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When nutrition meets WASH: reflections from Ethiopia and Madagascar on...
Co-author:Sophie Durrans, Research Uptake Officer at London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineTeaching mothers with small children about nutrition, Uganda | World Bank A child who is stunted...
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How remittances help the poor but not the most vulnerable Somalis
Somalis make a living in the harshest of natural environments. Photo: Hassan Hirsi/World Bank One year ago, we did not know how many Somalis were poor and how programs and policies could help to...
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Tackling India’s hidden hunger
With India’s rapidly growing dairy industry, large-scale milk fortification of Vitamins A and D is a robust vehicle for increasing micronutrients intake across the population. Credit: India’s National...
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Global poverty today, the 1908 winter in St. Petersburg, and ‘controversy bias’
Robert Allen’s recent AER paper on “Absolute Poverty: When Necessity Displaces Desire” is a fascinating read, on many levels. The paper uses linear programming (LP) to compute (four variants of)...
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The quest for a well-resourced holiday meal
Holidays for me have always been about family and food. A time to relax, catch-up with loved ones and eat good food. When it’s our turn to cook, my husband and I take time to plan the menu. A central...
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Seeking agriculture related solutions for obesity, an increasing problem...
Rising obesity rates are in the headlines – with increasing recognition of the major role that agriculture and food systems play in the epidemic. As agriculture economists interested in human...
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It’s time to end malnutrition in South Asia
Chronic malnutrition remains prevalent across South Asia as many poor South Asians cannot afford nutritious foods or don’t have the relevant information or education to make smart dietary choices. In...
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What does it take to achieve universal and equitable access to water and...
See the full infographic on key findings of the Guatemala Water Supply, Sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) Poverty Diagnostic. Water and sanitation data figures in Guatemala show a challenging reality....
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Afghanistan makes better nutrition a priority
Community based, preventative approaches to health care will improve stunting and wasting outcomes for Afghan children. Photo Credit: Rumi Consultancy/ World Bank Last year, Afghanistan became the...
View ArticleLessons from a cash benchmarking evaluation: Authors' version
This is a guest post by Craig McIntosh and Andrew Zeitlin. We are grateful to have this chance to speak about our experiences with USAID's pilot of benchmarking its traditional development assistance...
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