The second meeting of the Pilot Program's Participants took place in Belem on July 6-7, hosted by the Ministry of the Environment, Water Resources and the Legal Amazon (MMA). The Governor of the State...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18613Date: July 31, 1995Author:
Lisansky,Judith M.
Future agriculture will be more knowledge intensive, and be more productive in sustainable ways, based on the importance of information technology (IT) development, as a production factor in rural development....
Promising initial results from the Niger household energy project suggest that an integrated program of taxation and land tenure reform can bring about sustainable management of fuelwood resources. Although...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 17620Date: July 31, 1995Author:
Willem Floor [task manager]
This Banks World newsletter includes some of the following headings: together, we can change the World, by Jill Roessner; a fishy tale, by Jan Post; communicating about the Bank in Cote d'Ivoire, by Robert...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 57343Date: July 1, 1995Author:
Calderisi,Robert ;
Huttlinger, Jim ;
Peterson, Jake A. ;
Post,Jan Cornelis ;
ROESSNER, J. JILL ;
Simmons,Lesley Anne ;
Solo, Tova Maria ;
Swanson,Eric Valdeman
The participation of local communities and other stakeholders in managing forestry and conservation projects can help to improve forest productivity, alleviate poverty, enhance environmental sustainability,...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18193Date: June 30, 1995Author:
Banerjee,Ajit Kumar ;
Campbell, Gabriel ;
Cruz, Maria C. ;
Davis,Shelton H. ;
Molnar,Augusta
Hydroelectricity will continue to be important for meeting power requirements in developing countries. Much of the funding required for hydroelectric projects must come from non-government sources; hydroelectric...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 17619Date: June 30, 1995Author:
Besant-Jones,John E.
The Bank's approach to country poverty assessments (PAs) is increasingly stressing the involvement of stakeholder groups, with the aim of building in-country capacity to address the problems of the poor....
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18190Date: June 30, 1995Author:
Norton, Andrew ;
Stephens,Thomas W.
Putting responsibility in the hands of farmers to determine agricultural extension programs can make services more responsive to local conditions, more accountable, more effective, and more sustainable....
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18194Date: June 30, 1995Author:
Antholt, Charles ;
Zijp, Willem
Operations in the education sector can be greatly improved by increasing the participation of government officials, education professionals, local communities, and the private sector. Such participation...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18184Date: June 30, 1995Author:
Colletta,Nat J. ;
Perkins,Gillian M.
Bombay: one city - two worlds. The human face of the urban environment. Urban development program in Calcutta integrates environmental concerns. The changing face of Shanghai. Quality water for Shanghai....
Type: NewsletterReport#: 17447Date: June 30, 1995Author:
McNeil, Mary ;
Biswas, Kalyan ;
Leman, Edward ;
Burley
The irrigation sector provides a rich source of experiences and lessons in user participation. Participation by farmers in system design and management helps to ensure the sustainability of the system,...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18186Date: June 30, 1995Author:
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth ;
Reidinger,Richard B. ;
Manzardo,Andrew E.
The full participation of both men and women in policymaking, in economic and sectoral analysis, and in project design and management, may be impeded by cultural and legal constraints which limit women's...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18195Date: June 30, 1995Author:
Bamberger, Michael ;
Blackden, Mark ;
Taddese, Abeba
Using a participatory approach in the Bank's country economic and sector work may involve extra costs, as well as some loss of control over timing and quality of work. Experience suggests, however, that...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18188Date: June 30, 1995Author:
Aronson,Dan R.
The newest Bank supported social funds are designed explicitly to increase the participation of beneficiaries in identifying and managing microprojects, with the aim of making project activities more relevant...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18189Date: June 30, 1995Author:
Schmidt,Mary E. ;
Marc,Alexandre
The participation of users - in designing and implementing projects and managing water and sanitation services - is now being built into Bank-funded projects with the aim of increasing efficiency, equity,...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18183Date: June 30, 1995Author:
Watson, Gabrielle ;
Jagannathan, N. Vijay
World Bank discussion on second-generation transition issues: growth, restructuring, corruption (Michael Bruno, Stanley Fischer, Jana Matesova, and Susan Rose-Ackerman). Anticorruption crackdown in China...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 17830Date: June 30, 1995Author:
Bruno,Michael P. ;
Cohen, Ariel ;
De Masi, Paula ;
Fischer,Stanley ;
Hirschler,Richard ;
Koen, Vincent ;
Matesova,Jana ;
Oxford Analytica ;
Rose-Ackerman, Susan ;
Schrenk,Martin
The characteristics of indigenous groups make participatory approaches especially critical to safeguarding their interests int he development process. Such approaches, recognizing the right of indigenous...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18191Date: June 30, 1995Author:
Davis, Shelton H. ;
Soefestad, Lars T.
NGOs can be effective intermediaries in Bank funded projects which depend on participation and capacity building at the community level. Successful collaboration depends on identifying an organization...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18192Date: June 30, 1995Author:
Carroll,Thomas F. ;
Schmidt,Mary E. ;
Bebbington, Tony
When properly designed, community based programs can be highly effective in managing natural resources, providing basic infrastructure or ensuring primary social services. Participation in community based...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18187Date: June 30, 1995Author:
Narayan,Deepa
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