Although private forest use in Brazil
has been regulated at least since the Forest Code of 1965,
cumulative deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reached
653,000 k
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3762Date: November 1, 2005Author:
Chomitz,Kenneth M. ;
Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Sheila
Consumer Participation in Infrastructure
Regulation draws on results of a survey questionnaire
conducted among 45 infrastructure regulators in the East
Asia and Pacific...
Type: PublicationReport#: 34478Date: November 1, 2005Author:
Muzzini,Elisa
Contents: Why is the World Bank involved
in carbon finance? What is carbon finance? Integrating
carbon finance with Bank operations. Talking trash: Why
carbon finance...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 37024Date: November 1, 2005Author:
Stein, John H. [editor]
The main barriers to the widespread use
of renewable energy are the high up-front costs,
particularly for installing equipment, plus the limited
resources of the people-most...
While consumer utility subsidies are
widespread in both the water and electricity sectors, their
effectiveness in reaching and distributing resources to the
poor is...
Type: PublicationReport#: 34334Date: October 25, 2005Author:
Abdullah,Roohi ;
Foster,Vivien ;
Halpern,Jonathan D. ;
Komives,Kristin ;
Wodon,Quentin T.
This news release, dated October 25,
2005, announces the Government of Chad to amend its
petroleum revenue management law. From the outset of the
Chad Cameroon Pipeline...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 166913Date: October 25, 2005
This news release, dated October 24,
2005, announces with about 65 percent of Africa’s population
affected by land degradation, and over 3 percent of
agricultural gross...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 167199Date: October 24, 2005
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank.
We are marking a milestone in the development of China’s
capital markets....
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101327Date: October 14, 2005Author:
Wolfowitz,Paul
This news release, dated October 12,
2005, announces President Paul Wolfowitz visit China to
achieve two main objectives: first, to learn more about
China’s economic...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 166931Date: October 12, 2005
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank. He
discusses that today the world is challenged to help the
poor countries...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101318Date: October 11, 2005Author:
Wolfowitz,Paul
The Bhutan country assistance evaluation
reviewed the Bank's country assistance during the
period 1993-2003. The FY2000 country assistance strategy
(CAS) was well aligned...
Type: CAS Completion Report ReviewReport#: 89027Date: October 5, 2005
This report aims to 1) understand what
economical, political or contractual events affecting power
projects in a region or a specific country led to project
distress;...
This report updates and extends previous
work by a statistical analysis of the relationship between
crude price differentials and three quality differentials,
as well...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 34906Date: October 1, 2005
Liquid biofuels made from biomass are
attracting increasing interest worldwide. Industrial
countries see biofuels as a way of reducing greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: ESM312Date: October 1, 2005Author:
Johnson,Todd M. ;
Kojima,Masami
This study's objective was to
evaluate Energy Efficiency in Urban Water Utilities to test
the common assumption that there existed an enormous energy
reduction potential...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 35989Date: October 1, 2005Author:
Ijjaz-Vasquez, Ede Jorge
This report summarizing the
environmental and social impact assessment for the El-Tebbin
Power Project for Egypt, which provides the country with
energy supply at least...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 33860Date: October 1, 2005Author:
SPEEDOTRANS
This Public-Private Infrastructure
Advisory Facility Quarterly Report includes: notable
regional developments during the quarter; call for proposals
and new activities...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 41727Date: October 1, 2005
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank. He
discusses that the call to end poverty reaches across
generations, continents,...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101313Date: September 24, 2005Author:
Wolfowitz,Paul
On September 24, 2005, Multilateral
Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Council of Governors
adopted resolution number seventy three. It is resolved that
the Council...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 82446Date: September 24, 2005
This is a speech given by the President
of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz. In it, the President
makes the case for making poverty history in our lifetime,
especially...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 45371Date: September 24, 2005Author:
Wolfowitz,Paul
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