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Getting Down to Earth : Are Satellites Reliable for Measuring Air Pollutants That Cause Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?
World Bank Group - 2022
Outdoor air pollution accounts for an estimated 4.2 million deaths worldwide, the majority of which are caused by … exposure to fine particulate matter (or PM2.5) air pollution. Most of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries … Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries? investigates the performance of satellites in LMICs for predicting outdoor …
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Indian Women
Chatterjee, M. - World Bank Group - 1990
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Republic of Congo Economic Update, 8th Edition : Living in Times of COVID-19
World Bank Group - 2021
,244 confirmed cases and 193 deaths, corresponding to a mortality rate of 3.4 per 100,000 population against the global rate of about … coronavirus. Mobility across the country was restricted to essential goods and services …
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The Distributional Impact of COVID-19 Fiscal Policies on Households, with Emphasis on Da Nang City
World Bank Group - 2021
(coronavirus) crisis in Da Nang city and nationally in Vietnam. More specifically, we look at the social assistance (cash transfer …
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The Impact of COVID-19 Crisis on Subnational Public Finance : The Case of Danang City
World Bank Group - 2021
COVID-19 (coronavirus) virus and subsequent outbreaks in Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City. Nevertheless, the economy showed …
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Aggregate Fiscal Impact of COVID-19
World Bank Group - 2021
This note analyzes the short-term effects of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) shock during the first year of the crisis and …
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Iran Economic Monitor, Fall 2021 : Adapting to the New Normal - A Protracted Pandemic and Ongoing Sanctions
World Bank Group - 2021
Iran's economy is gradually recovering following a lost decade (2011-2020) of negligible economic growth. Less stringent COVID-19 restrictions, adaptation to the new normal - reflected in a recovery in consumption, and more favorable oil sector conditions have driven a four-quarter rebound after...
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Plastic Waste Management in South Asia : Challenges and Policy Recommendations
World Bank Group - 2021
This report is part of a larger series of stocktaking and analytical products on plastic pollution in South Asia. It supports the Bank's commitment to work with countries of South Asia to pursue and scale-up policies and programs that help them move toward a circular plastic economy and, in...
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COVID-19 Impact Monitoring : Uganda, Round 6
World Bank Group - 2021
In June 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, with the support from the World Bank, has launched the High-Frequency Phone Survey on COVID-19 to track the impacts of the pandemic on a monthly basis for a period of 12 months. The survey aimed to recontact the entire sample of households that had...
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Mauritius - Through the Eye of a Perfect Storm : Coming Back Stronger from the COVID Crisis
World Bank Group - 2021
cases and 17 deaths, Mauritius has so far been able to avoid the large-scale health crisis observed in many other countries …
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