The World Bank, through its
International Comparison Program (ICP), is responsible for
the production of Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for both
national GDP and for...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 90729Date: September 18, 2012Author:
Meikle, Jim; Thomas, Paul
The 2011 ICP Construction and Civil
Engineering survey is based on an input approach, where
countries price 50 basic and common resources for
construction work which...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 90730Date: September 18, 2012
The consequences of climate change for
agriculture and food security in developing countries are of
serious concern. Due to their reliance on rain-fed
agriculture, both...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6188Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Arndt,Channing ;
Farmer,William Hastings ;
Strzepek,Kenneth ;
Thurlow, James
While agreeing on the choice of an
optimal investment decision is already difficult for any
diverse group of actors, priorities, and world views, the
presence of deep...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6193Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Brown,Casey ;
Gill,Stuart Peter Dunkley ;
Hallegatte,Stephane ;
Lempert,Robert J. ;
Shah,Ankur Ravi
Every country should develop strategies
for managing low-probability, high-impact extreme
events-strategies that reflect their own as well as global
experiences with...
Type: BriefReport#: 79398Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Hiroki, Kenzo
The strong main shock of the Great East
Japan Earthquake (GEJE) of March 11, 2011, caused little
damage to buildings. Buildings designed under the current
building code...
Type: BriefReport#: 79358Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Ishiwatari,Mikio ;
Narafu,Tatsuo
Earthquakes and tsunamis increase the
risks of hydro-meteorological disasters. After the Great
East Japan Earthquake (GEJE), disaster-prevention structures
such as coastal...
Type: BriefReport#: 79359Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Sagara, Junko
Structures such as dikes play a crucial
role in preventing disasters by controlling tsunamis,
floods, debris flows, landslides, and other natural
phenomena. However,...
Report#: 79357Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Ishiwatari,Mikio ;
Sagara,Junko
The Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE)
was a multi-hazard event. A massive quake triggered a series
of tsunamis of unprecedented dimension, as well as the
subsequent...
Type: BriefReport#: 79361Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Sagara,Junko ;
Toyama, Masato
The design, implementation, and
monitoring and evaluation of livestock sector public and
private sector investments are based on evidence and
information generated by...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 86619Date: September 1, 2012
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