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The economics of climate adaptation: From academic insights to effective policy

Adapting to climate change – finding ways to prevent the harshest effects or deal with crises when they occur –…

10 months ago

Translating nutrition commitments into action with ‘nutrition-responsive budgeting’

Adequate nutrition is foundational for human and economic development, as it directly impacts cognitive development, educational attainment, and workforce productivity,…

10 months ago

Fisheries and food security: opportunities for Indonesia

Did you know that fish and seafood supply more than 20 percent of dietary protein for over 3 billion people?…

10 months ago

Educating children with disabilities: Addressing the unfinished agenda. Reflections a decade later.

The third Global Disability Summit takes place this week in Berlin, and policymakers, educators, and civil society actors attending will reflect on…

10 months ago

Securing the future of fast payments: The cybersecurity conundrum

The first blog in the series of  Securing the future of fast payment covered the topic of open-source technology.  In this second…

10 months ago

Fat tails and lots of zeros: The nature of international investment

The distribution of international investment, even at the country level, has many zeros and also has fat tails. This makes…

10 months ago

Technological innovation in bank supervision: How SupTech disciplines bank risk-taking

Regulators increasingly rely on supervisory technologies to enhance bank supervision, yet their potential to discipline risky bank behaviour remains unclear.…

10 months ago

Extreme heat, hospital crowding, and the hidden health costs of climate change

As extreme heat events become more frequent and severe, rising temperatures will increase the incidence of heatstroke, kidney damage, and…

10 months ago

More Districts Are Training Teachers on Artificial Intelligence

Key Findings In a nationally representative survey, roughly half of districts reported that they have provided training to their teachers…

10 months ago

Artificial Intelligence in Health Systems: What’s Missing in Latin America and the Caribbean?

Latin America and the Caribbean faces a serious quality problem in their health systems—something unacceptable for a middle-income region. The…

10 months ago