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This evaluation conducts an ex post review of the mitigation measures in the Samalayuca II and Monterrey III thermal power generation projects in Mexico. In general, it can be concluded that both thermoelectric power plants took into account most of the environmental impacts and mitigation...
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pollution concentrations, health impacts, and the monetary value of improving air quality in 41 major LAC urban areas containing …Health problems due to poor air quality have been among the main environmental concerns in Mexico City, Santiago …
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purposes: 1. Provide basic information on health, safety and environmental (HSE) issues in the apparel industry, including …
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To date, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has considered the impact of its projects on community health and … project teams consider health and safety issues in the context of managing project impacts and risks, no specific guidance … currently exists on how to do this. This Community Health and Safety Guidance Note is designed to fill that gap by providing …
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The current coronavirus pandemic is an unprecedented public health challenge that has devastating economic impacts for … results provide evidence that the current public health crisis will exacerbate economic inequality, and they are among the rst …
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This paper explores the impact that a water supply and sewerage (W&S) expansion had on child mortality in Quito, Ecuador. Studies have typically estimated the effects of this type of interventions comparing outcome indicators -at the aggregate level- of areas with the facilities and areas that...
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The Environment and Safeguards Group (ESG) of the IDB has examined how potential environmental and social risks of major Bank-supported road improvement investments in natural resource rich and socio-culturally diverse "frontier" regions have been identified and addressed in various parts of...
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