Belize’s natural resource base holds the
key to its developmental prospects in terms of sustainable
growth and poverty reduction among the most vulnerable
populations....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 122046Date: September 1, 2013
Forty percent of Indonesia's more
than 60 million households continue to rely heavily on
traditional biomass fuels for cooking. Household air
pollution from solid fuel...
Type: BriefReport#: 81226Date: September 1, 2013Author:
Zhang, Yabei ;
Tuntivate, Voravate ;
Aristanti, Christina ;
Wu, Yun
This study is one of three country
studies conducted in the emerging countries of Vietnam, the
Philippines, and Indonesia as part of the East Asia and the
Pacific region...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 83877Date: September 1, 2013
Less than 35 percent of the population
of Bandar Lampung is connected to an organized piped potable
water supply system. The remaining population and industry
relies...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 80691Date: August 12, 2013
The development objective of the Ivory
Coast Protected Area Project for Cote d'Ivoire is to
improve the sustainable management of the fauna and habitat
of the Comoe...
The project is located in the Cusco
Region in Peru, specifically in the provinces of Calca,
Urubamba, and Cusco. The Project will be implemented by the
Regional Government...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 80411Date: August 7, 2013
Since 2006, there has been an explosion
of Payments for Environmental Services (PES) projects in
Brazil, as well as efforts to pass PES laws at federal,
state, and municipal...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 86270Date: August 1, 2013Author:
Pagiola, Stefano ;
von Glehn, Helena Carrascosa ;
Taffarello, Denise
The African coastal countries are facing
several environmental and socio-economic challenges, such as
unplanned urban and economic development, fueled by a
growing rural...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 83783Date: August 1, 2013
This report presents the research
findings of the Justice Delivered Locally (JDL) initiative
of Solomon Islands' Ministry of Justice and Legal
Affairs, which was supported...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 81299Date: August 1, 2013Author:
Straubmuller,Matthew Allen ;
Dinnen,Sinclair ;
Evans, Daniel ;
Monson,Rebecca Joanne Durell
Transaction costs are major challenge to
moving forward toward low-carbon economic growth, as new
technologies or policies tend to have higher transaction
costs compared...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6565Date: August 1, 2013Author:
Mundaca, Luis ;
Mansoz, Mathilde ;
Neij, Lena ;
Timilsina, Govinda R
The objective of the Shandong Energy
Efficiency Project for China is to improve energy efficiency
in selected enterprises in the borrower's Shandong
province, particularly...
The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC)
region has a unique mix of qualities and challenges when it
comes to the environment. It is exceptionally endowed with
natural...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 79528Date: July 1, 2013Author:
Vazquez Alvarez,Victor ;
De Nys,Erwin ;
Engle,Nathan Lee ;
Frazao,Cybelle
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