It is predicted that the effects of climate change, especially extreme floods and droughts, will significantly affect the worlds fragile and least developed countries. Yemen, with its struggling economy and various levels of fagility and conflict, faces daunting development challenges....

The paper discusses the elements that need to be addressed or implemented to make effective use of climate information for development. Key organization changes are needed. Integrating climate change into development policy is demanding requiring input from many different sectors, which are...

The Republic of Yemen, situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, is one of the poorest countries in the world. In addition to significant development challenges, Yemen is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Rainfall is erratic and variable, a situation made worse by high...

Increasing concern about the state of health-related research in the UK in the 80s and early 90s, led to an influential parliamentary review. The consequence of this was to strengthen health research through a programme that was fully integrated into the management structure of the NHS. No...

The 2008-2012 Country Program Evaluation (CPE) concludes that the Bank's program was programmatically aligned with Government's National Plan for Human Development and addressed five areas essential for growth and poverty reduction. The one significant omission in the Bank's program from a...