This paper studies the reality and the
potential for green industrial policy. It provides a summary
of the green industrial policies, broadly understood, for
five countries....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6238Date: October 1, 2012Author:
Karp,Larry ;
Stevenson, Megan
Since 1982 more than half the
world's countries have reformed their electricity
sectors. Implemented correctly, the standard reform model,
with competition, unbundling,...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 73638Date: October 1, 2012Author:
Kessides,Ioannis N.
Biomass is the most important source of
energy in Rwanda, especially for domestic cooking. Today
approximately 86 percent of primary energy comes from
biomass, mainly...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 83037Date: October 1, 2012
The proposed Jiangxi Wuxikou Integrated
Flood Management Project (JWIFMP) in China will be built in
the middle reach of the Changjiang River, about 40km
upstream of...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 74634Date: October 1, 2012
The objective of the Energy Efficiency
Project for Tunisia is to scale up industrial energy
efficiency and cogeneration investments, and thereby
contribute to the Government's...
This paper advances understanding of
employee participation in two ways. First, it reports
empirical findings from a sector which has a major impact on
global wellbeing:...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 79418Date: September 27, 2012Author:
Brunt, Carol ;
Mccourt,Willy
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
region is one of the most water-stressed parts of the world.
In just over 25 years, between 1975 and 2001. Looking to the
future,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 73070Date: September 26, 2012
This report recommends an Integrated
National Energy Strategy (INES) for Iraq. It defines a
vision for Iraq’s energy future, assesses the energy
resources available...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 105893Date: September 25, 2012
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank. He
discusses that gender and equity is critical for sustainable
economic development....
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101829Date: September 6, 2012Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
The recent growth in investor-state
arbitration has continued apace. International Center for
Settlement of Investment Dispute (ICSID) registered a record
38 cases in...
Type: World Bank Annual ReportReport#: 81843Date: September 6, 2012
In 2003 International Finance
Corporation (IFC) committed a loan of US $75 million to
Powerlinks Transmission Limited (PTL) a joint venture
company, to construct power...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 81998Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Datta, Namita ;
Timilsina, Govinda ;
Khanna, Mahima ;
Massuet, Ferran Casadevall
In 2011, 89 new infrastructure projects
reached financial or contractual closure in 12 low and
middle income countries in Latin America and the Caribbean
(LAC) region:...
Type: BriefReport#: 84022Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Jett,Alexander Nicholas
One of the strong messages that came out
of the recent United Nations Climate Change conference in
Durban was that the private sector has to play an important
role if...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6211Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Mani,Muthukumara S.
The Global Partnership on Output-Based
Aid (GPOBA) is a World Bank-administered program created in
2003 by the UK's Department for International
Development (DFID) and...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 75558Date: September 1, 2012
Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory
Facility (PPIAF) support to the government of Ukraine
started in 2001 and has focused on strengthening the
enabling environment...
This newsletter includes the following
headings: in focus; lighting Africa news; stories from the
field; associate news; off-grid news; 2012 international
off-grid conference...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 115081Date: September 1, 2012
One of the key environmental problems
facing India is that of particle pollution from the
combustion of fossil fuels. This has serious health
consequences and with the...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6208Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Mani,Muthukumara S. ;
Markandya,Anil ;
Sagar,Aarsi ;
Sahin,Sebnem
The Social and Economic Empowerment for
Women in Mining and Petroleum Areas grant aims to improve
the livelihood and quality of life for the poorest women and
their...
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