The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) clean technology fund investment plan proposes co-financing of $750 million and mobilizes an additional $4.85 billion from other sources to accelerate deployment of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) by investing in the CSP expansion programs of Algeria,...

In many developing countries numerous ambitious reform agendas have faltered and failed to have significant impact on the ground, often creating a counterproductive 'reform fatigue'. Most governments have at their disposal detailed assessments of their investment climate and are able to identify...

The cause of good governance, integrity, transparency, and anticorruption is vital for facilitating private sector led growth and development throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. There are many different ways in which weak governance can impede development. It compromises...

Founded in 1980, with permanent headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI) is a regional, non-governmental, non-profit urban research, technical and consulting organization. AUDI is also the technical and scientific arm of the Arab Towns Organization (ATO),...

The brief includes the following headings: Middle East and North Africa (MENA) vulnerability to climate change; World Bank program - overall approach; reducing vulnerability; carbon emissions and low carbon growth; promoting low-carbon growth; and region-wide activities

This quick note, is based on the report 'Lebanon: social impact analysis for the electricity and water sectors', issued by World Bank's Middle East and North Africa region's social and economic development group in June 2009. The report considers implications for the consumer of current service...

The objective of this fast brief, presented in two parts, is to illustrate several concrete examples from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Europe and Central Asia (ECA) and Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) regions of youth-focused Analytical and Advisory Activities (AAA), investment...

The objective of this Fast Brief, presented in two parts, is to illustrate several concrete examples from Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Europe and Central Asia (ECA) and Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) of youth-focused Analytical and Advisory Activities (AAA), investment lending, and...

According to the World health Organization (WHO), there are currently more than 650 million People with Disabilities (PWD) globally. Their numbers grow daily due to chronic diseases, illness, injuries, violence, and aging. Of further note is the fact that, in general, PDWs have education...

The Government of Morocco has successfully implemented a national fortification program to increase the amount of fortified wheat flour and oil available in the market, which was supported by a US$2.92 million grant from the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). Morocco was selected out...