Following two years of over eight
percent growth, Vietnam is poised to maintain its strong
performance. Investment has remained high, and non-oil
exports have been robust....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 41051Date: June 1, 2007
The European Union (EU) Acquis is
driving West Balkans environment institutions to adjust to a
changing environment. Institutional changes are part of a
government-wide...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 42202Date: June 1, 2007
The important role of biomass fuels
today. Timor Leste is a relatively small country located in
the eastern part of Timor Island with an area of about 1.5
million ha...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 66217Date: June 1, 2007
Yemen is planning to export gas through
Yemen Liquefied Natural Gas (YLNG) starting from 2009. Yemen
is also aiming to develop the domestic gas market, in
particular...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 40099Date: June 1, 2007Author:
Gerner,Franz ;
Tordo,Silvana
Econoler International Inc. (EII) has
received the mandate to support the Carbon Finance Unit
(CFU) in building capacity of the two targeted ECA
countries, Albania and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 70654Date: June 1, 2007
In this issue: Stakeholders create flare
reduction committee in Nigeria; Gabon and ConocoPhillips to
join GGFR; GGFR kicks off carbon TA for petroecuador; Canada
creates...
Many countries wishing to scale up
grid-based renewable energy (RE) introduce policies that set
national targets. But such policy decisions must be based on
a solid...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 40761Date: June 1, 2007Author:
Spencer, Richard ;
Meier, Peter ;
Berrah, Noureddine
On May 29, 2007, the World Bank Board of
Executive Directors today approved a US$4,562,000 GEF grant
for the Moldova Environmental Infrastructure Project. The
project,...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 169729Date: May 29, 2007
Non-oil commodity prices jumped 4.4
percent in April, led by surging metals prices due to strong
demand in China, critically low stocks, and numerous supply
disruptions....
This report provides the results of a
review of the ECA project pipeline and identifies carbon
overlay opportunities. To accomplish this, the Consultant
reviewed the...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 70745Date: May 4, 2007
With demand for electricity in Vietnam
growing at an annual average of 13-15 percent over the
period of 1995-2000, the country needed to increase its
electricity supplies...
On May 3, 2007, the Prototype Carbon
Fund (PCF), the world’s first global carbon fund and a
pioneer effort by the World Bank, announced today that it
had fulfilled its...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 169367Date: May 3, 2007
The Amman east power plant is the first
independent power project implemented in Jordan. Jordan has
about 1800 MW of installed power generation capacity, of
which just...
This summary report concludes that
transport plays a critical role in efforts to achieve low
carbon development. It is also the key to reducing impacts
on exposure to...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 40909Date: May 1, 2007Author:
Vergara, Walter ;
Haeussling, Seraphine
The Uruguayan energy sector is at the
crossroads. As in the case of many other countries, high oil
prices in the international market are taking their toll on
an economy...
In this issue: Gulf countries and GGFR
discuss potential areas for collaboration; Ecuador endorses
gas flaring standard; GGFR call on Latam to join gas flaring
reduction...
In this issue of Development in
Partnership: World Bank supports renewable energy
development in Thailand. Supporting youth voices --
inter-regional knowledge-sharing...
Many resource-rich countries have fallen
prey to the natural resource curse. But a handful of
developing countries have managed to escape it. This note
examines four...
This document is about the private
participation in electricity. Private activity in
electricity in developing countries has stabilized at a
modest level since 2001....
Type: BriefReport#: 40913Date: May 1, 2007Author:
Izaguirre Alvarado Bradley,Ada Karina ;
Tenenbaum,Bernard W.
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