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Developing Forest-Smart Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) Standards
World Bank - 2021
services, depletes biodiversity, and ultimately undermines the fulfillment of basic human rights. The mining sector is the … mining poses to forests, the World Bank conceived forest-smart mining as part of their Climate-Smart Mining Initiative, which … was launched in 2019. Forest-smart mining (FSM) is mining that acknowledges and understands the relationship between …
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2023 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector
World Bank - 2024
The 2023 state of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector focuses on the intersection of ASM and sustainable … difficulties are exacerbated by the persisting gender-blindness within mining laws, resulting in discrimination against women … outcomes in ASM: 1. Make mining legal frameworks gender inclusive; 2. Advance women's social protections at the mine and home …
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Socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 in Vanuatu
World Bank - 2022
The Pacific Observatory is a World Bank analytical program that aims to improve welfare for the poor and vulnerable in Vanuatu and the Pacific Island Countries through expanding socio-economic information for better data-driven policymaking. This presentation utilizes data from the Pacific...
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Lessons from World Bank research on financial crises
Development Research Group - 2008
"The benefits of financial development and globalization have come with continuing fragility in financial sectors. Periodic crises have had real but heterogeneous welfare impacts and not just for poor people; indeed, some of the conditions that foster deep and persistent poverty, such as lack of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010520980
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The impact of energy price changes in Moldova
Baclajanschi, Iaroslav - 2006
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Poverty and social impact analysis of reforms : lessons and examples from implementation
Coudouel, Aline (contributor); Dani, Anis Ahmad (contributor) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522303
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Enabling Reforms : A Stakeholder-Based Analysis of the Political Economy of Tanzania???s Charcoal Sector and the Poverty and Social Impacts of Proposed Reforms
World Bank - 2012
Although charcoal is the single most important energy source for millions of urban dwellers in Tanzania, being used by all tiers of society from laborers to politicians, it seems to be politically neglected and even unwanted, given that it is not considered as a possible mean to achieve...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550650
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Lessons from World Bank Research on Financial Crises
World Bank - 2012
The benefits of financial development and globalization have come with continuing fragility in financial sectors. Periodic crises have had real but heterogeneous welfare impacts and not just for poor people; indeed, some of the conditions that foster deep and persistent poverty, such as lack of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552232
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Uruguay : Poverty and Social Impact Assessment of the Tax Reform
World Bank - 2012
The Poverty and Social Impact Assessment (PSIA) analyzes the impact of the tax reform, which came into effect in July 2007, on tax incidence and poverty in Uruguay. The essence of the reform is the introduction of a dual personal income tax, which taxes labor income at progressive rates and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552933
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Towards Sustainable Mineral-Intensive Growth in Orissa : Managing Environmental and Social Impacts
World Bank - 2012
managing the environmental and social impacts of investments in the mining and industry sectors. This study, conducted for … enforcement and compliance of environmental and mining regulations. Significant attention was given to the capacity needs of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553281