On July 14, 2006, the people of the city
of Aba, in the delta region of southern Nigeria, are not
only making local history today by hosting Nigeria’s first
Clean Development...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 164844Date: July 14, 2006
On July 13, 2006, the World Bank Board
of Executive Directors today approved an International
Development Association (IDA) credit ofUS10 million dollars
to help restore...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 166977Date: July 13, 2006
On 7th July 2006, US Senator’s John
McCain and Joseph Lieberman have today jointly announced
their membership and participation in an international
Climate Change Dialogue...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 164779Date: July 7, 2006
The environment has become central to
the international development agenda over the past three
decades, including that of the WBG. The Bank Group's
first explicit strategy...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 82181Date: July 5, 2006
To help countries adapt to the adverse
impacts of climate change, the Global Environment Facility
(GEF) supports projects that reduce countries'
vulnerability to climate...
Enabling activities assist countries in
preparing the foundation for design and implementation of
effective response measures to achieve the Convention on
Biological...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 37639Date: July 1, 2006
The paper presents one of the first
systematic attempts at defining workable regulatory systems
that will help rather than hinder electrification with
emphasis on off-grid...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 38328Date: July 1, 2006Author:
Reiche,Kilian A. ;
Tenenbaum,Bernard W. ;
Torres de Mästle, Clemencia
Investment flows to transport projects
with private participation grew significantly, while the
number of projects remained stable, according to
just-released data from...
Developing countries can leapfrog
pollution-producing energy use and apply clean energy
solutions, such as renewable energy, when climate-friendly
technology is successfully...
In the early 1990s, IFC commenced a
decade-long involvement in the Pangue Hydroelectric project
in Chile. The project sparked a multitude of controversies
that have...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 36536Date: July 1, 2006
Since 1991, GEF's work on global
climate change has included funding for enabling activities,
mitigation activities, and adaptation activities. The bulk
of GEF projects...
This note is based on a forthcoming
report by ESMAP. The report covers policy alternatives
adopted by developing country governments in response to the
increases in...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 37488Date: July 1, 2006Author:
Bacon,Robert W. ;
Kojima,Masami
The Bank has made significant efforts
since the mid-1990s to highlight the harmful effect of
corruption on development and has developed a number of
mechanisms to help...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 53857Date: July 1, 2006Author:
Chhibber,Ajay
This paper presents the Bolivia-Brazil
Pipeline Project (GASBOL) as a case study for environmental
and social safeguards analysis. The primary purpose of the
GASBOL...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: ESM322Date: July 1, 2006Author:
Quintero,Juan D.
In January 2006 the price of natural gas
supplied to Moldova increased from $80 to $110 per thousand
cubic meters (mcm). Prices may increase further in the near
future,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3960Date: July 1, 2006Author:
Baclajanschi,Iaroslav ;
Bouton,Lawrence ;
Mori,Hideki ;
Ostojic,Dejan R. ;
Pushak,Taras ;
Tiongson,Erwin H. R.
Providing people, institutions, and
developing countries with the tools and training to make
choices about the environment is a critical element of
Global Environment...
Contents: Tilting at windmills: Kyoto
strains-editorial. Back to the future: climate changes
cities. The carbon price debate. Evolving role of the World
Bank in the...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 37025Date: July 1, 2006Author:
Stein, John H. [editor]
This report contributes to government
efforts by reviewing current standings of the electricity
and gas sectors and developing policy recommendations in
order to mitigate...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 43559Date: June 30, 2006Author:
Myroshnychenko, Yuriy
On June 30, 2006, a Chinese company
today signed a greenhouse gas emission reductions purchase
agreement with the World Bank acting on behalf of the
Italian Carbon Fund...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 164614Date: June 30, 2006
The investigation conducted by this
project concernt China power social universal services
include: the investigation on the actuality of the domestic
power social universal...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 68768Date: June 30, 2006
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