroon, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Senegal, Chad, Niger, Sudan, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa

    Prospects for Livestock-Based Livelihoods in Africa’s Drylands examines the challenges and opportunities facing the livestock sector and the people who depend on livestock in the dryland regions of Sub-Saharan Africa.

  5. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    Journal Articles & Books
    August, 2016
    Algeria, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Mauritania, Mali, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Cameroon, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Senegal, Chad, Niger, Sudan, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa

    Dryland regions in Sub-Saharan Africa are home to one-half of the region’s population and three-quarters of its poor. Poor both in natural resources and in assets and income, the inhabitants of drylands are highly vulnerable to droughts and other shocks. Despite a long history of interventions by governments, development agencies, and civil society organizations, there have been no sustained large-scale successes toward improving the resilience of drylands dwellers.

  6. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    Journal Articles & Books
    August, 2016
    Algeria, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Mauritania, Mali, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Cameroon, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Senegal, Chad, Niger, Sudan, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa

    More than 200 million people living in dryland regions of Sub-Saharan Africa make their living from agriculture. Most are exposed to weather shocks, especially drought, that can decimate their incomes, destroy their assets, and plunge them into a poverty trap from which it is difficult to emerge. Their lack of resilience in the face of these shocks can be attributed in large part to the poor performance of agriculture on which their livelihood depends. Opportunities exist to improve the fortunes of farming households in the drylands.

  7. Library Resource
    December, 2012
    South Sudan, Sudan

    The work described in this report is a
    first step to addressing the longer-term issues related to
    the competitiveness of South Sudan's farmers in a
    regional context. It focuses on the options for increasing
    the amount and value of agricultural production in the crop
    sector, the potential contribution of rural roads to
    increasing crop production and how to sequence and
    prioritize rural road investments in a way that maximizes

  8. Library Resource
    February, 2013
    South Sudan, Sudan

    This study responds to the need for
    information and analysis on the urban sector in South Sudan,
    to inform the Bank's policy dialogue with the
    Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GoSS) on urban
    and local government issues, and to inform the design of
    future Bank assistance. The first phase of this analytical
    exercise, which is the focus of this report, develops an
    overview of the urban landscape. A second phase of this

  9. Library Resource
    October, 2013
    South Sudan, Sudan

    The aim of the rapid assessment is to
    support the transition from emergency post conflict recovery
    to a development approach. The completion of the water,
    sanitation, and hygiene, or WASH strategic framework in 2011
    was intended to mark the beginning of this transition in the
    water resources sector. Among other things, the transition
    involved the adjustment of policy and strategy and possibly
    a rethinking of approaches as the government shifts from

  10. Library Resource
    August, 2015
    South Sudan, Sudan

    Since early 2012, the World Bank’s High Frequency South Sudan Survey has collected a panel data set to monitor the welfare and perceptions of citizens in a
    selected number of state capitals in South Sudan. This note presents the findings of all six rounds of the survey on the topics of (1) Security, (2) Economic
    Conditions, (3) Assets and Consumption, and (4) Access to Services. The results are based on 143 households in Juba, Wau and Rumbek revisited six times.

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