The Final Report of the Fifth Overall
Performance Study (OPS5) of the Global Environment Facility
(GEF) was presented at the May 2014 GEF Council meeting in
Cancun....
Launched in 2003, Roshan (Telecom
Development Company Afghanistan Corp) is a leading
telecommunications provider with over six million mobile
telephony subscribers.First,...
What's the most effective way to
reintegrate ex-combatants and reduce illegal activities?
This policy note reviews an innovative program that had a
big impact. In Liberia,...
Type: BriefReport#: 88613Date: May 1, 2014Author:
Blattman,Christopher ;
Annan,Jeannie Ruth
There is evidence that livestock provide
a multitude of livelihood services to farm households. They
are a source of food, cash income, draught power and hauling
services,...
Type: BriefReport#: 86440Date: May 1, 2014Author:
Azzarri,Carlo ;
Cross, Elisabeth
Recognizing that any sustainable
improvements in agricultural statistics build on close
cooperation among major users and suppliers of data, the
Uganda Ministry of Agriculture,...
Report#: 86441Date: May 1, 2014Author:
Sserugga, Joseph ; Okello, Patrick ; Pica-Ciamar
This report covers the activities of the
Trust Fund for the 12 months, from April 1, 2013 to March
31, 2014 and sets out how future activities are expected to
change...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 88510Date: May 1, 2014
The report describes the Statistics for
Results Facility (SRF) and Catalytic Fund (CF) approach,
highlights the key findings and recommendations of the SRF
Evaluation...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 88365Date: May 1, 2014
Founded in 1974, Promigas is one of the
largest and oldest private utility providers of natural gas
in Colombia. In addition to its own operations, it has
investments...
Some of the headings included in this
newsletter of the World Bank in India are: 108 ambulance
service in Tamil Nadu; Development dialogue : World Bank
Group president...
Within any economy, agriculture is the
sector that is most sensitive to climate change. In Armenia,
however, the risks are even more pronounced because the
majority...
Type: PublicationReport#: 87811Date: April 29, 2014Author:
Ahouissoussi,Nicolas ;
Boehlert, Brent ;
Neumann, James E. ;
Sharrow, Steven ;
Srivastava,Jitendra P.
The Africa energy unit (AFTEG) of the
World Bank has obtained financing from the trust fund for
environmentally and socially sustainable development
(TFESSD) funded...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 87913Date: April 27, 2014Author:
Grijsen, Johan ;
Patel, Hrishi
Water is central to the Zimbabwean
economy, people’s livelihoods and their social wellbeing;
its availability and reliability is a function of highly
variable climatic...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 103575Date: April 25, 2014Author:
Webster,Michael John
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank at
spring meetings Washington DC. He discusses on taking to
develop country...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101933Date: April 12, 2014Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
The autonomous city of Buenos Aires
developed a risk management scheme to reduce the city's
vulnerability to flooding under the Bank-supported Flood
Protection Project,...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 87847Date: April 11, 2014
The world needs to fight climate change
with much, much greater seriousness; so 40 ministers will be
here today to discuss the issue of climate change. Taking
action...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101932Date: April 11, 2014Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank. He
discusses on the developing countries that will have to grow
at a pace stronger...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101930Date: April 10, 2014Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank. He
believes on the accomplishment of the goal, that one million
people each...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101929Date: April 10, 2014Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank at
Spring meeting in Washington DC. He discusses on how the
World Bank is focused...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101928Date: April 9, 2014Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
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