From January to August 2020, South
Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) and IFC,
part of the World Bank Group, collaborated to survey how
well South Africa’s...
If financial markets are to realign
towards truly sustainable development the financial sector
needs to differentiate commercial actors more accurately on
their climate...
Type: ReportReport#: 154684Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Patterson, David J ;
Ariel, Yotam ;
Burks, Beth ;
Gratcheva,Ekaterina M. ;
Hosking, Scott ;
Klein, Noemie ;
Protopopova, Lioubov ;
Tamayo Ruiz, Efrain Eduardo ;
Schmitt, Susanne ;
Shackelton, Bobby ;
Wang,Dieter ;
Wuebbles, Donald J
Microsimulation modelling has become a
powerful tool to analyze the effects of fiscal policy
changes. The World Bank’s Equity Policy Lab (EPL) has
developed a customizable...
The December newsletter highlights how
incentives can shape bank lending -as well as the intended
(and unintended) effects of public policies affecting banks
-with examples...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 155335Date: December 1, 2020
Regulatory Indicators for Sustainable
Energy (RISE) 2020 monitors and assesses policy and
regulatory support for sustainable energy to promote energy
efficiency and...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 155063Date: December 1, 2020
Mangroves provide essential ecosystem
functions and services that support coastal communities.
Despite their importance, they have been degraded and
removed globally...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0001898Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Doetinchem,Nina ;
Ahlroth,Sofia Elisabet ;
Aung,Thiri ;
Win,Aye Marlar ;
Verheijen,Lesya ;
Robalino,Juan Jose ;
Russell,Aaron ;
Lovelock,Catherine ;
Phan,Sang
Endowed with rich forest resources,
Paraguay has lost a large portion of its native forest cover
in recent decades, primarily owing to the rapid expansion of
the agricultural...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0001921Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Gavryliuk,Olga ;
Lee,Julian ;
Tiffer-Sotomayor,Ruth ;
Golub,Elena Strukova ;
Schwartz,Jordan Z. ;
Hickey,Valerie ;
Fragano,Francis V.
Countries can achieve a successful
energy transition and participate effectively in the climate
market by applying available knowledge, good practices, and
lessons learned....
Type: ReportReport#: 157828Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Marcos Huidobro,Patricia ;
Sanchez Zunino,Florencia Leticia ;
David Carevic,Susan Elaine ;
Mok,Rachel Chi Kiu ;
Pizarro Gariazzo,Rodrigo Ernesto
The Hydropower Sustainability Tools
(HSTs) are a suite of assessment tools and guidance
documents developed by a multi-stakeholder forum, aimed at
driving continuous...
Type: ReportReport#: 155795Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Lyon,Kimberly Nicole
Energy poverty ‘represents a fundamental
barrier to progress for a sizeable proportion of the world’s
population. It has impacts on a wide range of development
indicators,...
Type: ReportReport#: 158572Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Khan,Ibrahim Ali ;
Lypiridis,Charalampos ;
Karimov,Bakhtiyar
Energy is at the heart of development.
It makes possible the investments, innovations, human
capital development, and new industries that are the engines
of jobs, inclusive...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 155452Date: December 1, 2020Author:
ESMAP
Investments in natural resources hold
vast potential to contribute to sustainable economic growth
and improve the lives of billions of people. For more than a
decade,...
Type: ReportReport#: 159114Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Jacome Jaramillo,Michelle ;
Diaz,Amanda
The need to prepare this deliverable
within the Cluj County Spatial Plan, derives from the
provisions of the Law no. 350/2001 on urban and spatial
planning, with subsequent...
Type: ReportReport#: 161133Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Moldovan,Sandu Ciprian ;
Man,Titus-Cristian ;
Dolean,Bogdan Eugen ;
Haranguș, Iulia ;
Benedek,Jozsef ;
Cristea,Marius ;
Ionescu-Heroiu,Marcel
This report is an annual review of the
development effectiveness of the World Bank Group. The
report assesses the World Bank Group’s
performance by analyzing...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 154618Date: November 30, 2020
The objectives of this country forest
note (CFN) are to identify and determine how to address key
opportunities and challenges for sustainable forestry and
forest-smart...
Type: ReportReport#: 155528Date: November 28, 2020Author:
Szott,Lawrence Thomas ;
Obando,German ;
Solano,Gustavo ;
Rivera,Rene
Wealth Accounting and Valuation of
Ecosystem Services (WAVES) is a global partnership that uses
natural capital accounting to mainstream naturalcapital
considerations...
This paper analyzes the reopening
process of countries in Europe and Central Asia after the
first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and provides evidence on
the effects...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9480Date: November 24, 2020Author:
Demirguc-Kunt,Asli ;
Lokshin,Michael M. ;
Torre,Ivan
Dam safety is central to public
protection and economic security. However, the world has an
aging portfolio of large dams, with growing downstream
populations and rapid...
Type: PublicationReport#: 154486Date: November 19, 2020Author:
Wishart,Marcus J. ;
Ueda,Satoru ;
Pisaniello,John ;
Tingey-Holyoak, Joanne L. ;
N. Lyon, Kimberly ;
García,Esteban Boj
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