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Albania Country Economic Memorandum : Strengthening the Sustainability of Albania's Growth Model

World Bank Group - 2021

Albania is gradually emerging from the unprecedented economic disruptions caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. As the pandemic is overcome, it is crucial to shift attention back to Albania's long-term objective of building a stronger underlying economic growth model. This...

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Green Incentives for Climate Competitive Industries : A Practitioner's Handbook

World Bank Group - 2016

This handbook has been developed to provide instruction on the design and implementation of incentives for resource-efficiency purposes. The target audience is World Bank staff and stakeholders who are supporting the implementation of a resource-efficiency program in a country on behalf of the...

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Republic of Colombia : Mitigating Environmental Degradation to Foster Growth and Reduce Inequality

World Bank Group - 2006

environmental priorities: (a) river basin management and conservation of water resources, (b) reforestation, and (c) conservation o … pollution; inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene; natural disasters (such as flooding and landslides); and land …

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Thailand : Clean Energy for Green Low-Carbon Growth

World Bank Group - 2011

Thailand needs to avoid the high-carbon growth path of many developed countries and, instead, take a low-carbon growth path. A green low-carbon growth path is in Thailand's own interest as it can simultaneously tackle local environmental degradation, global climate change, and energy security...

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Managing Pesticides for Greener Growth in Lao PDR : Policy Note

World Bank Group - 2021

Sound pesticides management and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in particular are widely acknowledged as important mechanisms to mitigate pre- and post-harvest losses and to achieve sustainable agricultural intensification. The recent proliferation of agricultural concessions, contract farming...

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Accelerating Clean, Green, and Climate-Resilient Growth in Vietnam : A Country Environmental Analysis

World Bank Group - 2022

Vietnam has demonstrated great and almost unrivaled development success over the past few decades as evidenced by a variety of measures, including national income, poverty reduction, and access to services. However, Vietnam's performance in terms of progress on robust, equitable and sustainable...

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Institutional Frameworks in Sucessful Water Markets. Brazil, Spain, and Colorado.

Marino, M.; Kemper, K.E. - World Bank Group - 1999

For the use of water markets to introduce improve water resources management, the existence of adequate institutional … effective water resources management through use of the market mechanism. …

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Fostering Riparian Cooperation in International River Basins.

Kirmany, S; Le Moigne, G - World Bank Group - 1996

Many developing countries sharing water resources of international river basins are facing serious problems in meeting …

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African Water Resources; Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development.

Sharma, N.P.; Damhaug, T.; Gilgan-Hunt, E.; Grey, D.; … - World Bank Group - 1996

Water resources in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have become a strategic commodity, with supply limited in terms of quantity … document is based on the principle that water is a scarce good with dimensions of economic efficiency, social equity, and … environmental sustainability. The strategy recommends an integrated, cross-sectoral, catchment area approach to water resources …

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The Market for Water Rights in Chile.

Rios Brehm, M.; Quiroz, J. - World Bank Group - 1995

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