There are two initial challenges in
defining and measuring energy access: the absence of a
universal definition of energy access and the difficulty of
measuring any...
Type: BriefReport#: 88699Date: June 13, 2014Author:
Angelou, Nicolina ;
Bhatia,Mikul
Biochar is the carbon-rich organic
matter that remains after heating biomass under the
minimization of oxygen during a process called pyrolysis.
There are a number of...
Type: PublicationReport#: 88888Date: June 12, 2014Author:
Lehmann,Johannes ;
Roberts,Kelli Griffin ;
Scholz,Sebastian Martin ;
Sembres,Thomas ;
Whitman,Thea ;
Wilson, Kelpie
Starting from the aggregate, this report
first describes how Pernambuco has fared with respect to the
rest of Brazil, both in terms of economic and social welfare
performance,...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: ACS9066Date: June 9, 2014Author:
Lopez-Calva, Luis F. ;
Rodella,Aude-Sophie ;
Sharman,Mary Alexander
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank. He
discusses on measured hope and optimism, to share a vision
for a path forward,...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101936Date: June 3, 2014Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
The Be the Movement workshop was an
inspiring gathering of climate change activists, youth and
concerned professionals. Five main needs on how to
strengthen the climate...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 88448Date: June 2, 2014Author:
Connect4Climate ;
Edkins, Max Thabiso ;
Grenna, Lucia ;
Murphy, Caryle ;
Palummo, Simona ;
Sibilski, Leszek Jan
While South Asia's average gross
domestic product (GDP) growth in the past decade was only
slightly lower than in East Asia and the Pacific, the region
significantly...
Type: BriefReport#: 88928Date: June 1, 2014Author:
Andres,Luis Alberto ;
Basnyat,Ashma ;
Biller,S. A. Dan ;
Herrera Dappe,Matias
The 2013 Fifth Assessment Report of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR5) advised
that warming of the climate system is
unequivocal and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 89304Date: June 1, 2014
Investment decision making is already
difficult for any diverse group of actors with different
priorities and views. But the presence of deep uncertainties
linked to...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6906Date: June 1, 2014Author:
Brown,Casey ;
Fozzard,Adrian ;
Gill,Stuart Peter Dunkley ;
Hallegatte,Stephane ;
Kalra,Nidhi Rajiv ;
Lempert,Robert J. ;
Shah,Ankur Ravi
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