This press release announces that the
government of Pakistan and the World Bank declared the
establishment of a Multi Donor Trust Fund (MDTF), designed
to restore infrastructure,...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 167444Date: September 24, 2009
This press release announces on
September 23, 2009, that while Brazil already is showing
clear signs of economic recovery after suffering the impact
of the global financial...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165704Date: September 23, 2009
The objective of the Rio Bogota
Environmental Recuperation and Flood Control Project for
Colombia is to transform the Rio Bogota in its middle basin
into an environmental...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 50880Date: September 19, 2009
This Results Profile talks about
restoring livelihoods in conflict zones of Sri Lanka. Sri
Lanka’s 30 year war between the government and the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil...
This Results Profile focuses on Trung
Son Hydropower Project (TSHPP) in Vietnam. Vietnam’s annual
growth rate has led to an increasing demand for power.
Electricity...
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#: 167440Date: September 15, 2009
This Results Profile talks about strong
policies to sustain growth, reduce poverty in Armenia.
Armenia had a decade-long history of sustained reforms.
However, survey...
This Results Profile focuses on fighting
rural poverty from the ground up in Burkina Faso. Burkina
Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world, the
capacity of...
Profound climate-driven changes in
aquatic ecosystems, fisheries and aquaculture will affect
the food security and livelihoods of billions of fishers,
fish farmers,...
Access to electricity is crucial for
economic development and there is a growing body of
literature on the impact of rural electrification on
development. However, most...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5057Date: September 1, 2009Author:
Barnes,Douglas French ;
Khandker,Shahidur R. ;
Nguyen,Minh Huu ;
Samad,Hussain A.
Productivity in Belarus'
agricultural sector has improved considerably, but large
parts of crop and livestock production are not
internationally competitive. The state's...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 48335Date: September 1, 2009
The goal of ALLFISH is to create
opportunities for seafood industry organizations to work
together with policy-makers and other key stakeholders to
build responsible,...
The Sub-Saharan Africa Refinery Study
evaluates the effects of improved fuel specifications on
refiningoperations and air quality in Sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA). The improved...
Type: Mining/Oil and GasReport#: 70690Date: September 1, 2009
The Sub-Saharan Africa Refinery Study
evaluates the effects of improved fuel specifications on
refiningoperations and air quality in Sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA). The improved...
Type: Mining/Oil and GasReport#: 70690Date: September 1, 2009
Improving access to and quality of water
supply and sanitation (WSS) services is emerging as a key
objective in poverty alleviation. The importance of access
to improved...
Type: Public Expenditure ReviewReport#: 50905Date: September 1, 2009
Global marine capture fisheries are an
underperforming global asset. The sunken billions study
shows that the difference between the potential and actual
net economic...
This report discusses Mongolia's
increasing dependence on mining revenues and the associated
vulnerability to boom and bust economic cycles, and calls
for special attention...
The objective of the Rent Drain Project
was to provide an economic justification for fisheries
reform. This study shows that the potential annual increase
in global...
Program on Fisheries (PROFISH) was
established with key donors and stakeholders to engage the
World Bank in improving the sustainability and economic
performance in...
The Sub-Saharan Africa Refinery Study
evaluates the effects of improved fuel specifications on
refiningoperations and air quality in Sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA). The improved...
Type: Mining/Oil and GasReport#: 70690Date: September 1, 2009
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