Over the next 25 years, Sub-Saharan Africa will add 748 million people to its urban areas, by which time nearly 80 percent of its population will be urban. This report addresses how Africa's policymakers can best leverage this rapid urbanization to generate both transformative economic growth and new jobs for its young expanding workforce.
apparel employment, trade, and economic development in South Asia
South Asia is in the midst of a demographic transition. For the next three decades, the growth of the region's working age population will far outpace the growth of dependents. Close to one million individuals will enter the workforce every month. This large, economically active population can increase the region's capacity to save and make ......
Strengthening Social Protection and Labor for a World in Transition
The State of Social Protection Report provides the most recent evidence of social protection in developing countries with the purpose of informing policy and monitor progress towards universal coverage. The objective of the report is to highlight the importance of social protection as a global priority to protect the poor and vulnerable.
Impacts of Temperature and Precipitation Changes on Living Standards
South Asia is highly vulnerable to climate change. Given that many of the poor live in areas prone to climactic shifts and in occupations that are highly climate-sensitive, such as agriculture and fisheries, future climate change could have significant implications for living standards. At the same time, the effect of climate change will vary ......
This book examines how national social protection systems can better support refugees, internally displaced people, returnees, and host communities in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. It analyzes current approaches and identifies practical options to strengthen government-led responses to protracted forced displacement.
The report will examine how economies in East Asia and Pacific can reform their fiscal frameworks to support growth and ensure that it is inclusive and resilient.
Skills development in the East Asia and Pacific region is uneven: some countries build advanced skills while others struggle with basics, facing trade traps or innovation inertia. The report analyzes skills supply and demand, examining how enhanced workforce capacities can match evolving economic opportunities.
East Asia's export-led, labor-intensive growth relied on open markets and abundant basic skills. Rising protection, rapid technological change, aging, and climate risks are eroding this model. The report assesses these shifts and proposes a three-pronged response: harness technology, pursue domestic reforms, and deepen international cooperation.
