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According to a new report by WHO, severe drought, flooding, heavy rains and temperature rises are all known effects of El Niño that can lead to food insecurity and malnutrition, disease outbreaks, acute water shortages, and disruption of health services. The health implications are usually more intense in developing countries with fewer capacities to reduce the health consequences. …

The ECA region faces numerous risks, including possible intensification of geopolitical tensions, persistent low commodity prices, and weakening remittance flows. A new shock associated with the U.S. interest rate tightening cycle could lead to less favorable external financing conditions. Overall, risks appear to be weighted on the downside, and could undermine expectations of continuing…

This paper presents a synthesis of four case studies documenting strategies towards building gender equality through resilience projects. It draws on the experience of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) involved in the implementation of the Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED) projects: Mercy Corps (Uganda), ActionAid (Myanmar), Concern (Sudan/Chad)…

Little Data Book on Gender 2016 along with online tables that are linked to the latest data available in the World Development Indicators. This book is a quick reference for users interested in gender statistics. It presents sexdisaggregated data for more than 200 countries in a straightforward, country by country reference on education, health, access to economic opportunities, and public…

African agriculture has long been a symbol of the continent’s poverty. Officials considered the hundreds of millions of African smallholder farmers too backward to thrive; the future would arrive not by investing in them but rather by bypassing them. But all that is changing. In recent years, African agricultural policies have been haphazard and inconsistent. Some countries have neglected…

Industrialization is an imperative for Africa to meet the objectives of Agenda 2063 within a global economy constrained by climate change and driven by competitive supply chains and complex supply and demand dynamics. Indeed, accelerated and profound economic structural transformation, through reallocating economic activities from less productive to more productive sectors for sustainable and…