To reduce global warming, Albuquerque
has initiated a set of programs with specified targets and
designed to engage partners in the community, private
sector, and technical...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 47799Date: January 1, 2009Author:
Prasad,Neeraj ;
Ranghieri,Federica ;
Shah,Fatima Zehra ;
Trohanis,Zoe Elena
Norway, Alaska, and Alberta have been
operating petroleum revenue funds which are considered among
the successful nonrenewable resource funds. Rules governing
the three...
Gas-based heating offers a clean,
efficient, low-cost heating solution for poor urban
households in Armenia, a country with severe winters. But
many low-income households...
Type: BriefReport#: 47636Date: January 1, 2009Author:
Balabanyan,Ani ;
Kochnakyan,Artur
Granules is India's largest
producer of paracetamol and ibuprofen across the
products' entire value chain starting from Active
Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) to finished...
This is the annual report on the
operation of the International Centre for Settlement of
Investment Disputes (ICSID) required by Article 6(1) (g) of
the Convention on...
Type: World Bank Annual ReportReport#: 57496Date: January 1, 2009
In May 2007, Helen Keller International
(HKI) announced a new $2.7 million multi-partner
public-private initiative to produce vitamin A-fortified
cooking oil (oil) in...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 59428Date: January 1, 2009Author:
Jarvis, Michael
This evaluation assesses the outcomes of
World Bank Group’s (WBG’s) development
support to the West Bank and Gaza for the period 2001-09. It
covers the...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 100011Date: January 1, 2009Author:
Atanesyan,Konstantin ;
Abu Sitta,Nawaf Ibrahim ;
Farah,Jumana ;
Garcia-Garcia,Jorge ;
Gopal,Gita ;
Kotb, Tarek ;
Markova,Svetlana ;
Polenakis, George ;
Rebolledo Dellepiane,Miguel Angel ;
Willoughby,Christopher
There is no longer any serious debate
about whether greenhouse gas emissions from human activity
are altering the earth's climate. There is also a broad
consensus that...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 57761Date: January 1, 2009Author:
Wheeler, David
This report and the associated
appendices and Policy Summary represent the principle
documented outputs of a 15 month long process of analysis
and consultation. The...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 59889Date: January 1, 2009
China Glass Holdings Limited
('China Glass' or the 'Company'), a
leader in the Chinese glass market, is, in cooperation with
International Finance Corporation (IFC),...
Technologies are valuable for the
following reasons: 1) each has been tried and tested in
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects; 2) they cause no
harm to the environment,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 57503Date: January 1, 2009Author:
Grieg-Gran, Maryanne ;
Chambwera, Muyeye ;
Kantor, Barry ;
Corral, Thais
As concern increases over the impacts of
climate change, policymakers are seeking cost effective ways
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which do not undermine
the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 57502Date: January 1, 2009Author:
Grieg-Gran, Maryanne ;
Chambwera, Muyeye ;
Kantor, Barry ;
Corral, Thais
The brief includes the following
headings: land use conversion contributes to high rates of
greenhouse gas emissions; poor forest and land use
management have long-term...
China's Suntech Power Holdings Co.,
Ltd. is one of the world's leading solar energy
companies, as measured by volume of crystalline silicon
photovoltaic (PV) modules...
Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is the most
populous urban agglomeration in the world, with a population
of over 35 million. Due to the concentration of population
in Tokyo,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 47798Date: January 1, 2009Author:
Prasad, Neeraj ;
Ranghieri, Federica ;
Shah, Fatima ;
Trohanis, Zoe
Doing business has six years of
experience in analyzing the real implications of the
interactions of private businesses with government agencies.
Over the years the...
Type: PSD, Privatization and Industrial PolicyReport#: 52173Date: January 1, 2009Author:
Geginat, Carolin
Today Nicaragua's economy faces a
triple squeeze: high power prices, power shortages, and
increased costs for imported fuels. Despite the
country's economically-viable...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 48646Date: January 1, 2009Author:
Mostert, Wolfgang
Many developing countries are falling
short on delivering basic infrastructure services to their
populations. An estimated 1 billion people are without safe
water, and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 53504Date: January 1, 2009Author:
Baker, Judy L.
The importance of forests in mitigating
climate change, balanced with the need for participation of
forest-dependent communities in developing forest
conservation initiatives,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 47621Date: January 1, 2009
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