Between February and July 2019, the World Bank commissioned the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to undertake an ‘Assessment of Forest Resource Degradation and Interventio...

This policy brief outlines the ways in which the compacts address these issues, identifies gaps and weaknesses in the current drafts of the compact, and makes recommendations to enhance the compacts’ ...

This report presents new evidence from 26 background studies on forced displacement and social cohesion to expand the current knowledge base on how to prevent social conflict and promote social cohesi...

Socio-Economic Profile of refugees in Burundi - Results from the 2019-2020 Socioeconomic Survey

An economic and social analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa hosts a large proportion of the world’s refugees, raising concerns about the consequences of hosting refugees. This paper focuses on Uganda, which is the largest refugee hosting cou...

WB published its bi-annual Africa Pulse report, projecting continental GDP growth at 2.3-3.4% in 2021 (depending on policy choices), and 3.1% in 2022, with a generally weaker recovery among fragile co...

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This book presents a heavily disruptive, inclusive, and resilient solution to Africa’s wide-ranging food security challenges. Specifically, it assesses the benefits and costs of using the frontier agr...