This retrospective examines how the
World Bank’s strategic use of climate-related trust funds
has enabled it to play an outsized role in catalyzing
climate action worldwide...
Type: ReportReport#: 149388Date: June 1, 2020Author:
Kapila,Shaanti Marie ;
Castro Rodriguez,Marcos Xavier ;
Miller,Alan ;
Climate Finance Advisors, BLLC
Malaysia’s economy has been severely
affected by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. In 2020,
Malaysia’s economy is projected to contract by 3.1 percent.
In Q1 2020,...
Type: Economic Updates and ModelingReport#: 149872Date: June 1, 2020Author:
Record,Richard James Lowden ;
Chong,Yew Keat ;
Teh Sharifuddin,Shakira Binti ;
Bandaogo,Mahama Abdel Samir Sidbewende ;
Schmillen,Achim Daniel ;
Abdur Rahman,Amanina Binti ;
Binti Jasmin,Alyssa Farha ;
Dorfman,Mark Charles
Myanmar’s rich tropical
forests have historically sustained a sizeable timber
industry serving domestic and international markets. Rates
of timber extraction...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 150127Date: June 1, 2020
To address woodfuel issues and develop
policies that incorporate woodfuels in a modern, sustainable
energy mix, policy-makers therefore need nuanced,
landscape-specific...
Type: ReportReport#: 150128Date: June 1, 2020Author:
Win,Aye Marlar ;
Verheijen,Lesya ;
Owen,Matthew Guy ;
Htet,Nyi Linn ;
Aung,Thiri ;
Kornexl,Werner L. ;
Francois,Yann Terence Robert
This year’s carbon pricing leadership
report comes at a challenging time in history. The battle
against the pandemic caused by COVID-19 (Coronavirus) is in
full force;...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 149880Date: June 1, 2020
Improving global cooking conditions is a
primary focus of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7, which
aims to ‘ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable,
and...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 150374Date: June 1, 2020Author:
ESMAP
Countries around the world are
undergoing an unprecedented clean energy transformation,
where Distributed Energy Generation (DEG) is an increasingly
important player...
Type: ReportReport#: 150247Date: June 1, 2020Author:
Mateos Merino,Almudena ;
Orucu,Ayse Yasemin ;
Singh,Jasneet ;
Berlengiero,Manuel ;
Meng,Zhengjia ;
Kim,Yae Jun
These programs have been prepared by the
Government of Bulgaria (GoB) with technical support by the
World Bank. In the course of the work it became clear that
national...
By 2050, it is estimated that nearly
half the world’s population will reside in cities. Bulging
population in cities coupled with their rising income levels
has led...
Firms that design, manufacture, and
install customized wooden interiors in unique spaces capture
higher margins than those that mass-produce wooden
furniture. Demand...
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is
exposing Brazil to an unprecedented challenge. The pandemic
is expected to plunge Brazil into another recession.
Although the...
The smart waste management segment
offers opportunities for Croatian industries, using data and
connected devices to optimize waste management. This
requires integrated...
This year’s carbon pricing leadership
report for 2019-2020 comes at a challenging time in history.
The battle against the pandemic caused by COVID-19
(Coronavirus) is...
Removing regulatory barriers in services
is key to unlocking productivity in Croatia. Croatia has
more restrictive regulations than most other EU member
states, and...
Type: ReportReport#: 149721Date: June 1, 2020Author:
Drozd,Maciej Adam ;
Kuo,Ryan Chia ;
Eftychidou,Thomais ;
Beldowski,Jaroslaw Mariusz ;
Sofijanic,Tatjana ;
Iwanowski,Damian
Guided by the 2014 Strategic Framework
for Mainstreaming Citizen Engagement in World Bank Group
Operations, the World Bank supports policies, programs,
projects, and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 144564Date: June 1, 2020Author:
Kumagai,Saki
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
is home to some of the most fragile situations and
conflict-affected population in the world. With one in five
people in the...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 150321Date: June 1, 2020Author:
Maier,Elisabeth ;
Constant,Samantha M. ;
Ahmad,Ali
Solar radiation is essentially a free
resource available anywhere on Earth, to a greater or lesser
extent. Solar PV power plants convert solar radiation into
electricity....
Following three consecutive years of
growth above 6 percent, the Maldivian economy kept momentum
in 2019. Preliminary estimates indicate that real GDP
decelerated slightly...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 149447Date: June 1, 2020Author:
Blum,Florian Michael ;
Yoong,Pui Shen
The transport industry has entered a
period of rapid advancement, and the pace of change is only
increasing. The proliferation of electric vehicles, rapid
advances in...
Type: ReportReport#: 156449Date: June 1, 2020Author:
Monserrat,Jose ;
Diehl,Adam Stone ;
Bellas Lamas,Carlos ;
Sultan,Sara
The Carbon Fund of the Forest Carbon
Partnership Facility (FCPF) is set up to pilot
performance-based payment systems for emission reductions
generated from REDD+ efforts...
Type: ReportReport#: 159565Date: June 1, 2020Author:
Neeff,Till ;
Van Der Linden,Marco ;
Herrick,Moon Downstream
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