Oct 2009 —Turmoil at 20 Recession, Recovery, and Reform in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union The countries in the World Bank’s Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region, among all emerging and developing economy regions, are forecast to experience the deepest contraction as a result of the global economic recession of 2008–09. This is partly due to the region’s deep integration into the global economy across many dimensions—trade, financial, and labor flows.. Report
Oct 2009 — The Crisis Hits Home Stress Testing Households in Europe and Central Asia The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region has been hit by a crisis on multiple fronts. Countries in ECA are facing major, interrelated, external macro-financial shocks. The first is the global growth slowdown leading to falling export market demand.... Report
Regional Analysis
Sep 2009 —Vulnerability to climate change in East-ern Europe and Central Asia is driven by a lingering Soviet legacy of environmental mismanagement and the poor state of much of the region's infrastructure. An example: rising temperatures and reduced precipitation in Central Asia will exacerbate the environmental catastrophe ...
Adapting to Climate Change in Europe and Central Asia- (June-2009) The climate is changing, and the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region is vulnerable. It is vulnerable because many countries of the region are exposed to the consequences of a changing climate: warmer temperatures, a changing hydrology and more extremes—droughts, floods, heatwaves, but also windstorms and forest fires. Already the frequency and cost of natural disasters have increased dramatically...
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