The six Central American countries of
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and
Panama share a long tradition of regional integration,
including a...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 55418Date: November 1, 2010
One of the major engines for economic
growth in Vietnam over the past 15 years has been industry.
Since 1990 the industrial sector has grown an average of 10
percent...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 58105Date: November 1, 2010
Developing, demonstrating, deploying,
and diffusing environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) are
activities in the critical path toward an effective global
response...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 65691Date: November 1, 2010
The Global Environment Facility (GEF)
addresses global environmental issues while supporting
national sustainable development initiatives. It does so
through a partnership...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 65332Date: November 1, 2010
Of the 33.1 million hectares of land
area that make up Vietnam, 14.5 million hectares are covered
with forest (forest land), 9.4 million hectares are used for
agricultural...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 58102Date: November 1, 2010
The climate change action highlights
brief includes following headings: 1) developing countries
step up action on climate change; 2) making climate action
part of development...
Energy poverty is a frequently used term
among energy specialists, but unfortunately the concept is
rather loosely defined. Several existing approaches measure
energy...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5463Date: November 1, 2010Author:
Khandker, Shahidur R. ;
Barnes, Douglas F. ;
Samad, Hussain A.
The evaluation office of the Global
Environment Facility (GEF) conducted a country portfolio
evaluation of GEF support to Turkey from 1992 to 2009. The
evaluation covered...
The Strategic Framework for Development
and Climate Change (SFDCC) approved in 2008 guides and
supports the operational response of the World Bank Group
(WBG) to new...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 63215Date: November 1, 2010Author:
Madrigal, Marcelino ;
Fecher, Randall Spalding
For South Africa, the enormous water
services achievements of the first decade-and-a-half of
democracy may be compromised if measures are not found
swiftly to change...
The evaluation office of the Global
Environment Facility (GEF) carried out a country portfolio
evaluation of GEF support to Moldova. Since 1994, the GEF
has invested...
Economic growth in Central America has
increased rapidly over the past 20 years. Currently, the
gross domestic product (GDP) per capita for the six Central
American...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 52106Date: November 1, 2010
The world's primary energy needs
are expected to grow rapidly over the next two decades, with
the largest incremental increase coming from developing
countries. This...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 77163Date: November 1, 2010
The Belarus FY08-11 country assistance
strategy (CAS) foresaw lending of USD 100 million per annum
in new commitments. The CAS defined a selective the World
Bank Group...
Type: Country Portfolio Performance ReviewReport#: 58013Date: November 1, 2010
Egypt has an overall low efficiency in
using energy resources to create economic wealth. Egypt is
among the most energy intensive economies in the Middle East
North...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 69310Date: November 1, 2010
The Business Incubation Management
Training Program was created for business incubator managers
and stakeholders in developing countries and emerging
markets. Through...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 138728Date: October 29, 2010
Some of the headings included in this
issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG)
weekly global economic newsletter are as follows: China
reported vibrant...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 88828Date: October 28, 2010
Turkey has eliminated extreme poverty
and is well on its way to reaching the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs). Turkey works with the
International Bank for Reconstruction...
This Results Profile talks about helping
Croatia prepare for successful European Union (EU)
integration. Croatia’s overarching priority was to enter the
EU with a competitive...
This report summarizes the findings of
an extensive literature survey of the experiences of
implementing BEECs in developed countries. It also includes
case studies...
Type: PublicationReport#: 57877Date: October 12, 2010Author:
Liu, Feng ;
Meyer, Anke S. ;
Hogan, John F.
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