Recurring and persistent droughts force
Moroccan farmers to rely heavily on irrigation. In the
southern part of the country, citrus farmers on the Guerdane
perimeter...
Growth rates in Afghanistan have
historically been highly correlated to weather conditions.
The mining sector showed dynamic developments in 2012. Opium
production is...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 81700Date: August 29, 2013
The World Bank and the Program on
Forests, housed at the Bank, help governments steer economic
policy in a ‘forest-friendly’ way. Improving the governance
of the forest...
This executive summary aims at
presenting the main findings of the Environmental and Social
Impact Assessment (ESIA) conducted for the rehabilitation of
the expressway...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 80724Date: August 19, 2013
This report assesses the challenges and
opportunities for the development of the Khatlon oblast in
Tajikistan. The report argues that the rise in the strategic
significance...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 78525Date: August 19, 2013
The executive summary presents the
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Framework (ESIAF)
for the Transport Corridor Project in Kurdistan at
Governorate of Duhok....
Type: Board ReportReport#: 80625Date: August 18, 2013
This brief summarizes the results of a
gender impact evaluation study, entitled Are rural road
investments alone sufficient to generate transport flows?
Lessons from...
Type: BriefReport#: 81200Date: August 14, 2013Author:
Raballand, Gael ;
Thornton, Rebecca ;
Yang, Dean ;
Goldberg, Jessica ;
Keleher, Niall ;
Muller, Annika
This brief summarizes the results of a
gender impact evaluation study, entitled The poverty impact
of rural roads : evidence from Bangladesh, conducted during
the time...
The objective of the Non-formal Approach
to Training, Education, and Jobs Project for Afghanistan is
to increase the potential for employment and higher earnings
of...
In 2007 the World Bank Group chose
Liberia as one of four pilots for a new trade logistics
program. The project is part of a larger Investment Climate
Program meant...
Report#: 90705Date: August 2, 2013Author:
Ouedraogo,Inoussa
The proposed Sava Waterways
Rehabilitation Project concerning the river section from
Brcko to Belgrade (the Project) is located in the
geographical area of the Sava...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 80620Date: August 1, 2013
Natural resource abundance can lead to
strong economic growth if resource rents are well invested
in physical assets and other forms of productive capital.
This paper...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6586Date: August 1, 2013Author:
Vandycke,Nancy L.
Decades of underinvestment in
infrastructure in the Philippines has created a huge backlog
of projects that need to be studied, developed, and
tendered, demanding resources...
The millions of religious pilgrims who
visit Makkah and Madinah every year are experienc¬ing better
quality services at the Hajj Terminal at Jeddah’s King
Abdulaziz...
This issue of the Global Environment
Facility (GEF)-Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP)
quarterly newsletter includes the following topics of
interest: about...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 84376Date: August 1, 2013
This paper uses Zambia as a case study
to assess empirically whether political interference in a
low-governance environment has diminished in the past years
as expected...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6585Date: August 1, 2013Author:
Beuran,Monica ;
Bridges,Katherine Marguerite ;
Raballand,Gael J. R. F. ;
Sacks,Audrey
Through an empirical analysis of the
relationship between private participation in infrastructure
and country risk, the paper shows that country risk ratings
are a reliable...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6569Date: August 1, 2013Author:
Andres,Luis Alberto ;
Araya,Gonzalo Enrique ;
Schwartz,Jordan Z.
This technical assistance (TA) aims to
assist Tanauan city to improve its creditworthiness and
capacity to access market-based financing. This TA was
sought in relation...
Type: Working PaperReport#: ACS5659Date: August 1, 2013Author:
Ortega,Mary Jane
With support from IFC to structure the
transaction, the concession of the port of Toamasina has
increased handling capacity at the port from 60 to 2,500
tons a day,...
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