It has become common for governments and
practitioners to measure mobility using data from
smartphones, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet in
countries where...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 168212Date: June 28, 2021Author:
Milusheva, Sveta ;
Bjorkegren,Daniel C I ;
Teixeira Viotti,Leonardo
A series of discussions began in 2005
within the UNFCCC framework with the idea of moving forward
in Climate Change mitigation along with fostering the
adoption by developing...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 161031Date: June 25, 2021Author:
Briceño,Nuvia ;
Carvajal,Manuel ;
Contreras,Daniel ;
Gianelli,Luis ;
López,Milza ;
Mattar,César ;
Montaner,Daniel ;
Correa Paris,Ana Maria ;
Soto,Gabriela ;
Troppa,Constanza ;
Trujillo,Georgina
The majority of the world’s children
live in countries where local governments are responsible
for the provision of basic education services. Although
subnational governments...
Type: PublicationReport#: 161583Date: June 25, 2021
The study analyzed Pakistan’s blue
carbon exposure, relevant carbon stock trends, and the
sector’s potential for climate adaptation and mitigation.
Blue carbon ecosystems...
Since 2014, the armed conflict in
Ukraine’s eastern provinces (oblasts) of Donetsk and Luhansk
has dealt a heavy blow to people’s lives. The conflict has
magnified the...
In response to growing environmental
concerns, particularly climate change, governments have
encouraged innovation and adoption of clean technologies
through various...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9714Date: June 24, 2021Author:
Timilsina,Govinda R. ;
Malla,Sunil
Widespread adoption of efficient
irrigation technologies, including drip irrigation, has been
proposed as a means of limiting groundwater
overexploitation, especially...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9713Date: June 24, 2021Author:
Fishman,Ram ;
Gine,Xavier ;
Jacoby,Hanan G.
The purpose of this article is to inform
members of the Centre for Mediterranean Integration (CMI)
Forum on Energy and Climate Change on the energy and climate
policy...
In this report, the authors investigate
state-owned enterprise (SOE) listings as a solution to
promote local capital markets development. Thus, SOE
listings can offer...
Type: ReportReport#: 160917Date: June 23, 2021Author:
Silva,Anderson Caputo ;
Nerlich,Anica
In an economy with substantial
informality, a carbon tax can produce fiscal co-benefits
that improve economic performance in addition to reducing
carbon dioxide emissions....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9710Date: June 23, 2021Author:
Timilsina,Govinda R. ;
Dissou,Yazid ;
Toman, Mike ;
Heine,Dirk
Our collective responses to climate
change, poverty, and inequality are defining choices of our
age. We must tackle them together to deliver on our twin
goals of reducing...
Our collective responses to climate
change, poverty, and inequality are defining choices of our
age. We must tackle them together to deliver on our twin
goals of reducing...
Prices for several intermediate inputs,
including cement, are higher in developing
economies—particularly in Africa. Combining data from the
International Comparison...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9706Date: June 22, 2021Author:
Leone, Fabrizio ;
Macchiavello,Rocco ;
Reed,Tristan
Niger is a large landlocked country
whose northern two-thirds lies within the Sahara Desert with
a population of about 21.5 million people. Most of the
population is...
Type: ReportReport#: 160694Date: June 21, 2021Author:
Soumaila,Amadou
Access to infrastructure support
economic development through both capital accumulation and
structural transformation. This paper investigates the links
between investments...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 165152Date: June 21, 2021Author:
Herrera Dappe,Matias ;
Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria
Irrigation development in Rwanda is
typically not demand-driven. Existing irrigation
developments have mostly resulted from government-led
initiatives and donor support...
In the past two decades, insights from
behavioral sciences, particularly behavioral economics, have
been widely applied in the design of social programs such as
pensions,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9704Date: June 21, 2021Author:
Joseph,George ;
Ayling,Sophie Charlotte Emi ;
Miquel-Florensa,Pepita ;
Bejarano,Hernán D. ;
Cardona,Alejandra Quevedo
This document offers guidelines for the
preparation of feasibility studies for geothermal power
projects in accordance with best industry practices. A
geothermal feasibility...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 161953Date: June 18, 2021Author:
Hallgrimsdottir,Elin ;
De Wit,Joerie Frederik ;
Fridriksson,Thrainn ;
Ingimundarson, Ari ;
Axelsson, Gudni ;
Steingrimsson, Benedikt ;
Ingason, Ingi ;
Arnason, Olafur
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.
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