With a chronically low national
electrification rate and a dilapidated energy
infrastructure, the government of Rwanda faced a steep
uphill battle when in 2008 it committed...
The structure of this report reflects
the directional organization of the study. Chapter two
offers a detailed descriptive analysis of national- and
regional-level household...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 78075Date: May 1, 2013Author:
Tang, Jie ;
Tuntivate, Voravate ;
Toba, Natsuko
Today most households in Lao PDR still
rely on fuel wood-mainly firewood and charcoal as their main
source of cooking energy, highlighting the vital role that
improved...
To regain the strong growth it had
before the global crisis, South Asia will have to manage a
combination of persistent external economic headwinds and
increasing regional...
Type: PublicationReport#: 76885Date: April 23, 2013
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank. He
discusses on the issues to end extreme poverty in the World.
He speaks about...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101871Date: April 18, 2013Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank. He
speaks about developing countries to have greater access to
electricity,...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101870Date: April 16, 2013Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
In the first post-transition decade
after the fall of communism, Europe and Central Asia (ECA)
moved its economy from plan to market. In the second decade,
the 2000s,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 76821Date: April 15, 2013Author:
Deichmann,Uwe Klaus ;
Zhang,Fan
To ensure sustainable and optimal use of
its common property natural resources, Mexico will need to
strengthen its focus on enhancing stewardship in three key
sectors-forests,...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 76590Date: April 9, 2013
Reducing the footprint of growth
requires a focus on three key issues: a) transforming urban
areas into greener, more efficient, resilient, and socially
inclusive cities,...
The little data book on Africa 2012/13
is a pocket edition of Africa Development Indicators (ADI)
2012/13. It contains some 115 key indicators on economics,
human development,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 76817Date: April 3, 2013Author:
Mungai,Rose
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank. He
discusses on the future, about the opportunity to create a
world free from...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101868Date: April 2, 2013Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
This Abo Homos-Nubaria Gas Pipeline
project is an integral part of Egypt's strategy which
aims to expand the uses of natural gas as a clean source of
energy. This project...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 78403Date: April 1, 2013
The main objectives of the FY13 CPPR are
to: 1) Review progress in implementation of Projects; 2.
Discuss challenges to timely and effective project
implementation;...
Type: Country Portfolio Performance ReviewReport#: 120726Date: April 1, 2013Author:
Twesiime,Fred
This report looks at whether and how
public funds, utilizing pay-for-performance mechanisms, may
be used to incentivize reductions of methane emissions. This
report...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 79983Date: April 1, 2013
In post-conflict Liberia, IFC structured
an amended management contract for the Liberian Electricity
Corporation (LEC). The amended contract will extend access
to electricity...
The current project involves a two-phase
development of the Aynak copper mine including a processing
plant with a capacity of 30 ktpd of ore in phase one and 60
ktpd...
The report is organized in seven
chapters. Following the introductory chapter, chapter two
sets the stage by reviewing the structure of Turkey's
economy and its performance,...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 78115Date: April 1, 2013
This sector note presents the results of
the World Bank-led study on the development of a strategy of
the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt to respond to
air...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 73074Date: April 1, 2013
As the 21st century unfolds, the vast
nation of India faces an array of challenges, including how
to feed its burgeoning population in a situation where rural
poverty...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 84701Date: April 1, 2013Author:
K C,Laxman ;
Lobo,Crispino ;
Milne,Grant ;
Satish,Suryanarayana
A decade ago, the contribution of
greenhouse gases (GHGs) from reservoirs was estimated to be
up to 7 percent of global GHG emissions from all sources.
Much research...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 77173Date: April 1, 2013Author:
Liden,Mats Johan Rikard
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