Climate action is critical for development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The region contains countries … among the most affected by climate change but least prepared to address it. This report introduces key findings of the World … Bank Country Climate and Development Reports (CCDRs) in the region. The CCDRs help align climate and development …

system (GIS) mapping, the paper presents evidence that production technology in the tropics has lagged behind temperate zone … technology in the two critical areas of agriculture and health, and this in turn opened a substantial income gap between climate … and weak agricultural technology in the tropics have combined to slow the demographic transition from high fertility and …

system (GIS) mapping, the paper presents evidence that production technology in the tropics has lagged behind temperate zone … technology in the two critical areas of agriculture and health, and this in turn opened a substantial income gap between climate … and weak agricultural technology in the tropics have combined to slow the demographic transition from high fertility and …