Global Perspective on Coal Jobs and Managing Labor Transition out of Coal: Key Issues and Policy Responses

This World Bank report explores the challenges of coal mine closures and how to support the transition of affected workers, including not only those displaced from mining jobs but also those employed in other parts of the coal value chain or in coal-dependent communities.

World Bank Group Climate Change Action Plan 2021–2025: Supporting Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development

The Climate Change Action Plan 2021–2025 aims to advance the climate change aspects of the World Banks Group’s Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development (GRID) approach, which pursues poverty eradication and shared prosperity with a sustainability lens.

ALSF partners on Procuring Infrastructure Public Partnerships

In sum, the report benchmarks the regulatory framework of 135 economies against international recognized good practices, scoring them on four elements: preparation, procurement, contract management, and treatment of unsolicited proposals. It found that the average performance of each of the categories varies across regions and income level, with OECD high- income economies and the Latin America and Caribbean region performing at or above average. In contrast, Sub-Saharan Africa and the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region have the lowest average scores across thematic areas.

People First Public Private Partnerships (PfPPPs) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs): an African perspective

The five criteria that define People First-PPPs (PfPPPs) also go beyond the traditional quantitative analysis of projects and focus on both qualitative and quantitative dimensions before, during and after a project’s implementation. 

PfPPPs include projects that deliver the following outcomes: