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and private sector principals frequently and intensively use this institutional channel to lobby on trade and tourism … of Caribbean tourism, and suggests the potential for using foreign lobbying as a vehicle for development. Panel data are …
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Tourism has become the leading economic sector of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) islands, thus … expanding linkages with the local economy seems crucial going forward. Tourism has replaced agriculture as the main economic … tourism sector of these islands accounted for an estimated 45 percent of GDP, and around 60 percent of foreign exchange …
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The tourism sector in the Eastern Caribbean continues to face major challenges in the new millennium. These include 1 … a more diversified tourism product to stay competitive. The study objective is to analyze and demonstrate the importance …) tourism industry, which is a key sector in the sub-regional economy. The study will therefore 1) review recent trends and …
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economy is thus to understand and better manage the many aspects of oceanic sustainability, ranging from sustainable fisheries …
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This report represents a further chapter in the dialogue between the World Bank and the People's Republic of China about how to promote economic growth and protect China's environment. There are three cross-cutting issues that keep recurring throughout the analysis. These issues characterize the...
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The detrimental health effects of environmental exposure to arsenic have become increasingly clear in the last few years. High concentrations detected in groundwater from a number of aquifers across the world, including in South and East Asia, have been found responsible for health problems...
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The detrimental health effects of environmental exposure to arsenic have become increasingly clear in the last few years. High concentrations detected in groundwater from a number of aquifers across the world, including in South and East Asia, have been found responsible for health problems...
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This policy brief highlights the key messages for policy makers from the World Bank report "Seeing the Invisible: A Strategic Report on Groundwater Quality" (Ravenscroft and Lytton 2022a). This report and “A Practical Manual on Groundwater Quality Monitoring" (Ravenscroft and Lytton 2022b)...
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This study, policy and investment priorities to reduce environmental degradation of the Lake Nicaragua watershed, has assessed the sources and the magnitude of the pressures that threaten Lake Cocibolca. It was accomplished by applying a hydrological and land use model to the lake's watershed...
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