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The size, resources, and location of the Democratic Republic of Congo have an impact on all of Central Africa. The …. The second largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo borders nine countries and has complex …
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The objective of this paper is to discuss some obstacles and opportunities presented by population processes in order to prioritize areas for investment and analytical work as background information for the 2007 HNP Sector Strategy. Within HNP, two areas fall within population: (1) reproductive,...
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provides evidence, and evidence are crucial to set policies, monitor progress and evaluate results. Africa Development … Indicators 2010 (ADI) provides the most detailed collection of data on Africa available. It puts together data from different … sources, and is an essential tool for policy makers, researchers, and other people interested in Africa. The opening articles …
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African Development Indicators 2004 provides the most detailed collection of data on Africa available in one volume. It … interested in Africa with a focused and convenient set of data to monitor development programs and aid flows in the region, this … developments occurring in Africa …
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This strategy for making development Climate-Resilient in Sub-Saharan Africa is the World Bank's operational response … to climate variability and change on the continent. Grounded in a climate risk review of the Africa Region's sustainable … development portfolio, it adds the climate change dimension to the Region's development strategy and business plan, the Africa …
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This paper looks at firm-level evidence on the African business environment from surveys undertaken for Investment Climate Assessments by the World Bank in 2000-2004. These surveys confirm a pattern of generally low "factory-floor" productivity, and show that this is partly due to business...
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The country study follows a framework that examines three dimensions of capacity building in the public sector: (1) institutional capacity, the framework of goals, incentives, rewards, and sanctions within which organizations, groups, and individuals operate; (2) organizational capacity, groups...
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than half of Africa's population will live in its cities by 2040. In the face of rapid urbanization, there is a narrow … to achieve sustainable development and poverty reduction. Despite its rapid urban growth, Africa is less than halfway … of service delivery. This paper is organized in following chapters: chapter one discusses why is it urgent to get Africa …
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