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Mangroves provide essential ecosystem functions and services that support coastal communities. Despite their importance, they have been degraded and removed globally resulting in loss of resilience of coastlines, their communities, and economies. Myanmar in particular has suffered from high...
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Productive natural ecosystems are being lost and degraded by poorly planned and managed commercial and small-scale livelihood activities in Zimbabwe, and threats will be further exacerbated by climate change. This report identifies the drivers of ecosystem degradation and assesses the value of...
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Emerging technology curation series aims to capture and share Korea experience and lessons learned in regard to exploration and adoption of emerging technologies like blockchain, AI, edge-computing, internet of things (IoT), 5G, et cetera Korea blockchain ecosystem is the first of the series and...
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Water resources in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have become a strategic commodity, with supply limited in terms of quantity …
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The realization of the agricultural potential of the Humid and Sub-humid Zones of West and Central Africa, in addition …
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The COVID-19 pandemic is posing an existential threat to the air transport sector globally, including in Africa. Due to … regulatory environment that restricts market access and the ownership and control of airlines, it could be a long time before … another airline fills the void left by a defunct airline in Africa. This challenge is further compounded by the difficulty of …
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capabilities are built to develop and implement locally appropriate strategies. The Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) aims to …
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part of the digital economy for Africa (DE4A) initiative, the World Bank commissioned a feasibility study to develop an … of the African union digital transformation strategy for Africa (2020-2030), aims to digitally enable every African …
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Following the Introduction in chapter one, the report provides a country overview in chapter two to provide the national context. The connectivity gap has both a supply-side and a demand-side: chapter three explores the demand-side, focusing on ICT in the education sector and the challenges...
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