Technological innovation defines the
destiny of humankind. From simple early tools to today’s
smartphones, technology has changed what we make and how we
make it, determined...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 143364Date: March 1, 2019
The Vietnamese delegation’s energy
efficiency (EE) knowledge exchange program was held in New
Delhi, India from 25th February 2019 to 1st March 2019 for a
group of EE...
This policy note was prepared in
parallel to the report Pakistan at hundred - Shaping the
Future. The report Pakistan at the rate hundred discusses
options to accelerate...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135322Date: March 1, 2019Author:
Deng,Fei ;
Illangovan,Patchamuthu ;
Blanco Armas,Enrique
Interest Bearing Notes is a product of
the Finance and Private Sector Research Team in the World
Bank's Development Research Group. It reports on
research by the team,...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 140639Date: March 1, 2019
The purpose of this report is to
identify how to maximize finance available to Nepal in the
electricity sector. This report identifies financing needs
and constraints...
Islamic finance can be a catalyst for
growth of green developments globally. Investors in Europe,
Americas, Africa and Asia are witnessing the effects of
non-sustainable...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135952Date: March 1, 2019Author:
Kamil, Wan Abdul Rahim ;
Bakhor, Syed Azhan Syed Mohd ;
De Luna-Martinez,Jose ;
Zhang,Wei - GFCPN ;
Abdul Aziz,Ahmad Hafiz Bin
This gender and energy training has been
developed based on role playing, to maximize participant
engagement and interaction. This guidebook aims to enable
practitioners...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135056Date: March 1, 2019Author:
Angelou,Niki ;
Suh,Cindy J. ;
Schomer,Inka Ivette ;
Beaujon Marin,Amanda ;
Palmisano,Giacomo ;
Maier,Elisabeth
The 2019-2020 communications strategy is
the cornerstone of Afghanistan extractive industries
transparency initiative (AEITI’s) work to implement EITI in
Afghanistan’s...
In Ukraine, the government’s economic
interventions have a major influence on market outcomes. The
propensity of SOEs and politically connected firms in
concentrated...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135463Date: March 1, 2019Author:
Pop,Georgiana ;
Martinez Licetti,Martha ;
Gramegna Mesa,Soulange Fatima ;
Dauda,Seidu
Bangladesh is among the leading country
to expand solar home systems in countryside. But the country
has significant potential to scale up renewable energy for
electricity...
Geographic information systems (GIS)
tools are used to identify areas suitable for the
development of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants. Once the
suitable areas have been...
Despite several severe shocks in the
past, conflict, unstable governments, earthquakes, and trade
disruptions, Nepal has made strong progress in reducing
poverty and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 134956Date: February 28, 2019Author:
Shukla,Shyamala ;
Srivastava,Sanjay
Jordan's growth model is highly
dependent on investment, with contractions in the
magnitude,quantity and efficacy of investments being key
drivers in the sharp deceleration...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135708Date: February 28, 2019Author:
Harake,Wissam
ESMAP’s Annual Report 2018 represents a
comprehensive summary of the breadth and reach of ESMAP’s
portfolio of activities. It provides snapshots of concrete
results...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 134882Date: February 26, 2019Author:
Constantinou,Nansia ;
Austin,Heather H ;
Ripley,Priyanka ;
Kistler,Jacqueline Purtell ;
Tuten,Janice
Sea-level rise threatens low-lying areas
around the world's coasts with increased coastal
flooding during storms. One response to this challenge is to
build or upgrade...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8745Date: February 19, 2019Author:
Nicholls,Robert John ;
Hinkel,Jochen ;
Lincke,Daniel ;
van der Pol,Thomas
This paper presents the details of three
scenarios -- leapfrog, lock-in, and lopsided -- that
describe an illustrative set of technological states. Based
largely on...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8748Date: February 19, 2019Author:
Leifman,Michael Meir
Beyond the Gap: How Countries Can Afford
the Infrastructure They Need while Protecting the Planet
aims to shift the debate regarding investment needs away
from a simple...
Type: PublicationReport#: 134795Date: February 19, 2019Author:
Rozenberg,Julie ;
Fay,Marianne
This paper proposes a framework that
examines three levels of access to infrastructure --
nominal, effective, and quality-adjusted access. Most
conventional indicators...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8750Date: February 19, 2019Author:
Gulyani,Sumila ;
Ryan Rizvi,Andrea C. ;
Talukdar,Debabrata
This Country Engagement Note (CEN)
proposes the World Bank Group’s reengagement with Libya in
the context of a renewed United Nations (UN)-led peace
initiative. This...
Type: Country Engagement NoteReport#: 123985Date: February 19, 2019
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