This paper examines the different
elements that must be taken into account when fine-tuning
the renewable energy policy in Russia by looking at the
place of renewable...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 76923Date: January 1, 2011
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
identified the most important direct drivers of biodiversity
loss and degradation of ecosystem goods and services as
habitat change,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 65684Date: January 1, 2011
Albania is among the most vulnerable
countries to external energy shocks and climatic conditions,
because of its high dependency on hydropower for
electricity. Given...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5520Date: January 1, 2011Author:
Iimi,Atsushi
This paper complements previous work on
the economics of different energy resources by examining the
growth potential of alternative electricity supply
infrastructures...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5539Date: January 1, 2011Author:
Kessides, Ioannis N. ;
Wade, David C.
The purpose of this paper is to
illustrate the channels through which rising commodity
prices might affect countries in the Europe and Central Asia
Region (ECA) in the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 61097Date: January 1, 2011Author:
Islam,Roumeen
In the second half of the 1980s, several
electricity companies in developed countries incorporated
the automation of the reads of the consumption meters
installed in...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 69430Date: January 1, 2011
This study covers the approach and
findings associated with the climate change risk assessment
for the Kafue Gorge Lower (KGL) hydropower project. In
addition to overall...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 117641Date: January 1, 2011Author:
Stenek,Vladimir ;
Boysen, Donna ;
Buriks, Carla ;
Bohn, William ;
Evans,Mark ;
Inc, Tetra Tech
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is
an independent financial mechanism that provides grants to
developing and eligible countries for projects that benefit
the global...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 65664Date: January 1, 2011
This 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 aims
to provide natural gas...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 63153Date: January 1, 2011
The development of the power sector will
be critical for the Latin America and the Caribbean
region's economic growth over the coming decades.
Economic and social development...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 63479Date: January 1, 2011Author:
Andres,Luis Alberto ;
Johnson,Todd M. ;
Yepez-Garcia, Rigoberto Ariel
The coastal zone of Tanzania is endowed
with a rich diversity of ecosystems, including coral reefs,
sea grass beds and mangrove stands and is home to dolphins,
whales,...
Over the last twenty years, the East
Asia and Pacific region (EAP) has achieved faster economic
growth than any other region, with many of its countries
significantly...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 73175Date: January 1, 2011
The International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)/International
Development Association (IDA) trust funds country report
FY2009-FY2011 Q1 for Armenia...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 59972Date: January 1, 2011
This annual report includes some of the
following headings: message from the program manager; work
program 2011-2013; PPIAF and SNTA country and regional
activities;...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 66275Date: January 1, 2011
The objective of this study is to
provide recommendations about formation of the fi nancial
and legal mechanism offi nancing capital repairs and energy
efficiency in...
Type: PublicationReport#: 114445Date: January 1, 2011
New concepts under the Clean Development
Mechanism (CDM), namely standardized baselines and
suppressed demand, should facilitate the implementation of
CDM energy access...
Report#: 76935Date: January 1, 2011Author:
Gadde, Harikumar; Biaou, Affouda Leon
Forests play an important role in the
carbon balance of the atmosphere and directly influence the
Earth’s climate.In Mozambique, agriculture, illegal logging
and wood...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 126120Date: January 1, 2011
Scaling-up adoption of renewable energy
technology, such as solar home systems, to expand
electricity access in developing countries can accelerate
the transition to...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5545Date: January 1, 2011Author:
Bandyopadhyay,Sushenjit ;
Cosgrove-Davies,Malcolm ;
Samad,Hussain A. ;
Wang,Limin
Investments in large, long-lived,
energy-intensive infrastructure investments using fossil
fuels increase longer-term energy use and greenhouse gas
emissions, unless...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5516Date: January 1, 2011Author:
Strand, Jon ;
Miller, Sebastian ;
Siddiqui, Sauleh
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