Distributed photovoltaics are a growing
technology for grid electricity consumers in low- and
middle-income countries due to declining costs and
government support....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9699Date: June 15, 2021Author:
Timilsina,Govinda R.
This paper estimates the impacts of
regulating the use of sanitary and phytosanitary and
technical barriers to trade measures through preferential
trade agreements on...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9700Date: June 15, 2021Author:
Fernandes,Ana Margarida ;
Lefebvre,Kevin Jean-Rene ;
Rocha,Nadia
The objective is to bring together
information on trade and climate risks at the country level
for developing countries to identify: (i) key
vulnerabilities in trade...
This report provides an up-to-date
overview of existing and emerging carbon pricing instruments
around the world, including international, national and
subnational initiatives....
This paper presents a roadmap for the
contributions that IDA20 can make to support IDA countries
to respond, recover and build back better from the crisis.
Building...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 161270Date: June 11, 2021
IDA has been a pioneer in several key
development agendas, including results measurement, by
leading the World Bank Group (WBG) and influencing other
development partners....
Type: Board ReportReport#: 161271Date: June 11, 2021
Cities and local municipalities have
been impacted by the recent slowdown in growth, affecting
their capacity to generate income as well as to finance and
manage infrastructure...
The IDA20 Climate Change Special Theme
offers an actionable package that will scale up support in
the areas where IDA countries need it most. This draws on
IDA’s solid...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 161273Date: June 11, 2021
Aquaculture presentation entitled
Critical challenges and response options for Croatian
aquaculture (in Split and Zagreb) comprised 10 main
headings: to raise overall...
This document outlines a vision and
roadmap for the strategic transformation of the aquaculture
sector in Croatia for the 2020-2030 period. This document
seeks to provide...
Type: ReportReport#: 160274Date: June 10, 2021Author:
Edmeades,Svetlana ;
Jug-Dujakovic,Jurica ;
Bajic,Bojan ;
Van Der Celen,Philip ;
Bilandzija,Jela
This document outlines a vision and a
roadmap for the strategic transformation of agriculture and
rural space in Croatia for the 2020-2030 period. This
document seeks...
Type: ReportReport#: 160271Date: June 10, 2021Author:
Edmeades,Svetlana ;
Van Der Celen,Philip ;
Lee, David ;
Psaltopoulos,Dimitrios ;
Horvat,Hrvoje ;
Felix,Erika Ruth ;
Bilandzija,Jela
Payments for environmental services are
a nature conservation policy in which landowners receive
financial compensation conditional on verified environmental
service...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9693Date: June 8, 2021Author:
van Soest,Daan ;
Adjognon,Guigonan Serge ;
van der Heijden,Eline
Cattle ranching, one of the most
important sectors of Colombia’s rural economy, generates
income for more than half a million rural families and
guarantees a significant...
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by David Malpass, President of the World Bank at
the opening session of the 2021 St. Petersburg economic
forum. He discusses,...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 160046Date: June 3, 2021Author:
Malpass,David
The Zimbabwe climate smart investment
plan (CSAIP) highlights the potential of climate smart
agriculture (CSA) in achieving the Government of Zimbabwe’s
vision of a...
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is
agriculture that has been transformed and reoriented to
support development and ensure food security in the face of
climate change....
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees
Celsius , in line with the Paris Agreement (PA), requires
that global annual greenhouse gas emissions are cut by 50
percent of...
This report discusses the interview of
David Malpass, President of the World Bank with Beatrice
Janzon, Swedish Radio International. He discusses on:
long-term effects...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 160044Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Malpass,David
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