From 1990 to 1999 there were 700 energy
projects in developing countries involving private
participation. Investment in these projects totaled nearly
US$190 billion,...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 21464Date: May 31, 2000Author:
Izaguirre Alvarado Bradley,Ada Karina
Unless energy can be produced and
delivered more cheaply, it will stay beyond the reach of
many of the poor. For energy delivered through networks, the
costs that matter...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 21465Date: May 31, 2000Author:
Powell,Stephen ;
Starks,Mary
At a time when the World Bank is
evaluating its recent environmental performance and
formulating its environment strategy for the future, the
lessons learned from the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 20891Date: May 31, 2000Author:
Vidaeus, Lars ;
Castro, Gonzalo
Government interventions in energy
markets have many effects on the poor. But there has been
little measurement of these effects, making it hard to know
exactly what...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 21466Date: May 31, 2000Author:
Foster,Vivien
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World
Bank. He discusses that the issue of legal reform, the issue
of straightening...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101415Date: May 27, 2000Author:
Wolfensohn,James D.
During the last decade, the Global
Environment Facility (GEF) has provided more than US$1
billion for more than 270 climate change-related projects in
120 countries....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 30175Date: May 1, 2000
Millions of households in the developing
world still lack access to safe and reliable energy-and pay
high prices for poor-quality substitutes. Addressing their
needs...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 20824Date: April 30, 2000Author:
Brook, Penelope J. ;
Smith, Suzanne [editors]
The author brings together two of
government's primary challenges: environmental
protection, and taxation to generate revenues. If negative
externalities can be reduced...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS2319Date: April 30, 2000Author:
Eskeland, Gunnar S.
This report represents an initial effort
to assist Turkey in developing its energy-environment
strategy. It represents the first phase of the Turkey Energy
and Environment...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: ESM229Date: April 30, 2000
The Kyoto Protocol provides for the
possibility of creating transferable greenhouse gas
Emissions Reductions through investing in mitigation
projects operated under...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 33330Date: April 21, 2000
This paper describes and analyses the
growth of private sector participation in public transport
supply in the countries in the Former Soviet Union in which
the World...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 27040Date: April 1, 2000Author:
Gwilliam,Kenneth M.
In recent years the fight against
corruption has assumed a key place in development policy, as
a way of strengthening economic growth and helping civil
society and democracy...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 26833Date: April 1, 2000Author:
Laszlo Lovei, and Alastair McKechnie
Twelve World Bank Group projects provide
basic "energy services" such as lighting, radio,
television, and operation of small appliances to rural
households without access...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 35244Date: April 1, 2000Author:
Martinot, Eric ;
Cabraal, Anil ;
Mathur, Subodh
The Renewable Resources Development
(RRD) project, the first of its kind for the World Bank in
supporting renewable energy commercial market development,
became operational...
This International approaches to global
climate change article surveys the issues involved in
slowing the climate change induced by global emissions of
greenhouse gases,...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 76648Date: April 1, 2000Author:
Cooper, Richard N.
The report examines three case studies
in Tanzania, and presents the findings for hydropower
development, based on cost-effective schemes designs,
intended to benefit...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 25218Date: March 31, 2000
This report aims to document the picture
of rural electrification in Zimbabwe emerging from detailed
information gathering surveys. In addition, elements are
highlighted...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: ESM228Date: March 31, 2000
This report documents the development
experience in rural, natural resources, and environment
projects, as well as research and technical assistance
activities through...
Type: PublicationReport#: 20265Date: March 31, 2000Author:
Norsworthy, L. Alexander [editor]
This is the first edition of the Rural
Development Indicators Handbook, which is based mainly on
the World Development Indicators 2000, defines and
disseminates international...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 22346Date: March 31, 2000
This report presents the status of
ongoing ESMAP projects for the six-month period ending
December 31, 1999. Its primary audience is the community of
ESMAP donors and...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 25272Date: March 31, 2000
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