Vietnam's growing economy relies
heavily on its transport infrastructure for a variety of
purposes, from meeting the daily needs of its people, to
supporting tourism...
The little green data book 2010 show
wide disparities across regions. For example, urban air
pollution declined in most countries between 2000 and 2006
(the most recent...
Type: World Development IndicatorsReport#: 55542Date: June 25, 2010
This report focuses on East Asia's
sustainable energy development in its middle-income
countries: China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines,
Thailand, and Vietnam....
This report demonstrates that a
"climate-smart" energy strategy is possible for
countries in the East Asia region, with support from the
international community. In...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 55551Date: June 24, 2010Author:
Wang, Xiaodong; Berrah, Noureddine; Mathur,
Subodh; Vinuya, Ferdinand;
Some of the headings included in this
issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG)
weekly global economic newsletter are as follows:
rebalancing between...
This press release announces on June 24,
2010, that at meetings of the multilateral Climate
Investment Funds (CIF) governing bodies that week, three
groups of low income...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 169571Date: June 24, 2010
This press release announces that the
Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank approved on
June 25, 2010 the release of the second and last tranche
(one hundred...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 169639Date: June 24, 2010
This press release announces that Brazil
could reduce its gross greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by up
to 37 percent between 2010 and 2030, while at the same time
maintaining...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 169758Date: June 17, 2010
This report presents the proceedings of
the Gender and Energy Capacity Building Workshop for South
Asia held at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka,
Bangladesh, from...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 68862Date: June 17, 2010
When the G-20 leaders met on 24-25
September 2009 in Pittsburgh, USA, they agreed in their
Communiqué that, building on the efforts of many countries
to, reduce fossil...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 76074Date: June 16, 2010
Across the Western Balkan region,
countries exhibit relatively high levels of energy
intensity, a high energy savings potential among energy
end-users, and heavy dependence...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: AAA49Date: June 15, 2010
This press release announces that in an
effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase
access to electricity, the World Bank-led Global Gas Flaring
Reduction...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 169565Date: June 15, 2010
This report provides a review of the
prices of the various commodities in the commodity markets
such as non-energy commodity, crude oil, natural gases,
agricultural...
Pakistan has achieved impressive
macroeconomic results during the first half of the current
decade , with ambitious reforms resulting in an acceleration
of growth from...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 69561Date: June 5, 2010
This report summarizes the proceedings
of the International Roundtable on Energy Efficiency Metrics
and National Energy Efficiency Assessment in Developing
Countries,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 70728Date: June 4, 2010
The Petroleum Governance Initiative
(PGI) encompasses three general themes, or pillars, that
address issues issues of transparency and economic
responsibility, environmental...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 54930Date: June 1, 2010Author:
Mayorga Alba, Eleodoro;
The Zambezi River Basin (ZRB) is one of
the most diverse and valuable natural resources in Africa.
Its waters are critical to sustainable economic growth and
poverty...
Type: Investment Climate Assessment (ICA)Report#: 58404Date: June 1, 2010
Moldova is an Eastern Europe landlocked
country, located between Romania to the west and Ukraine to
the north, east, and south. The country is primarily a hilly
plain...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 57541Date: June 1, 2010Author:
Viggh, Anna
The Turkey Country Portfolio Evaluation
(CPE) was conducted between October 2009 and April 2010 by
an evaluation team comprised of staff from the Global
Environment...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 57542Date: June 1, 2010Author:
Carugi, Carlo
The Zambezi River Basin (ZRB) is one of
the most diverse and valuable natural resources in Africa.
Its waters are critical to sustainable economic growth and
poverty...
Type: Investment Climate Assessment (ICA)Report#: 58404Date: June 1, 2010
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