The Government of Pakistan (GoP) has
initiated a preliminary analysis of Pakistan’s blue carbon
exposure, relevant carbon stock trends, and the sector’s
potential for...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 159904Date: May 1, 2021Author:
Jabeen,Rahat ;
Kondo,Sachiko ;
Zhang,Fang ;
Latif,Danish Ali
Widespread adoption of efficient
irrigation technologies, including drip irrigation, has been
proposed as a means of limiting groundwater
over-exploitation, especially...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 159153Date: May 1, 2021Author:
Fishman,Ram ;
Gine,Xavier ;
Jacoby,Hanan G.
Energy Sector Management Assistance
Program (ESMAP) support complemented the World Bank’s Energy
Sector Improvement Project to support Tunisia’s goal to
transition to...
Natural capital is the largest form of
wealth in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Yet, natural
capital is being depleted, posing a significant challenge to
achieving...
The World Bank Group’s country
partnership framework in Lao PDR (2017-2021) supports the
government’s eighth National socio-economic development plan
(2016-2020). This...
This study represents the first attempt
of the World Bank to examine SWM issues in unique and
ecologically-fragile mountain areas. This infographic
presents a synopsis...
This paper reviews the main transmission
channels of an environmental tax reform shifting the tax
burden from labor to carbon emission. The analysis uses a
simple open-economy...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9640Date: April 26, 2021Author:
Schoder,Christian
Ensuring environmental integrity is
recognized as an important goal under Article 6. This paper
examines factors that affect environmental integrity under
Article 6...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 157945Date: April 23, 2021Author:
Gadde,Harikumar ;
Kim,Seoyi ;
Sinha,Chandra Shekhar ;
Spalding-Fecher,Randall ;
Broekhoff,Derik
This Technical Note provides detailed
information on the Brazilian risk classification system
using the RI approach and the Indian RI system for the
initial risk screening...
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by David Malpass, President of the World Bank at
the Leaders’ summit on climate. He discusses the core plan
of climate change...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 158482Date: April 22, 2021Author:
Malpass,David
Regional trade agreements increasingly
include provisions that regulate state-owned enterprises.
This paper combines new information on the content of “deep”
regional...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9637Date: April 22, 2021Author:
Lefebvre,Kevin Jean-Rene ;
Rocha,Nadia ;
Ruta,Michele
This Technical Note contains a level of
technical detail that non-specialists can use for guidance
in addressing the hydrological aspects of dam projects early
in the...
This Technical Note is prepared to
provide guidance to the World Bank task teams and clients
regarding geological and geotechnical issues and recommended
risk mitigation...
Commodity prices continued their
recovery in the first quarter of 2021 and are expected to
remain close to current levels throughout the year, lifted
by the global economic...
The disutility of work, often summarily
described as effort, is a primal component of economic
models of worker and consumer behavior. However, empirical
applications...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9634Date: April 19, 2021Author:
Friedman,Jed ;
Gaddis,Isis ;
Kilic,Talip ;
Martuscelli,Antonio ;
Palacios-Lopez,Amparo ;
Zezza,Alberto
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