This meeting saw marianne fay and kirk hamilton present the world banks world development report 2010. It is based on extensive collaboration among the three agencies, who jointly agreed to undertake several citylevel studies and prepare a synthesis report. The database contains 1,600 time series indicators for 217 economies and more than 40 country groups, with data for many indicators going back more than 50 years. For permission to photocopy or reprint any part of this work, please send a request. Second, continuing climate change, at current rates, will pose increasingly severe challenges to development. The innovation for development report provides an indepth examination of the conditions that foster innovation so that they can be replicated globally. World health report 2010 background papers 1 27 the world health report background papers were written to inform the process of developing the key messages of the world health report.
First, the impacts of a changing climate are already being felt, with more droughts, more floods, more strong storms, and more heat wavestaxing individuals, firms, and governments, drawing resources away from development. Human development report 2010 the real wealth of nations. The world development report 2019 studies how the nature of work is changing as a result of advances in technology today. World health report 2010 good health is essential to human welfare and to sustained economic and social development. World development report 2010 development in a changing climate. First, to help convince the development community that climate change really does represent a changing climate for development, and that development, the way weve always done it, is not a good way forward. Fears that robots will take away jobs from people have dominated the discussion over the future of work, but the world development report 2019 finds that on balance this appears to be unfounded. The report will consider gender equality as a core development goal in itself, and will argue that gender equality matters for the pace of development. The study was led by simeon djankov and federica saliola.
The global status report on noncommunicable diseases was developed as part of the implementation of the 200820 action plan for the global strategy for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, which was endorsed by the world health assembly in 2008. World alzheimer report 2010 alzheimers association. In 2009, the institute for alternative futures published the report foresight for smart globalization. The world development report 2019 studies the impact of technology on the nature of work. The report can also be obtained in print version at unesco publishing.
World telecommunicationict development report 2010. Governance and the law explores why some policies fail to achieve desired outcomes and what makes other policies work. It assesses the prospects, worldwide, for food and agriculture, including fisheries and forestry, over the years to 2015 and 2030. Part 1 sets the stagewith a summary of the main messages of the world development report 2010. It is the mostdownloaded world development report, with more than a million downloads, half of which before its official publication. Each wdr provides indepth analysis of a specific aspect of economic development. Wdr reports world bank group international development. Thirty years ago, half the developing world lived in. It provides an action agenda for countries at all stages of development and proposes ways. The world development report 2010 explores how public policy can change to better help people cope with new or worsened risks, how land and water management must adapt to better protect a.
The policy chapter of this years report takes stock of efforts being made towards the reform of international investment agreements and surveys new measures. Towards a new generation of investment policies note the division on investment and enterprise of unctad is a global centre of excellence, dealing with issues related to investment and enterprise development in the united nations system. Successful reforms are not just about best practice. Global status report who world health organization. The millennium development goals report 2010 3 the millennium development goals report 2010 united nations new york, 2010 mdg report 2010 en 20100604 r14 dd sec1. In no event shall the world health organization be liable for damages arising from its use. October 26, 2010 the findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors.
More countries than ever before guarantee women and. The research and writing of the report was a collaborative effort by the human development report team and a group of eminent advisors led by jeni klugman, director of the human development report office. The report finds that over the last 30 years poverty has been reduced for most of the worlds population but this is not the case for the estimated 1. Conflict, security and development wdr is a document by the world bank on the challenges organised violence poses to the advancement of less developed countries. Ineffective policies can persist, while potentially effective policies are often not adopted. The poll is the first to specifically target developing countries and ask a comprehensive set of questions regarding climate policy.
The world investment report supports policymakers by monitoring global and regional foreign direct investment trends and documenting national and international investment policy developments. World development report 2010 overview by world bank. Education should need little justification as a topic for a wdr. In this report, the world health organization maps out what countries can do to modify their financing systems so they can move more quickly towards this goal universal coverage and sustain the gains that have been achieved the report builds on new research and lessons learnt from country experience. The evolution of gender equality across the world over the past quarter century is a story of contrast. The 2010 report continues the tradition of pushing the frontiers of development thinking. It provides analytical tools to identify the obstacles to sustained job creation and examine. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates. World development indicators wdi is the primary world bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized international sources. Port development in africa african development bank.
The world social science report 2010 is a copublication commissioned by unesco from the international social science council issc. Oct 09, 20 these indicators are included in the data annex in the report wdr 2014. The world development report wdr is an annual report published since 1978 by the. It is how to pursue growth and prosperity without causing dangerous climate change. These indicators summarize the level and dimensions of risk facing each country, together with the capacity to manage risk along several different social, economic, financial, and environmental dimensions. Development and climate change, including the consensus on expected climate change, actions needed to cope. They do not necessarily represent the views of the world development report 2011 team, the world bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the executive directors of the world bank or the governments they represent. Executive summary the full report background papers. The world development report wdr is an annual report published since 1978 by the international bank for reconstruction and development ibrd or world bank.
The 20 world development report on jobs helps to explain and analyze the connection between jobs and important dimensions of economic and social development. The year 2010 marks the midpoint between the 2005 tunis phase of the world summit on the information society wsis and 2015, the deadline for achieving the ten targets that governments agreed upon at the wsis. The report is an independent publication commissioned by undp. The world banks world development report 2010 on climate change and development commissioned an international poll of public attitudes to climate change. Second, the report aims to join its voice to a growing. This report builds on the rockefeller foundations growing body of work in the emerging field of propoor foresight. The 2011 world development report looks across disciplines and experiences drawn from around the world to offer some ideas and practical recommendations on how to move beyond conflict and fragility and secure development. World development report 2010 development in a changing.
World development report 2010 poverty reduction and sustainable development remain core global priorities. Gender equality and development will focus on the evolution of gender equality across the world in the context of the development process. This report summarizes the main findings of the fao study, world agriculture. The 9th edition of the itu world telecommunicationict development report wtdr 2010 focuses on monitoring the wsis targets. A comparative analysis of the human development report 20078 and the world development report 2010. In this world alzheimer report 2010, we merge the best available data and the most recent insights regarding the worldwide economic cost of dementia. Sep 15, 2009 a new world bank report says a climate smart world is achievable for developing countries, but only with financial and technical support from the developed world. It explores how public policy can change to better help people cope with new or worsened risks, how land and water management must adapt to better protect a threatened natural environment while feeding an expanding and more prosperous population, and how energy systems will need to be transformed. The primary world bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officiallyrecognized international sources. Fears that robots will take away jobs from people have dominated the discussion over the future of work, but the world development report 2019 finds that on. The world development report 2010 is an urgent call for action, both for developing countries who are striving to ensure policies are adapted to the realities and dangers of a hotter planet, and for highincome countries who need to undertake ambitious mitigation while supporting developing countries efforts. I am pleased to present the world telecommunicationict development report wtdr 2010, which focuses on monitoring the wsis targets. World development report 2018 realizing the promise of. Whos member states have set themselves the target of developing their health financing systems to ensure that all people can use health services, while being protected against financial hardship associated with paying for them.
A quarter of all developing country children are malnourished. The policy chapter of this years report takes stock of efforts being made towards the reform of international investment agreements and surveys new. A new world bank report says a climate smart world is achievable for developing countries, but only with financial and technical support from the developed world. Now, a much smaller share of children are malnourished and at risk of early death. Global status report on noncommunicable diseases 2010 t a s c l n c t i v i f. Past reports have considered such topics as agriculture, youth, equity, public services delivery, the role of the state, transition economies, labour. World development report 2010 overview by world bank group. The wdr 2010, on the theme development and climate change, explored how public policy can change to. We highlight these economic impacts by providing more detailed estimates than before, making use of recently available data that considerably strengthens the evidence base. These indicators are included in the data annex in the report wdr 2014. In this context, this world development report has three objectives. The premise of the hdi, considered radical at the time, was elegantly simple.
Understanding what climate change means for development policy is the central aim of the world development report 2010. The world development indicators is a compilation of relevant, highquality, and internationally comparable statistics about global development and the fight against poverty. It explores how public policy can change to better help people cope with new or worsened risks, how land and water management must adapt to better protect a threatened natural environment while feeding an expanding and more. It is conventional to open a wdr concept note by explaining why the world bank has chosen this topic, but for the topic of education, the answer may already be selfevident to the reader. Design by printed in france who library cataloguinginpublication data child and adolescent health and development.
World development report 2014 wdr 2014 data catalog. The millennium development goals report united nations. It assesses the prospects, worldwide, for food and agriculture, including fisheries and. But not all countries have seen rapid progress, and the variations are striking. Results and performance of the world bank group oecd. Bank for reconstruction and development the world bank encourages dissemination of its work and will normally grant permission to reproduce portions of the work promptly. Thirty years ago, half the developing world lived in extreme poverty today, a quarter. The report provides valuable insight into how we can inspire minds around the world and accelerate our journey toward the future we imagine for ourselves. Climate change todays enormous development challenges are complicated by the reality of climate. And access to modern infrastructure is much more widespread.