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World Bank - 2012

Smoking harms the health of smokers and those around them. Smokers are at far higher risks of strokes, heart attacks and other cardiovascular diseases; cancers of the lungs, mouth, larynx, bladder, pancreas, kidneys and stomach; emphysema, bronchitis, and tuberculosis. These diseases cause...

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Lao PDR - Labor Standards and Productivity in the Garments Export Sector : A Survey of Managers and Workers

World Bank - 2012

management practices, working conditions and worker motivation, as well as industry technology and workflow practices, are drawn … management practices, working conditions and worker motivation, as well as industry technology and workflow practices. In order …

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Romania Climate Change and Low Carbon Green Growth Program

World Bank - 2013

This report has been prepared by the World Bank for the Government of Romania as an output of the World Bank advisory … services program on climate change and low-carbon green growth in Romania. In response to the request, the World Bank quickly …, transport, urban, water, agriculture, and forestry, which were pre-identified by both the Government of Romania and the World …

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Resource Mobilization for HCFC Phase-out and Climate Mitigation Co-benefits

World Bank - 2008

-financing opportunities for improving energy efficiency, the fund does not directly support the uptake of the most energy efficient technology …

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Decarbonizing Development

World Bank - 2015

Stabilizing climate change entails bringing net emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) to zero. CO2 stays in the atmosphere for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. As long as we emit more than we capture or offset through carbon sinks (such as forests), concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere will...

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Decarbonizing Development

World Bank - 2015

Stabilizing climate change entails bringing net emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) to zero. CO2 stays in the atmosphere for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. As long as one emit more than captured or offset through carbon sinks (such as forests), concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere will...

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Decarbonizing Development

World Bank - 2015

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10 Years of Experience in Carbon Finance : Insights from Working with the Kyoto Mechanisms

World Bank - 2012

countries adopted quantified emission reductions obligations. Marking the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the World … Bank Prototype Carbon Fund (PCF) the world's first global carbon fund, this report seeks to take stock of the World Bank …

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International Workshop on Public-Private Dialogue : Proceedings Including the Charter of Good Practice in Using Public-Private Dialogue for Private Sector Development

World Bank - 2012

There has been growing interest from stakeholders around the world in recent years in how to build momentum for private … field for guidance based on international best practice. In 2004-2005, responding to this demand, the World Bank, Department …

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Global Good Practice in Incubation Policy Development and Implementation

World Bank - 2013

This paper was based on a desk review of the literature relating to best practice in public policy supporting business incubation, supplemented by four national case studies covering Brazil, Ma-laysia, New Zealand and South Africa. These country studies were prepared through engage-ment of...

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