Energy itself does not meet the needs of
energy-poor households, businesses, and communities. Rather,
it is the services that energy enables—such as
lighting,telecommunications,...
To reduce household air pollution,
improve health outcomes, save nonrenewable biomass, and
support local economic development, developing countries are
seeking to increase...
This report describes and analyzes
progress of the South Asia Water Initiative (SAWI) in fiscal
year (FY) 2016 (July 2015 through June 2016). SAWI supports
increased...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 112252Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Nishio,Akihiko
Devolving property rights to local
institutions has emerged as a compelling management strategy
for natural resource management in developing countries. The
use of property...
The effects of climate change – from
changing precipitation patterns to rising seas – will
exacerbate the coastal erosion already affecting West
Africa, increasing the...
One-third of West Africa's
population lives in coastal zones where they are vulnerable
to the high risks of climate change impacts and natural
hazards. Unplanned settlement...
The aggregate price per kilowatthour
charged to commercial and industrial customers varies by a
factor of more than 20 across 38 Sub-Saharan African
countries studied....
Natural hazards often damage or destroy
school infrastructure, threatening educational opportunities
and risking the lives of schoolchildren. In collaboration
with the...
Groundwater exploitation has been
instrumental in raising agricultural productivity
andreducing rural poverty in South Asia, a region that
accounts for nearly half of...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 129211Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Jacoby,Hanan G.
Men and women access, use and manage
forests differently, with distinct male and female knowledge
and roles in relation to management of forests and use of
forest resources....
This guide describes a range of tools
and approaches applicable to project designers, researchers,
development practitioners, and others with an interest in
understanding...
Type: ReportReport#: 148136Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Kristjanson,Patti
Sakhalin II is an integrated oil and gas
offshore and onshore development project for the recovery,
processing, and export of oil and gas from offshore oil
fields on...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 112109Date: January 1, 2017
If the world is to have a reasonable
chance of preventing global temperatures from increasing
beyond 2 degree celcius above pre-industrial levels, net
emissions of carbon...
Type: BriefReport#: 115064Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Akbar,Sameer ;
Kleinman, Gary
More than 1.1 billion people globally
lack access to electricity, and 2.9 billion lack access to
clean cooking fuels. Why does gender matter in access to
energy services?...
Type: BriefReport#: 115066Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Dutta,Soma ;
Kooijman, Annemarije ;
Cecelski,Elizabeth W.
As donors search for ways to promote
energy access in the developing world, a new tool being
piloted in the sector is results-based financing (RBF). It
offers incentive...
Lighting Africa, a joint International
Finance Corporation (IFC) - World Bank program, catalyzes
the private sector to build sustainable markets for
affordable, high-quality,...
Report#: 115040Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Elahi,Raihan ;
Hasselsten,Jenny Maria ;
Nwankwo,Allwell Okechukwu ;
Miller,Alasdair John Herriot ;
Asamoah-Manu,Nana Nuamoah
Since 2014, Energy Sector Management
Assistance Program (ESMAP), through its Energy Subsidy
Reform Facility, has provided advice and support the
Government of Ukraine...
The West African coast mainly consists
of a narrow low-lying coastal strip, over a distance of
several thousand kilometers. This coastal strip is protected
from the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 126733Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Giardino,Alessio ;
Schrijvershof,Reinier ;
Briere,Christophe ;
Nederhoff,Kees ;
Tonnon,Pieter Koen ;
Nunes de Caires,Sofia
The purpose of this study was to assess
the role of the glaciers in the Pamir, Hindu Kush,
Karakoram, Alai, and Tien Shan mountains in the volume and
timing of stream...
Type: BriefReport#: 123057Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Leb,Christina ;
Akuffo-Akoto,Abena
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