This report builds on reviews of
available methodologies, tools, and practices for greenhouse
gas (GHG) analysis, and summarizes the outcomes of pilot
studies. It discusses...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 69711Date: June 21, 2012
Executive Directors approved a credit in
the amount of SDR 60.6 million (US$93.75 million equivalent)
and a grant in the amount of SDR 20.2 (US$31.25 million),
together...
Type: Board SummaryReport#: 70063Date: June 14, 2012
The purpose of this paper is to outline
an approach for Bank engagement in forests, trees, and
woodlands on farms in Sub-Saharan Africa for the coming five
years. The...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 73026Date: June 14, 2012Author:
Bromhead, Marjory-Anne
The development objective of the Energy
Roadmap Institutional and Regulatory Framework Strengthening
Project is to support the strengthening of the institutional
and...
This brief focuses on the World
Bank’s Hazard Risk Mitigation and Emergency
Preparedness Project, which came to a close at the end of
June 2012, assisted the...
Type: BriefReport#: 180160Date: June 6, 2012Author:
World Bank
The Government of Georgia is considering
options for reducing fossil fuel imports in favor of
introducing large scale use of domestic energy sources for
public and private...
This study is a joint effort of the
Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), Chinese experts,
and the World Bank to inform the policy-making process in
line with...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 70753Date: June 1, 2012
This paper analyzes the impact of
large-scale expansion of biofuels on the global income
distribution and poverty. A global computable general
equilibrium model is used...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6078Date: June 1, 2012Author:
Cororaton, Caesar B. ;
Timilsina, Govinda R.
The cost of energy in Eastern Europe and
Central Asia, as elsewhere, is an important policy issue, as
shown by the concerns for energy affordability during the
past...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 69447Date: June 1, 2012
According to the World Bank's
Africa strategy (World Bank, 2011d), Africa has an
unprecedented opportunity for transformation and sustained
growth. The World Bank continues...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 71743Date: June 1, 2012Author:
Jacobsen, Michael ;
Webster, Michael ;
Vairavamoorthy, Kala
This study assesses the alignment of
land use, land tenure, and land market outcomes in El
Salvador with public policy aspirations in recent decades
for efficient, inclusive,...
Type: Other Agricultural StudyReport#: 82312Date: June 1, 2012Author:
Sennhauser, Ethel ;
Rajack, Robin ;
Galeana, Fernando ;
Munoz, Jorge ;
McWilliams, Katie ;
Morataya, Marcial ;
Vreugdenhil, Daan
More than half of China's
population still relies on solid fuels (coal and biomass for
cooking and heating. Most of these households are in rural
areas and are likely...
Type: BriefReport#: 70101Date: June 1, 2012Author:
Wu,Yun ;
Zhang,Yabei
This paper applies an econometric
analysis to estimate the average and distribution benefits
of rural electrification using rich household survey data
from India. The...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6095Date: June 1, 2012Author:
Ali,Rubaba ;
Barnes,Douglas French ;
Khandker,Shahidur R. ;
Samad,Hussain A.
Groundwater is playing an increasingly
important role in domestic, industrial and agricultural
water supply. With the advent of the tube well and driven by
the rapid...
Type: Institutional and Governance Review (IGR)Report#: 71742Date: June 1, 2012Author:
Wijnen, Marcus ;
Augeard, Benedicte ;
Hiller, Bradley ;
Ward, Christopher ;
Huntjens, Patrick
In Bangladesh, growth needs to
accelerate to absorb the burgeoning labor force and continue
making dents in poverty. Such acceleration will require
sustained growth...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 67991Date: June 1, 2012
Approximately 40 percent of Indonesian
households continue to rely on traditional biomass (mostly
wood) for cooking. Most of these households are in rural
areas and...
Clean, safe energy for rural areas is an
important component of green growth and sustainable
development. Biogas could be an important contributor, if
its record in...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6102Date: June 1, 2012Author:
Christiaensen, Luc ;
Heltberg, Rasmus
For many years after the collapse of the
Soviet economy, most of the water supply and sanitation
systems in Armenia were in disrepair. The country was faced
with increasing...
Type: PublicationReport#: 92801Date: June 1, 2012Author:
Tokhmakhyan,Zaruhi
This Results Profile is about stepping
up growth and economic diversification in Benin. The global
economic and financial crisis has contributed to a
significant economic...
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