This third report in the Turn down the
Heat series covers three World Bank regions: Latin America
and the Caribbean (LAC); the Middle East and North Africa
(MENA); and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 98222Date: June 1, 2015
Past market failures to deliver clean
cooking and heating solutions, especially to low-income
households, suggest the continued need for subsidies if
universal access...
Type: BriefReport#: 97846Date: June 1, 2015Author:
Zhang,Yabei ;
Adams,Norma
In late 2006, Nepal was recovering from
a decade long conflict and was one of the poorest countries
in the world. About 82 percent of its population of around
26 million...
The concentrating solar power services
(CSPS) energy sector management assistance program (ESMAP)
project meteorological station CSPS.MT.14.213 has been
installed and...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 97649Date: June 1, 2015Author:
Kraas, Birk ;
Affolter, Roman
Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2014
Within the framework of ‘Entrepreneurship Program for
Innovation in the Caribbean’ (EPIC), a seven-year program
funded by the Government...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 138694Date: June 1, 2015Author:
Lashley,Jonathan Graham ;
Smith,Katrine Verena
The top 10 Key Lessons from the PPCR
highlight critical and strategic aspects that need to be
considered in resilience planning and implementation. These
lessons underscore...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 152975Date: June 1, 2015Author:
Rigaud,Kanta K. ;
Hoffer,Ronald N. ;
Ahmed,Kazi Fateha ;
Gaensly Cordeiro,Laura ;
Kapila,Shaanti Marie ;
Shrestha,Junu ;
Chaturvedi,Akshatvishal Rohitshyam
The International Development
Association (IDA) is the World Bank Group’s (WBG) fund for
the poorest countries. It is replenished every three years
by contributions...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 97626Date: May 27, 2015
The new Carbon Pricing Watch compiles
the latest data on formal carbon pricing initiatives around
the world. Several carbon taxes and one of the world's
largest emissions...
Significant progress in carbon pricing
has been made over the last ten years. In 2015, about 40
national and over 20 subnational jurisdictions, representing
almost a...
The Committee on Development
Effectiveness (CODE) met to discuss IEG’s Learning and
Results in World Bank Operations: Toward a New Learning
Strategy and Draft World...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 98518Date: May 20, 2015
This report contains the World Bank
Group Boards' calendar for the period of May to July
2015, specifying the Boards' engagements, such as
meetings and briefings.
Type: Board ReportReport#: 96535Date: May 18, 2015
Actions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions to stabilize warming at two degrees Celsius, as
agreed by the international community in 2009, will fall
short if they...
The world is heating up as human
activity increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the
atmosphere. This Decarbonizing development report looks at
infographic three...
This report contains the World Bank
Group Boards' calendar for the period of May to July
2015, specifying the Boards' engagements, such as
meetings and briefings.
The Government of Vietnam (GoV) has
conducted a Climate Public Expenditure and Investment Review
(CPEIR) with the support of the World Bank and the United
Nations Development...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 96565Date: May 4, 2015
The development objectives of the
Quality and Relevance of Secondary and Tertiary Education
Project for Democratic Republic of Congo are to: (i) improve
the teaching...
Working together, IFC and the World Bank
helped develop public-private partnerships (PPPs) to extend
the water supply into rural areas of Benin. For the first
time in...
Type: BriefReport#: 99069Date: May 1, 2015Author:
Sylla,Mehita ;
Adokpo Migan,Sylvain ;
Jamieson,Jane ;
Bot Ba Njock,David ;
Toga Makang,Monyl Nefer
At a macro level, the Philippines has
made impressive progress in water supply provision:
nationally, 92 percent of individuals have access to
improved water sources,...
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