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This report provides estimates of social and financial costs of environmental damage in India from three pollution damage categories: (i) urban air pollution, including particulate matter and lead; (ii) inadequate water supply, poor sanitation, and hygiene; (iii) indoor air pollution; and four...
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blockchain ecosystem is the first of the series and provides a short description of the blockchain technology and its potential … for solving development challenges and key highlights of the Korea blockchain ecosystem. Blockchain is a decentralized … value proposition for development agenda; and Korea blockchain ecosystem …
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1. Water challenge : an institutional diagnosis -- 2. Understanding institutions : nature, performance, and change -- 3. Existing literature : approaches, attempts, and limitations -- 4. Evaluating institutional linkages : towards an alternative methodology -- 5. Analytical framework and...
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of ecosystem degradation and assesses the value of ecosystems that are key to Zimbabwe's sustainable development. It also … highlights investments that are necessary to protect the landscape and deliver ecosystem services for sustainable livelihood and …
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Urbanization and climate change will define much of the 21st century. Urbanization leads to improvement in standards of living, and through the increased density and service delivery efficiency of cities, higher growth can be achieved with lower greenhouse gas emissions. Cities and urban...
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The economic value of the Upper Tuul ecosystem in Mongolia reports on a study carried out under the auspices of the … the Upper Tuul ecosystem for Ulaanbaatar's water supplies and how this might be affected by different land and resource … management options in the future. The study also aims to develop and apply ecosystem valuation methods that can be used more …
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This Strategy Note sets out a framework for World Bank involvement in the environment sector in the immediate to medium term. It elaborates upon and reinforces the environmental objectives specified in Thailand's Eighth National Economic and Social Development Plan (1997-2001) and the World...
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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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