Toilet ownership in India has grown in
recent years, but open defecation can persist even when
rural households own latrines. There are at least two
pathways through...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8684Date: December 19, 2018Author:
Gauri,Varun ;
Rahman,Tasmia ;
Sen,Iman Kalyan
This working paper commissioned by the
World Bank Carbon Markets and Innovation Practice (GCCMI)
critically examines experience with carbon markets under the
Kyoto protocol....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 133140Date: December 19, 2018Author:
Black,Simon John
This study provides a basic diagnostic
of access to safe water and sanitation in Uganda and their
relationship with poverty. While the analysis is not meant
to lead...
The climate change challenge and the
growth of the Islamic finance industry, together with the
increase in socially responsible investing, could position
green sukuk...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8680Date: December 18, 2018Author:
Aassouli,Dalal ;
Asutay,Mehmet ;
Mohieldin,Mahmoud ;
Nwokike,Tochukwu Chiara
Zimbabwe has a highly variable climate
and is very vulnerable to the anticipated impacts of climate
change in southern Africa. The direct impact of climate
change on...
Type: ReportReport#: 161405Date: December 15, 2018Author:
Benitez Ponce,Pablo Cesar ;
Boehlert,Brent ;
Davies,Elwyn Adriaan Robin ;
Van Seventer,Dirk Ernst Nicolaas ;
Brown,Melissa
Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land
Use (AFOLU) sector is unique among economic sectors because
its mitigation potential derives from both an enhancement of
removals...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 132767Date: December 6, 2018Author:
Toudert, Anass ;
Braimoh,Ademola ;
Bernoux,Martial Michel Yoric ;
St-Louis, Maylina ;
Abdelmagied, Manar ;
Bockel,Louis ;
Ignaciuk, Adriana ;
Zhao,Yuxuan
This paper investigates the effects of
multiple weather shocks on household welfare in Mozambique,
as well as some of the coping responses and price mechanisms
at play....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8667Date: December 6, 2018Author:
Baez Ramirez,Javier Eduardo ;
Caruso,German Daniel ;
Niu,Chiyu
In 2017, 30 projects in the water and
sewerage sector received a total of USD 1.9 billion in
investment—a decline of seven percent from 2016 levels. This
not only marks...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 132742Date: December 1, 2018Author:
Saha,Deblina
For an island nation such as Indonesia,
with a population of more than two hundred and sixty million
people, nearly forty five percent of whom live in rural
areas and...
Colombia has the fourth largest
population in South America, including its territories in
Central America. This study examines the current state of
electromobility in...
Type: ReportReport#: 159713Date: December 1, 2018Author:
Medrano,Leon Garcia
This paper investigates the effects of
multiple weather shocks on household welfare in Mozambique,
as well as some of the coping responses and price mechanisms
at play....
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 132800Date: December 1, 2018Author:
Baez Ramirez,Javier Eduardo ;
Caruso,German Daniel ;
Niu,Chiyu
This review of wastewater management in
Danube region under EU water policies shows that, despite
several challenges, the UWWTD has indeed delivered results
for the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 132942Date: December 1, 2018Author:
Gabric,Stjepan ;
Broeks Motta,Elvira Cusiqoyllor ;
Salvetti,Maria Silvia Giovanna ;
Lopez Martinez,Patricia
Stakeholder and public support are
critical for an enduring and robust carbon pricing policy.
How jurisdictions communicate their carbon pricing policy
plays a key role...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 132534Date: December 1, 2018Author:
Marshall,George ;
Conway,Darragh ;
Webster,Robin ;
Comeau,Louise ;
Besley,Daniel James ;
Saldarriaga Arango,Isabel
In the coming decades, climate change
will force cities to grapple with new operating conditions
to construct and maintain key urban infrastructure.
Strategies for covering...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 132822Date: December 1, 2018
This report analyzes welfare in Myanmar
using a multidimensional approach, and focuses on examining
whether people are unable to fulfil their basic needs in a
variety...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 132481Date: December 1, 2018
The vast energy efficiency potential in
industry remains largely untapped, impairing global efforts
to mitigate climate change. With the right steps, energy
savings...
Type: BriefReport#: 132949Date: December 1, 2018Author:
Dobrotkova,Zuzana ;
Lukas,Aditya Alexander ;
Singh,Jasneet
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