In its previous reports the
Environmental and Social Panel (POE) has described the Nam
Theun National Protected Area (NTPA) and its globally
significant biological and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 70889Date: July 15, 2011Author:
Mcdowell,David K. ;
Scudder, Taylor ;
Talbot,Lee M.
In this report, the authors study the
experiences and lessons learned on the use of Information
and Communication Technology (ICT) to promote good forest
governance,...
Type: Institutional and Governance Review (IGR)Report#: 63755Date: July 1, 2011Author:
Castren, Tuukka ;
Pillai, Madhavi
In April 2009 INT initiated a forensic
audit of the Kenyan Second Arid Lands Management Project
(ALRMPII), a Bank-supported effort approved in May 2003 to
enhance food...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 155017Date: July 1, 2011
This report proposes and applies an
alternative analytical framework for assessing climate risks
that integrates more information to permit better
water-planning decisions....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 69963Date: June 30, 2011
This Results Profile talks about
bringing Kazakh drylands back to life. Many people living in
Kazakh drylands struggled to sustain their livelihoods as
growing crops...
India has 150 GW of renewable energy
potential, about half in the form of small hydropower,
biomass, and wind and half in solar, cogeneration, and
waste-to-energy. Developing...
This report focusses on developing the
understanding of the solar water heater (SWH) sector, and
examining the practical and technical issues and
constraints, as well...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 70306Date: June 1, 2011
This tenth and final report of the
International Advisory Group on the Nam Theun 2 (NT2) power
project focuses on the lessons learned from the project
concerning project...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 74673Date: June 1, 2011
This report evaluates opportunities for
South Africa to adopt a low carbon development pathway
through a standard offer model. South Africa faced an acute
power crisis...
After five consecutive years of robust
growth, the total value of the global carbon market stalled
at $142 billion. Suffering from the lack of post-2012
regulatory clarity,...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 63270Date: June 1, 2011Author:
Linacre, Nicholas ;
Kossoy, Alexandre ;
Ambrosi, Philippe
This study was commissioned to analyse
the cost efficiency and economic viability of an ethanol
programme, for reducing disease, and protecting the forests
in Madagascar....
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 69982Date: June 1, 2011
Over the past 25 years, Uganda has
experienced sustained economic growth, supported by a
prudent macroeconomic framework and propelled by consistent
policy reforms....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 80172Date: June 1, 2011
The objectives of this Strategic
Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA) are as follows:
To identify the social and environmental impacts which could
be generated...
Type: Strategic Environmental Assessment/AnalysisReport#: 70484Date: June 1, 2011
This report presents a case study on
groundwater governance in Kenya. The objectives of the study
were to: (a) describe groundwater resource and socioeconomic
settings...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 71726Date: June 1, 2011Author:
Hirji,Rafik Fatehali ;
Kairu,Edward Nganga ;
Lane,Michael H. ;
Mumma,Albert ;
Tuinhof,Albert
This studys broad goal was to identify
opportunities for promoting productive uses of electricity
in existing as well as among new small and medium
enterprises (SMEs)...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 70224Date: June 1, 2011
Ningbo serves as the Chinese pilot city
for the World Bank Climate Resilient Cities (CRC) Program.
The CRC program aims to, prepare local governments in the
East Asia...
Type: Country Environmental Analysis (CEA)Report#: 70205Date: June 1, 2011
The paper reports on improving feed and
fodder supply for the dzud management in Mongolia study, and
aims to identify policy options that could improve the
effectiveness...
Type: Other Agricultural StudyReport#: 70218Date: June 1, 2011Author:
Rasmussen, Deborah ;
Dorlig, Shombodon
Despite the importance of agriculture to
economic development, and a vast accompanying literature on
the subject, little research has been done on the quality of
the...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5671Date: June 1, 2011Author:
Beegle,Kathleen G. ;
Carletto,Calogero ;
Kastelic,Kristen Himelein
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) could
have significant impact as a carbon mitigation technology in
greenhouse gas- (GHG-) emitting industries. Given the
nascence of...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 64543Date: June 1, 2011Author:
Kulichenko, Nataliya ;
Ereira, Eleanor
This briefing note captures lessons from
international experience in dealing with power shortages
including key options and issues for implementing a PCP in
South Africa....
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