China's energy-intensive
manufacturing industries account for about 50 percent of its
total energy consumption and operate at significantly higher
levels of energy intensity...
Remote areas of China’s Northeast, like
Jiamusi and the capital city of Harbin in Heilongjiang
Province have lagged behind the remarkable economic and
social development...
The project aims to assist selected
districts in Ningbo municipality to increase the volume and
proportion of municipal solid waste recycled with processes
for waste...
After transition-related declines in
Gross Domestic Product, or GDP and armed conflict in the
1990s, Serbia has restored macroeconomic stability in the
last decade and...
Energy efficiency and renewable energy
are central in China's push to reduce the carbon
footprint of its economy. The sunshine schools project will
increase the share...
Brazil faces crucial water resource
challenges related to scarcity, pollution in urban
conurbations that do not have adequate wastewater collection
and treatment services...
Belize is a small country (pop. 330,000)
bordering Mexico and Guatemala. In recent years, poverty has
increased due to a stagnating economy and the impact of
frequent...
Swaziland (population 1.2 million) has
the highest prevalence of HIV in the world –it affects 26
percent of the sexually active population. Tuberculosis (TB)
has become...
Morocco has made significant economic
headway since the 1990s, averaging 4.9 percent of growth
over 2001-2011. The unemployment rate declined from 12.3
percent in 2000...
China's energy-intensive
manufacturing industries account for about 50 percent of
their total energy consumption and operate at significantly
higher levels of energy...
The health sector in Argentina is highly
fragmented with several public and private providers and
sources of financing. In addition to horizontal
fragmentation, Argentina’s...
The Sustainable natural resources
management project for Argentina aims to improve the
sustainable and efficient management of forest resources.
The project helps improve...
Three remote towns at the foot of the
Atlas mountains —Erfoud, Missour, and Zagora, are not served
by Morocco’s main power stations located on the Atlantic and
Mediterranean...
Mexico's federal mortgage
corporation, Sociedad Hipotecaria Federal (SHF), grants
loans and guarantees to mortgage intermediaries in Mexico.
SHF also plays a crucial...
Low enrollment and high dropout rates
continue to be high, especially in grades 1 and 6. Limited
access to quality secondary and post-secondary education is
also a major...
Despite strong economic growth over the
past decade, the Gabon’s unemployment rate is 16 percent and
female unemployment rate is 27 percent. Women are
particularly affected...
Central China’s most significant inland
waterway transport (IWT) network is in Jiangxi Province.
This waterway channel, which relies on hydropower, provides
cargo to...
Jiaozuo, located in the northwest Henan
Province (permanent population of 850,000), is recognized
for its scenic and natural beauty. Its potential as a
tourist destination...
Panama's rural poor and indigenous
communities experience much worse health outcomes than the
rest of the population. For example, mortality rates for
children under...
Raising livestock provides ultra-poor
rural families an opportunity to earn a livelihood and
become entrepreneurs. The Targeting the Ultra Poor (TUP)
program which is...
Type: BriefReport#: 178819Date: August 22, 2016Author:
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