The objective of this study is to carry
out a country-by-country analysis of the power and gas
sector demand and supply picture in order to assess
opportunities for...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 54455Date: June 1, 2010
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
This paper aims to provide those working
in developing countries with a review of the issues that can
help address the four questions: 1) are petroleum product
margins...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 56249Date: June 1, 2010Author:
Bacon, Robert ;
Kojima, Masami
The Guangzhou Green Trucks Pilot Project
in support of Guangzhou's efforts to improve air
quality in preparation for the 2010 Asian Games aimed to
contribute to addressing...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 69441Date: June 1, 2010
Developing countries are increasingly
pursuing and benefitting from regional power system
integration (RPSI) as an important strategy to help provide
reliable, affordable...
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG)
has developed the world's first cap and trade program
at the city level targeting energy-related CO2. Called the
Emissions Trading...
Type: BriefReport#: 59440Date: June 1, 2010Author:
Lee, Marcus ;
Colopinto, Kimberly
Patterns of household energy use and
expenditure have been the subject of a large number of
studies. Household expenditures on energy-particularly, how
much the poor...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 54929Date: June 1, 2010Author:
Kojima, Masami; Bacon, Robert; Bhattacharya, Soma;
Although charcoal is the single most
important energy source for millions of urban dwellers in
Tanzania, being used by all tiers of society from laborers
to politicians,...
Type: Energy-Environment ReviewReport#: 55140Date: June 1, 2010
This Global Environment Facility (GEF)
the greenline newsletter has a focus on the GEF. It includes
some of the following headings: greening opportunities at
world events;...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 60587Date: June 1, 2010Author:
Cocca, Patrizia ;
Bender, Melissa ;
Smith, Talia Sarah ;
Lorenzetti, Maureen
Access to energy, especially modern
sources, is a key to any development initiative. Based on
cross-section data from a 2004 survey of some 2,300
households in rural...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5332Date: June 1, 2010Author:
Barnes, Douglas F. ;
Khandker, Shahidur R. ;
Samad, Hussain A.
The objective of this study is to
identify lessons for improving cookstoves in Bangladesh
through an evaluation of existing programs, the
international experience on...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 64509Date: June 1, 2010
This case study was two years in the
making based on a study by the World Bank assisted by the
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Energy
Sector Management...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 77312Date: June 1, 2010Author:
De Gouvello,Christophe
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
China's comprehensive 2006-10
energy conservation drive has succeeded in both delivering
strong results to date and laying policy and program
foundations for delivering...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 56416Date: June 1, 2010
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
This paper analyzes and compares the
structure of cotton by-products industries in se-lected
countries (Uganda, Tanzania, Benin, and Burkina Faso) in the
context of...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5355Date: June 1, 2010Author:
Baffes, John
Looking at Tanzania's charcoal
sector from an outsider's perspective yields three
interesting observations: first, although charcoal is the
single most important energy...
Type: Public Expenditure ReviewReport#: 74548Date: June 1, 2010
This press release announces that the
annual report from the World Bank on the global carbon
market showed that in 2009 it grew to 144 billion, up six
percent from 2008...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 169640Date: May 26, 2010
The Tajikistan Country Partnership
Strategy (CPS) and its Progress Report (CPSPR) reflected a
joint strategy between the IDA and the IFC. This review of
the CASCR covers...
Type: CAS Completion Report ReviewReport#: 88919Date: May 14, 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...
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