A Changing Climate for Development
September 2009 - Developing countries are highly vulnerable to climate change |  Climate change complicates efforts to reduce poverty and promote prosperity | A “climate smart” world is possible if we act now, act together, and act differently | An equitable, efficient climate deal that recognizes the needs of developing countries is critical.
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Climate Change: Likely Impacts on African Crops, Livestock & Farm Types
June 2008 - Setting the stage for climate change adaptation policies in Africa |  Africa's future distribution of crops  |  How climate change can affect livestock decisions |  Will the distribution of farm types change? |  Future research directions

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Land in Transition: Reform and Poverty in Rural Vietnam
Summer 2008 - Vietnam’s rural land reforms have led to gains in both equity and efficiency, despite greater landlessness and some losers.
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Determinants of a Digital Divide in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Spatial Econometric Analysis of Cell Phone Coverage
March 2008 - In the past few decades, Information Communication Technologies (ICT) have transformed the world. By connecting people and places, ICT has played a vital role in national, regional, and global development, and holds enormous promise for the future. Targeted public support may be necessary to expand coverage to low density areas in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Climate Change and Agriculture in Africa
Fall 2007 - Climate change will have a significant impact on African agriculture. How farmers adapt will matter.
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Will Markets Direct Investments under the Kyoto Protocol?
Summer 2007 - Political aims and cultural ties may influence the placement of emission reduction projects under the Kyoto Protocol.
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Climate Change: The Final Blow for Agriculture in Africa?
August 2007 - A recent cross-country study shows that the effects of climate change on the African continent may force large regions of marginal agriculture out of production by the end of this century, while helping others. 
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Climate Changes and Impact on Coastal Countries: Risk of Sea-Level Rise: High Stakes for Developing Countries
February 2007 - The impact of sea level rise from global warming could be catastrophic for many developing countries. Even a one meter rise would turn at least 60 million people in the developing world into environmental refugees.
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Road Upgrading and Trade Expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa
December 2006 - Improving transport infrastructure in the land-locked interior of Africa is a high priority of the World Bank’s Africa Action Plan. A new research study investigates the likely trade benefits of investing in upgrading and maintaining a trans-African highway network. The estimated benefits are significant. On the road from Bangui in the Central African Republic to Kisangani in Congo DR, for instance, the increase in trade volume is estimated at 793 percent.
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Saving the Forests (new Policy Research Report) 
October 2006 - Preserving the world’s rapidly shrinking tropical forests and improving the economic prospects of millions of poor people requires an urgent strengthening of national forest governance. Globally, this calls for strong financial incentives, says a new World Bank policy research report, “At Loggerheads? Agricultural Expansion, Poverty Reduction and Environment in the Tropical Forests.”
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Do Roads Bring Jobs to People? Lessons in Economic Geography
January 2006 - Authorities need to better understand the factors that influence location decisions for manufacturing firms, and also need to view the outcomes of potential policy interventions, such as investment in transport infrastructure to imrpove market accessibility of lagging regions, in a new "economic geography" context.  
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