In the Kyrgyz Republic, access to
reliable and affordable heating is critical given the cold
and long winters in its mountainous regions. With central
heating solutions...
The objectives of the project are to: to
facilitate knowledge sharing on increased access to
grid-based electricity; to provide short-term support to
Bank teams and...
This report aims to provide a background
of the electricity sector in Lebanon and to estimate the
current and future costs of the sector in order to inform
reform plans...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 148578Date: May 1, 2020Author:
Bramley,Richard ;
Chojnowska,Marta ;
Lewington,Paul
The recent advances in battery
technology and reductions in battery costs have brought
battery energy storage systems (BESS) to the point of
becoming increasingly cost-effective...
Type: ReportReport#: 149706Date: May 1, 2020Author:
Elizondo Azuela,Gabriela ;
Meier,Peter ;
Jenkin,Thomas James
Nutrition Smart Agriculture: When Good
Nutrition is Good Business. Nutrition smart agriculture
(NSmartAg) is a set of agriculture and agro-processing
technologies and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 151646Date: May 1, 2020
A significant benefit of floating solar
is that it doesn’t take up valuable space on land - meaning
that it can be used for other purposes, such as farming or
construction....
Type: BriefReport#: 151324Date: May 1, 2020Author:
Agostinelli,Guido
Nutrition smart agriculture (NSmartAg)
is a set of agriculture and agro-processing technologies and
practices that contribute to the improvement of nutrition
and increase...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 151562Date: May 1, 2020
Battery technology is evolving at a
breathtaking pace. As performance improves and costs fall,
batteries are already critical for consumer electronics,
such as mobile...
Type: BriefReport#: 151323Date: May 1, 2020Author:
Mockel,Peter
The Mauritanian economy is at an
important crossroad. Despite significant increases in
itsnatural resource wealth, economic development in
Mauritania remains weak. The...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 148746Date: May 1, 2020
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and
its economic and social effects on households have created
an urgent need for timely data to help monitor and mitigate
the social...
Type: ReportReport#: 149517Date: May 1, 2020Author:
Siwatu,Gbemisola Oseni ;
Palacios-Lopez,Amparo ;
Mcgee,Kevin Robert ;
Amankwah,Akuffo ;
Vishwanath,Tara ;
Azad,M Abul Kalam
Digitalization has been identified as
one of the major global trends that is transforming the
electricity sector. A recent study investigating the level
of digitalization...
Type: BriefReport#: 149758Date: May 1, 2020Author:
Tjong,Erick ;
Ereshchenko,Viktoriya ;
Lopez Rocha,Silvia Carolina ;
Al Hourani,Youmna
The advanced draft Benefit Sharing Plan
(BSP) for the implementation of the Emission Reductions (ER)
Program titled Governance, Forest Landscapes and Livelihoods
– Northern...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 150433Date: May 1, 2020
The Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak
is having a significant impact on the economies of the
Middle East and North Africa (MENA), leading to declines in
oil production,...
Nutrition Smart Agriculture: When Good
Nutrition is Good Business. Nutrition smart agriculture
(NSmartAg) is a set of agriculture and agro-processing
technologies and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 151326Date: May 1, 2020
Argentina's private investment in
research and development is well below that of its peers.
One important reason may be low and very heterogeneous
returns to research...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9219Date: April 30, 2020Author:
Arza,Valeria Luciana ;
Cirera,Xavier ;
Colonna,Agustina ;
Lopez,Emanuel
Still recovering from the 2015-2016
recession, Brazil is expected to enter recession once more
in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic hit. Assuming a
relatively transitory...
Forests are an important economic and
social resource, critical to the culture and livelihood of
communities across Myanmar. Forest resources are key
secondary income...
The Right to Information (RTI) Act,
2009, was a milestone in the legal history of Bangladesh to
ensure people’s right to obtain information from the
government offices...
The advanced draft Benefit Sharing Plan
(BSP) for Indonesia's East Kalimantan Emissions
Reduction Program (EK-JERP) has been developed in
anticipation of benefits that...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 149827Date: April 29, 2020Author:
Indonesia
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