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Poverty Environment Nexus : Sustainable Approaches to Poverty Reduction in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam
World Bank - 2012
This is a draft edition of the Poverty Environment Nexus (PEN) report for Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam. The purpose of this conference edition is to present the findings from the studies that have been undertaken in each country over the last three years as well as to obtain relevant comments...
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Green MiniAtlas
World Bank - 2012
Based on the World Bank's World Development Indicators and the Little Green Data Book, the Green miniAtlas complements the miniAtlas of Global Development previously published by the World Bank. The information in the Green miniAtlas is a quick reference for monitoring environmental performance...
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India : Diagnostic Assessment of Select Environmental Challenges, Volume 2. Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability, What Are the Tradeoffs?
World Bank - 2013
This report provides estimates of social and financial costs of environmental damage in India from three pollution … damage categories: (i) urban air pollution, including particulate matter and lead; (ii) inadequate water supply, poor … sanitation, and hygiene; (iii) indoor air pollution; and four natural resource damage categories: (a) agricultural damage from …
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Environmental Health and Sustainable Development
World Bank - 2012
Despite its importance to sustainable development, very little information exists on environmental health linkages. Being multisectoral, it escapes focused attention during project design. Recently, however, the World Bank conducted a study on Sub-Saharan Africa infrastructure operations to...
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Republic of Ecuador Country Environmental Analysis : Environmental Quality and Natural Resource Management for Sustained Economic Growth and Poverty Alleviation
World Bank - 2013
Ecuador is a country with exceptional natural resource and environmental advantages and challenges. It is strategically located and has considerable oil reserves in the interior and the coastal region. This document does not aim to describe the state of the environment in Ecuador. Rather, its...
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Location choice by households and polluting firms : an evolutionary approach
Dijkstra, Bouwe R. (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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The effect of leadership in a public bad experiment
Moxnes, Erling (contributor);  … - 2000 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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The Philippines : Country Environmental Analysis
World Bank - 2012
The objectives of this Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) were to assess the environmental quality in the Philippines with a focus on how this affects human welfare and sustainability, measure and analyze the biophysical significance and monetary cost of environmental degradation and derive...
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Implementation Guidelines for Poverty and Environment Work in Southwest China
World Bank - 2012
This report is a summary of research work coordinated by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) China in 2003-2005, to prepare Implementation Guidelines for Poverty and Environment Work (IGPEW) in China. This report describes the research in two provinces, Yunnan and Sichuan, relating to the government's...
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Plastic-Free Coastlines : A Contribution from the Maghreb to Address Marine Plastic Pollution
World Bank - 2022
Marine plastic pollution is threatening the potential of the blue economy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA … the World Bank to address marine plastic pollution by taking circular economy approaches. Reducing marine plastic … pollution makes socioeconomic sense. This report summarizes the experiences of Morocco and Tunisia to address marine plastic …
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