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Area-Based Development, Local Institutions and Climate Adaptation : Comparative Analysis from West Africa and Latin America

Agrawal, Arun - 2011

This report on adaptation to climate variability and change draws together the conclusions of a series of comparative case studies undertaken for the Area-Based Development and Climate Change (ABDCC) project of the Social Development Department of the World Bank. The report contributes to a...

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Transport prices and costs in Africa : a review of the main international corridors

Teravaninthorn, Supee - 2009

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Cabinet size and governance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Wehner, Joachim; Mills, Linnea - 2020

. Scholarship on elite clientelism links cabinet positions with corruption and practices that undermine sound policy making. This …

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Small African economies in a more uncertain global trade environment : the potential impact of post-AGOA scenarios for Lesotho

Maliszewska, Maryla; Engel, Jakob; Arenas, Guillermo; … - 2019

This paper provides a forward-looking view of trade and its relevance for Lesotho's medium- and long-term development. It does this through computable general equilibrium analysis of potential impacts based on specific trade-related scenarios. The scenarios include the potential loss of American...

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Trade Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis in Africa

Brenton, Paul - 2020

Countries in Africa should strive to maintain trade flows during the crisis to secure access to medical goods and … international value chains. By joining together, countries in Africa can implement coordinated trade measures that result in better …

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Impact of the West African Ebola epidemic on agricultural production and rural welfare : evidence from Liberia

De La Fuente, Alejandro; Jacoby, Hanan; Lawin, … - 2019

The 2014-15 Ebola epidemic took a devastating human and economic toll on three West African countries, of which Liberia was perhaps the hardest hit. The pathways through which the crisis affected economic activity in these largely agrarian societies remain poorly understood. To study these...

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Making the Most of Ports in West Africa

World Bank - 2015

. Overall, total throughput in West Africa grew from around 105 million tons in 2006 to 165 million tons in 2012. Likewise …, containerized traffic remains limited in West Africa compared to other regions but has grown faster than in any other region in the … additional port movements generated by transshipment in regional hub(s). Given the regional dynamics of ports in West Africa …

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Making the Most of Ports in West Africa

World Bank Group - 2016

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The Cost of Coastal Zone Degradation in West Africa : Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Senegal and Togo

Croitoru, Lelia - 2019

West Africa's coastal areas host about one third of the region's population and generate 56 percent of its GDP. They …

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The Coronavirus pandemic and food security : evidence from West Africa

Adjognon, Guigonan Serge; Bloem, Jeffrey R.; Sanoh, Aly - 2020

This paper documents some of the first estimates of the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on food security in a low- and middle-income country context. It combines nationally representative pre- pandemic household survey data with follow-up phone survey data from Mali and exploits sub- national...

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