Rural Africa's low level of
electrification is a topic of much discussion. One widely
cited estimate is that only fourteen percent of rural
households in Sub- Saharan...
Type: PublicationReport#: 84042Date: January 10, 2014Author:
Greacen,Chris ;
Knuckles,James Albert ;
Siyambalapitiya,Tilak ;
Tenenbaum,Bernard W.
Recognizing the importance and
uniqueness of the Sundarbans, the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
declared the Indian portion...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 88061Date: January 1, 2014
This policy brief provides a synthesis
of a regional report of th same name (report no. 84046). The
regional report looks at how countries in the region (and
particularly...
Built infrastructure projects worldwide,
are often vulnerable to various performance shortfalls
unless carefully planned and controlled from the outset.
Indeed these...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 99928Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Kumaraswamy,Mohan Maheswaran ;
Raza,Haider
This study was jointly undertaken by the
Climate Change and Health Promotion Unit of the Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare, the International Centre for
Diarrheal...
Type: Risk and Vulnerability AssessmentReport#: 88665Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Wang,Limin ;
Mani,Muthukumara S.
The Government of Macedonia (GOM) plans
to launch a National Program for Energy Efficiency in Public
Buildings (NPEEPB, or "the program") to achieve
energy efficiency...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 86036Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Limaye, Dilip ;
Meyer, Anke
This report is a synthesis of component
B outputs. It is based on the rapid assessments of climate
risks and actions in six sectors, energy, transport, urban,
water,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 85766Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Xie, Jian
Energy subsidies have existed in
Malaysia since the 1980s. From 1983 to 2014, the retail
price of any energy product was set by the automatic price
mechanism (APM)....
Type: ReportReport#: 139446Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Bergaoui,Jihane
The government of Argentina and the
World Bank desire to improve the efficiency and results of
the environmental and social outcomes of jointly financed
development...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 92965Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Montgomery,Robert H. ;
Acerbi,Marcelo Hector
Bulgaria is exposed to nearly all types
of climate extremes, including floods, droughts, and others,
as well as earthquakes. The combination of insurance
products, early...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 89101Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Shah, Jitendra ;
Milova, Eolina ;
Murisic, Maja ;
Kpundeh, Sydnella ;
Murthi, Mamta ;
Repnik, Markus ;
Ahmed, Kulsum
Sub-Saharan Africa's persistent
power shortages act as a severe constraint on its economic
and human development. Over the last several years, a series
of major offshore...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 89622Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Santley, David ;
Schlotterer, Robert ;
Eberhard, Anton
The development objective of the
Additional Financing for the Regional Disaster Vulnerability
Reduction Project for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is to
reduce disaster...
Climate change is a huge challenge for
the agriculture and rural development (ARD) sector in
Romania. On the one hand, agriculture is a source of
greenhouse gas (GHG)...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 84261Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Redman, Mark ;
Andrei, Lavinia ;
Ionita, Gabriel ;
Janssen, Willem ;
Braimoh, Ademola
This sourcebook summarizes the outputs
and lessons of the Livestock in Africa: improving data for
better policies project. It aims to present the challenges
facing professionals...
Type: Other Agricultural StudyReport#: 85732Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Azzarri,Carlo ;
Baker, Derek ;
Ly, Cheikh ;
Morgan,Nancy Ruth ;
Nouala, Simplice ;
Nsiima, Longin ;
Okello, Patrick ;
Pica-Ciamarra, Ugo ;
Sserugga, Joseph ;
Zezza,Alberto
Cities have long held a central place of
importance in society as hubs of commerce, culture, and
political power. Because of climate change, however, the
clustering...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 84266Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Hammer, Stephen ;
Adler, Serena ;
Gallegos, Julianne Baker ;
Vergara, Sintana ;
Kerr, Oliver ;
Peralta-Quiros, Tatiana ;
Liu, Feng ;
Meyer, Anke ;
Constantinescu, Jean ;
Kaza, Silpa ;
Monsalve, Carolina ;
Ayland, Nick ;
Nutu, Otilia
This volume is a synthesis of a
multicounty collaborative effort between the World Bank and
the governments of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. This
effort built on...
Type: PublicationReport#: 87601Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Ahouissoussi,Nicolas ;
Neumann, James E. ;
Srivastava,Jitendra P.
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