Using household survey data and location
information on oilfields, this paper examines the short-term
welfare impacts of Ghana’s offshore oil discovery and
production....
The development community needs
innovative ways to collect systematic and geographically
precise data about electrified regions to identify focus
areas where collective...
The Enterprise Surveys (ES) focus on
many aspects of the business environment. These factors can
be accommodating or constraining for firms and play an
important role...
Early in 2018, the European Commission
(EC) launched the Catching-up Regions Initiative (CURI) in
Prešov. While Prešov (PSK) is the largest region in Slovak
Republic...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 138049Date: January 1, 2019
Chongqing can move toward becoming a
global city by focusing on quality growth. The city’s
significant assets include its sheer size and large
population, thriving economy,...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 138817Date: January 1, 2019
This document provides guidelines on how
to use the GPRBA logo, brand and visual identity which are
valuable corporate assets that must be used consistently in
the proper...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 139576Date: January 1, 2019Author:
GPRBA
This infographic on Water Sector
Architecture is based on the Water Security Diagnostic,
"Pakistan: Getting More from Water."
Infrastructure, water governance and financing...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 141338Date: January 1, 2019
The Liberia Forest Sector Project (LFSP)
is a grant-financed project supported by the Government of
Norway via a World Bank-managed Trust Fund. Under the LFSP
framework,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 134365Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Hooda,Neeta ;
Aldinger,Peter Eddie ;
Owen,Matthew Guy ;
Verheijen,Lesya
The report presents the findings of a
comprehensive study on the drivers and barriers to the
uptake of cleaner technologies for public transport in five
cities in Latin...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 133929Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Bianchi Alves,Bianca ;
Sethi,Kavita ;
Lopez Dodero,Abel ;
Hoyos Guerrero,Alejandro ;
Puga,Diego ;
Yeghyaian Valls,Eugenia ;
Perez Prada,Fiamma ;
De Freitas Miranda,Hellem ;
Porcidonio Silva,Monica Moura ;
Orbaiz,Pedro Jose ;
Bose,Ranjan K. ;
Vargas Molina,Roberto Abraham ;
Winkelman, Steven ;
Qiu,Yin
This handbook is an outcome of a World
Bank externally funded output project financed by the
British Embassy Minsk supporting evidence-based tertiary
education policies...
This background paper is part of the
supporting material for the report “From Waste to Resource:
Shifting Paradigms for Smarter Wastewater Interventions in
Latin America...
At the end of 2018, Indonesia’s real
sector outcomes recorded strong readings, with the
Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) ticking up
and motorcycle sales...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 142775Date: January 1, 2019
The potentially adverse impact of carbon
pricing on the competitiveness of businesses and economies
has been a matter of concern to industry and policymakers.
It has...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 141917Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Churie Kallhauge,Angela Naneu ;
Roome,John A. ;
Klein,Alzbeta ;
Peace,Janet ;
Besley,Daniel James ;
Rhoades,Erika L. ;
Rastogi,Namrata Patodia ;
Prasad,Neeraj
Rangelands take pride of place among
Sub-Saharan Africa's varied ecosystems. They make up
nearly half of the land, and provide a rich range of
resources, including soils,...
Type: GuidelineReport#: 138574Date: January 1, 2019
This background paper is part of the
supporting material for the report “From Waste to Resource:
Shifting Paradigms for Smarter Wastewater Interventions in
Latin America...
The Development Impact Evaluation (DIME)
Group generates high-quality and operationally relevant
data and research to transform development policy, help
reduce extreme...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 134802Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Legovini,Arianna ;
Adjognon,Guigonan Serge ;
Bedoya Arguelles,Guadalupe ;
Bougna Lonla,Theophile ;
Campbell,Kayleigh Bierman ;
Christian,Paul J. ;
Coville,Aidan ;
Croke,Kevin ;
Daniels,Benjamin B. ;
Di Maro,Vincenzo ;
Duhaut,Alice ;
Fernandez,Chloe Monica ;
Holmlund,Marcus Erik ;
Jones,Maria Ruth ;
Karpe,Saahil Ninad ;
Khan,Nausheen ;
Kondylis,Florence ;
Milusheva,Svetoslava Petkova ;
Mvukiyehe,Eric ;
Orozco Olvera,Victor Hugo ;
Piza,Caio ;
Reichert,Arndt Rudiger ;
Rizvanolli,Besa ;
Rogger,Daniel Oliver ;
Roscitt,Michael Anthony ;
Siddiqi,Bilal Murtaza ;
Zwager,Astrid Maria Theresia
Fiscal policies can lay the foundation
for low-carbon and climate-resilient development. Building
on more than two decades of research in development and
environmental...
Type: PublicationReport#: 133156Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Pigato,Miria A.
This report examines how to design
effective carbon pricing mechanisms (CPMs) for the
construction industry. As the world’s largest consumer of
raw materials, it accounts...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 137097Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Maheshwari,Aditi ;
Malik,Ayesha
To set the stage for an examination of a
low carbon growth path for Slovakia, the country’s
performance on greenhouse gas emissions, its obligations
under the Paris...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135666Date: January 1, 2019Author:
De Rosa,Donato ;
Kasek,Leszek Pawel ;
Prihardini,Dinar Dhamma ;
Boratynski,Jakub Szczepan ;
Rabiega,Wojciech Pawel ;
Boratynska,Agnieszka ;
Jorgensen,Erika A.
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