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Beyond mitigation : potential options for counter-balancing the climatic and environmental consequences of the rising concentrations of greenhouse gases
MacCracken, Michael C. - 2009
"Global climate change is occurring at an accelerating pace, and the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are forcing climate change continue to increase. Given the present pace of international actions, it seems unlikely that atmospheric composition can be stabilized at a level that will...
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Dealing with the coffee crisis in Central America : impacts and strategies
Varangis, Panayotis N. (contributor) - 2003
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Governance in Albania : A Way Forward for Competitiveness, Growth, and European Integration
World Bank - 2013
Since its emergence from a turbulent post-communist transition, Albania has achieved remarkable progress in economic and social development. Governance improvements, especially in the effectiveness of public administration, have been instrumental to the country's impressive economic performance...
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The Trade Policy Strategy 2.0 for North Macedonia : Trade Competitiveness Diagnostic and State Aid Effectiveness Report
World Bank - 2022
For a small and landlocked country like North Macedonia, trade integration is particularly important to sustain the country's economic growth and transformation. The importance of trade became even more visible during a global crisis and in the post-pandemic recovery period. Trade integration...
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Energy efficiency in the steel industry with emphasis on developing countries
Meunier, Maurice Y. - 1984
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The planning of investment programs in the steel industry : [von] David A. Kendrick [u.a.]
Kendrick, David A. - 1984
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Strengthening Sustainability in the Steel Industry
World Bank - 2020
People have used steel since ancient times, after blacksmiths discovered that iron became harder and stronger after being placed in charcoal furnaces. Today, steel is present in virtually every aspect of people's lives, from homes and hospitals to roads and other infrastructure that provide the...
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Trade liberalization and the environment in Vietnam
Jha, Shreyasi - 2006
and export activity in water and toxic pollution-intensive sectors compared with the less pollution-intensive sectors. The … traditional sectors and toward pollution-intensive manufacturing (especially leather and textiles). The paper also highlights the …
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Health effects and pesticide perception as determinants of pesticide use : evidence from bangladesh
Dasgupta, Susmita - 2005
"In a recent survey of 820 Boro (winter rice), potato, bean, eggplant, cabbage, sugarcane, and mango farmers in Bangladesh, over 47 percent of farmers were found to be overusing pesticides. With only 4 percent of farmers formally trained in pesticide use or handling, and over 87 percent openly...
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Air pollution during growth : accounting for governance and vulnerability
Hamilton, Kirk - 2004
"New research on urban air pollution casts doubt on the conventional view of the relationship between economic growth … and environmental quality. This view holds that pollution automatically increases until societies reach middle … show in this paper, the empirical relationship between pollution and income becomes much weaker when measures of governance …
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