The impact of natural disasters and
their potential to increase as a result of climate change
have received greater attention in recent years. With an
onset of strategies,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 53210Date: December 1, 2009
Energy security is a key concern in
Albania, which relies on hydropower for about 90 percent of
its electricity production. While renewable energy resources
like hydropower...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 53331Date: December 1, 2009
Carbon finance projects are often
intended to be both a payment for an environmental service
(PES) and an instrument to facilitate sustainable
development in developing...
Type: BriefReport#: 53194Date: December 1, 2009Author:
Brodnig, Gernot;
The World Bank policy note 'not if,
but when' shows the Pacific island countries to be
among the worlds most vulnerable to natural disasters. Since
1950, natural disasters...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 53209Date: December 1, 2009
The objectives of this Country
Environmental Analysis (CEA) were to assess the
environmental quality in the Philippines with a focus on how
this affects human welfare...
Type: Country Environmental Analysis (CEA)Report#: 52389Date: December 1, 2009
This press release announces that the
World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors the day before
approved a five million five hundred thousand US dollars
grant to the...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165643Date: November 20, 2009
This report documents the activities and
findings the legislative and regulatory advisor during his
visits made between 19th October and 17th November 2009 to
the Ministry...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 70435Date: November 17, 2009
This paper intends to provide an
assessment of the size and number of the small scale mining
workings in the industrial mineral sector in Albania. The
Kruja zone, on...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 70195Date: November 15, 2009Author:
Seferaj, Nikolla ;
Bakallabashi, Jani ;
Cukalla, Martin
This press release announces that the
developing countries can shift to lower-carbon paths while
promoting development and reducing poverty, but this depends
on financial...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 167439Date: November 9, 2009
Thirty years ago, half the developing
world lived in extreme poverty today, a quarter. Now, a much
smaller share of children are malnourished and at risk of
early death....
Type: World Development ReportReport#: 53077Date: November 6, 2009Author:
Bierbaum,Rosina M. ;
Fay,Marianne ;
Ross-Larson, Bruce [editor]
Thirty years ago, half the developing
world lived in extreme poverty today, a quarter. Now, a much
smaller share of children are malnourished and at risk of
early death....
Type: World Development ReportReport#: 53077Date: November 6, 2009Author:
Bierbaum,Rosina M. ;
Fay,Marianne ;
Ross-Larson, Bruce [editor]
This press release announces that
African efforts to invest in clean energy and prepare for
the devastating consequences of climate change have received
a boost with...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 167069Date: November 5, 2009
The report starts with an introductory
chapter that sets the stage for the issues and provides a
short historical background on the development of the
private sector...
Type: PublicationReport#: 51833Date: November 4, 2009Author:
Benhassine,Najy ;
Saadani Hassani,Youssef ;
Keefer,Philip E. ;
Stone,Andrew H. W. ;
Wahba,Sameh Naguib
This press release announces that the
World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on November 3,
2009, approved three million thirty-five hundred thousand US
dollars global...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165828Date: November 3, 2009
The National Water Supply and Sanitation
Project is part of an effort to improve environmental
conditions in the Greater Baku area that is materialized
through implementation...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 51849Date: November 1, 2009
The development objective of the Second
Phase of the Punjab Barrages Improvement Project for
Pakistan is to prevent the failure of Jinnah barrage and
ensure its sustainable...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 52212Date: November 1, 2009
ESMAP/SME support was instrumental in
initiating a new market segment for pre-electrification in
Bolivia: Pico PV systems. These small PV systems are
powered by a 1-5...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 69439Date: November 1, 2009Author:
Reiche, Kilian
The Republic of Belarus officially
acceded to the Stockholm Convention in 2004 and assumed the
respective implementation obligations. To implement
effective measures...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 51728Date: November 1, 2009
Solid waste management is an important
problem and priority in urban areas in many countries. This
is the case in Belarus where cities are facing increasing
quantities...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 51729Date: November 1, 2009
The objectives of this Country
Environmental Analysis (CEA) were to assess the
environmental quality in the Philippines with a focus on how
this affects human welfare...
Type: Country Environmental Analysis (CEA)Report#: 51683Date: October 29, 2009
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