Improvement of energy efficiency is one
of the main options to reduce energy demand and to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions in Ukraine. However, large-scale
deployment...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6920Date: June 1, 2014Author:
Hochman, Gal ;
Timilsina, Govinda R.
Improving access to affordable and
reliable energy services for cooking is essential for
developing countries in reducing adverse human health and
environmental impacts...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6903Date: June 1, 2014Author:
Malla,Dr. Sunil ;
Timilsina,Govinda R.
This report assesses progress in
implementing the government of India's power sector
reform agenda and examines the performance of the sector
along different dimensions....
Type: PublicationReport#: 88906Date: June 1, 2014Author:
Banerjee,Sudeshna Ghosh ;
Pargal,Sheoli
The Indonesia Economic Quarterly (IEQ)
has two main aims. First, it reports on the key developments
over the past three months in Indonesia's economy, and
places these...
Economic, agronomic, and biophysical
drivers affect global land use, so all three influences need
to be considered in evaluating economically optimal
allocations of...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6928Date: June 1, 2014Author:
Hertel,Thomas W. ;
Steinbuks,Jevgenijs
Every year an estimated seventy percent
of Tajikistan's population suffers from severe
electricity shortages in winter. The energy sector was
affected by dramatic changes...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 88837Date: June 1, 2014Author:
Swinkels, Rob
The impacts of a changing climate are
all around us. Sea levels are rising, oceans are warming,
and weather events are more frequent and intense. According
to the World...
Some of the headings included in this
issues of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG)
weekly global economic newsletter are as follows:
developing-country...
This report, consisting of a study
prepared by global project finance specialists Hunton and
Williams LLP and comments from six internationally reputed
economists and...
Type: PublicationReport#: 88485Date: May 29, 2014Author:
Beardsworth, John ;
Halland,Havard ;
Land,Bryan Christopher ;
Schmidt,James
This review examines the implementation
of the FY10 - FY14 Tajikistan Country Partnership Strategy
(CPS) of FY10 and the CPS Progress Report (CPSPR) of FY13,
and assesses...
Type: CAS Completion Report ReviewReport#: 88463Date: May 28, 2014
The Accelerating Sustainable Private
Investments in Renewable Energy (ASPIRE) Project of Maldives
would: (i) enable private sector investing in PV
infrastructure development;...
The kinetic energy in wind is converted
into mechanical power in specialized propeller-driven
turbines mounted on towers. A generator inside the turbine
converts the...
Type: BriefReport#: 88184Date: May 21, 2014Author:
Azuela, Gabriela Elizondo ;
Ben, Rafael
Many economically attractive
opportunities to invest in energy efficiency are forgone
because of various market barriers, notably the limited
availability of commercial...
Type: BriefReport#: 88185Date: May 21, 2014Author:
Sarkar,Ashok ;
Sinton,Jonathan Edwards ;
De Wit,Joerie Frederik
This debt sustainability analysis (DSA)
updates the joint International Development Association
(IDA) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) DSA from
September 2013....
Type: Board ReportReport#: 88874Date: May 19, 2014
Access to electricity in flexible,
reliable, and sustainable forms brings a range of social and
economic benefits, enabling people to leap from poverty to a
better future,...
Type: BriefReport#: 88060Date: May 15, 2014Author:
Banerjee,Sudeshna Ghosh ;
Portale,Elisa
The World Health Organization estimates
that in 2012 about 4.3 million deaths occurred because of
exposure to household air pollution caused by smoke from the
incomplete...
Type: BriefReport#: 88059Date: May 15, 2014Author:
Adair-Rohani, Heather ;
Banerjee,Sudeshna Ghosh ;
Bonjour, Sophie ;
Portale,Elisa
The growing interest in clean cooking,
with its potential benefits for human health, environmental
protection, and climate change, has prompted development
specialists...
Type: BriefReport#: 88058Date: May 15, 2014Author:
Ekouevi,Koffi ;
Freeman, Kate Kennedy ;
Soni,Ruchi
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