World Development Report (WDR)

In India, an Indoor Health Crisis

By Athar Parvaiz
For years, Kehmli Devi, a middle-aged woman from the village of Chachadeth in India’s northern Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, has prepared her family’s meals on a wood-burning stove.

World Bank Calls for Development Policy “Redesign” around Human Behaviour

By Carey L. Biron
The World Bank has taken an unusual but highly visible step away from traditional economics, encouraging policymakers and development implementers to place far more emphasis on research into local human behaviour when drawing up plans and projects.

Risk Management Can Ease Poverty, World Bank Says

By Ramy Srour
Successful risk management can be a powerful tool for development, the World Bank said Monday in its annual World Development Report (WDR).


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