The intersection of energy, poverty
alleviation and gender is a key issue that a number of
energy programs and bilateral donors are eager to address.
Because of pressure...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 34531Date: January 1, 2003Author:
Cecelski,Elizabeth W.
This third annual report for the
Prototype Carbon Fund for 2003, covering the period from
October 2002 through September 2003. It contains audited
financial statements,...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 28304Date: January 1, 2003
International Development Association
(IDA) provided its first Partial Risk Guarantee (PRG) for
Vietnam in support of the second phase of the Phu My Power
Project. This...
Urban air pollution from vehicle
emissions is a serious environmental threat in developing
countries and especially in Africa. It is estimated that the
costs of environmental...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 28449Date: January 1, 2003
Repairing gross polluters to lower
vehicular emissions should be one of the most effective
means of addressing transport-related air pollution. But
identifying high...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 26433Date: January 1, 2003
The year 2002 was quite extraordinary
for the Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme
(ESMAP), as well as for all stakeholders involved in energy
in developing...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 35996Date: January 1, 2003
Poverty and social impact analysis
(PSIA) involves the analysis of the distributional impact of
policy reforms on the well-being of different stakeholder
groups, with...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 30405Date: January 1, 2003
The paper discusses how developing
countries can generate some of the resources they need for
sustainable development. Developing country government
already spend significant...
The report provides primarily project
level findings on Bank assistance. It is based on a review
of the Bank's portfolio of projects approved and
completed since FY1993...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 50159Date: December 31, 2002Author:
Jammi, Ramachandra;
This news release, dated December 19,
2002, announces the World Bank approved a United States
(U.S.) 25 million dollars loan for a Forest Development
Project in Romania....
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 162029Date: December 19, 2002
Heating is a critical issue for
people's livelihoods in Eastern Europe and Central
Asia. The region's cold climate, the legacy of central
planning, and the drop in household...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 28301Date: December 1, 2002Author:
Meyer,Anke S. ;
Lampietti,Julian A.
Ten years ago in Rio, the international
community agreed on the need to integrate environment and
development so as to ensure that development is sustainable.
In the...
Type: Global Environment Facility Working PaperReport#: 46709Date: December 1, 2002
The Public-Private Infrastructure
Advisory Facility (PPIAF) is a multidonor technical
assistance facility aimed at helping developing countries
improve the quality of...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 35497Date: December 1, 2002
Small and medium sized enterprises
(SMEs) face a variety of challenges on the road to becoming
stable and profitable. Southeast Europe Enterprise
Development (SEED)...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 35698Date: December 1, 2002Author:
Keivanzadeh, Reza M. [editor] ;
Malinovski,Dimitar ;
Paines, Erika [editor] ;
Samardziev,Zlatko
The World Bank monthly operational
summary reports on the status of projects in the World
Bank's pipeline from the point of identification of
investment opportunities...
Type: Board Report,Monthly Operational SummaryReport#: 52344Date: November 11, 2002
The purpose of this paper is to develop
a business strategy for World Bank support to the Romanian
infrastructure and energy sectors. The paper adheres to two
underlying...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 111638Date: November 7, 2002
This Country Assistance Evaluation (CAE)
builds on the development effectiveness of the Bank's
program to Zambia as of FY96. While strategies for
privatization, and...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 25075Date: November 7, 2002
The Thailand Environment Monitor series
tracks key environmental trends in the country. Its aim is
to engage and inform stakeholders on key environmental
changes and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 26395Date: November 1, 2002
Reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and
other greenhouse gases that affect climate change is one of
the key challenges facing the international community. The
Bank's...
Type: BriefReport#: 26724Date: November 1, 2002Author:
Francisco Fernandez-Asin
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