Switching entirely to liquefied
petroleum gas (LPG) to meet household energy needs is one
way of greatly lowering exposure to indoor air pollution,
while simultaneously...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 28437Date: March 1, 2002
The note looks at the results of a Bank
review, that examined the specific ways in which
environmental issues were addressed within the country
assistance strategies...
The issue of administering the
distribution of oil rents is the subject of increased debate
among oil companies, civil society, development agencies,
and governments,...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 23878Date: February 28, 2002
The Country Assistance Evaluation covers
the last fifteen years, a tumltuous priod in Haiti. The
continuous low-intensity conflict and political crisis, with
peaks of...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 23637Date: February 12, 2002
This report reviews the World
Bank's assistance strategy for El Salvador from 1989 to
2000. It looks at the extent to which the assistance dealt
with the major issues...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 23626Date: February 6, 2002
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World
Bank. He discusses on research, innovation and creativity
that must be rewarded....
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101485Date: January 10, 2002Author:
Wolfensohn,James D.
Access to clean energy is essential to
poverty alleviation and sustainable development goals.
Energy is both an engine of development and a source of many
of the problems...
Type: Global Environment Facility Working PaperReport#: 46712Date: January 1, 2002
This 2001 Energy and Development Report
reflects on the progress made since July 1999, when the need
to include environmental concerns in energy sector
development was...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 25724Date: January 1, 2002
The year 2001 was a good year for
Russia's economy. Neither Russia's economic
performance, nor the continued implementation of economic
reforms were they visibly affected...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 35593Date: January 1, 2002
The program, "Reducing Emissions
from Baby-Taxis in Dhaka," included the education of
commercial two-stroke engine three-wheel vehicle drivers and
owners through mechanics...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: ESM253Date: January 1, 2002
This study looks at lessons to be drawn
from the ten-year experience of the transition countries in
Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union in the period
1991 to...
Type: PublicationReport#: 23511Date: January 1, 2002
At the onset of the 1999-2001 Business
Plan, ESMAP was confronted with the lingering negative
legacy of previous rural electrification programs whose
progress over the...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 25700Date: January 1, 2002
Some of the headings included in this
issue of the News Quarterly for Global Environmental
Facility (GEF) Focal Points are: Highlight Your GEF Projects
At the World...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 37616Date: January 1, 2002
This newsletter's contents include
news about privatization in Egypt and Jordan;
telecommunications in Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia;
and the energy sector in...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 36292Date: January 1, 2002Author:
Müller-Jentsch, Daniel
Mongolia's magnificent landscapes,
diverse ecosystems and rare species are of global
importance, and are central to the country's
well-being. Yet, the land and other...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 25836Date: January 1, 2002Author:
Corsi, Anna ;
Dore, Giovanna ;
Nagpal, Tanvi ;
Whitten
A 1999 study by the Bank, which
summarized the unprecedented opportunity for economic, and
environmental benefits for individual countries, and the
entire Greater Mekong...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 23874Date: December 31, 2001Author:
Vernstrom,Robert
The report presents the solar
electrification program in Swaziland, aimed at meeting the
basic electrical needs of rural communities, of which
currently, less than five...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 23877Date: December 31, 2001
This updated manual for the selection of
consulting services, takes into account the gradual shift
from traditional design services of physical works, to
assistance...
Type: PublicationReport#: 23415Date: December 31, 2001
The report presents the summary of
proceedings of the workshop on power sector reform in
Bangladesh, designed to provide coverage of key issues of
power sector reform,...
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