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Large dams : learning from the past, looking at the future:workshop proceedings, Gland, Switzerland, April 11-12, 1997
Dorcey, Anthony H. J. (contributor) - 1997
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010525395
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Maturity Matrices for Institutional Benchmarking of Dam Safety in Indonesia
World Bank Group - 2018
The development of Maturity Matrices for Institutional Benchmarking of Dam Safety in Indonesia provides a method for … assessing the effectiveness of the operation, maintenance, surveillance and emergency preparedness programs adopted by dam … authorities. Matrices were developed for dam owners and operators to assess the effectiveness of dam safety programs against in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645839
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Fit for Purpose : Dam Rehabilitation Prioritization Tool in Zimbabwe
World Bank Group - 2022
As a nation with highly variable and limited availability of water resources, Zimbabwe relies on a vast and aging water infrastructure stock that requires prompt rehabilitation to better support the water, food, and energy sectors. The country has limited water resources, with much of its area...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013473558
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Inequality in Southern Africa : An Assessment of the Southern African Customs Union
World Bank Group - 2022
The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is the most unequal region in the world. While there has been some progress in recent years, inequality has remained almost stagnant in the most unequal countries. Using an innovative framework, this report provides a systematic and comprehensive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013209148
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The Market for Remittance Services in Southern Africa
World Bank Group - 2018
Remittances are an important source of income for households in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), as well as a crucial source of foreign exchange for countries in the region. Despite the relatively large inflows of remittances to SADC, the cost of sending money to and within the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645616
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Financial Safety Nets and Bank Resolution Frameworks in Southern Africa : Key Issues and Challenges
World Bank Group - 2019
This report provides an assessment of the current state of development of financial safety nets and bank resolution frameworks in eight countries in southern Africa (Botswana, Eswatini [formerly Swaziland], Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe). It has been prepared...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646076
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Digging Beneath the Surface : An Exploration of the Net Benefits of Mining in Southern Africa
World Bank Group - 2019
Mining has been central to the social and economic narrative of Southern Africa, and has been a key provider of investment, employment, government revenue and infrastructure in the region. In South Africa, the Johannesburg-Pretoria metropolitan area, which serves as the region's economic and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646316
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Agriculture Risk Financing in Southern Africa
World Bank Group - 2020
This policy note is provided as an output under the World Bank's Regional Advisory Service for Southern Africa, 'Developing a Regional Risk Financing Framework for Agriculture and Food Security'. A key objective of this advisory service is to inform the public sector in Southern Africa on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647268
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Improving Agriculture and Food Security Risk Financing in Southern Africa
World Bank Group - 2020
The objective of this report is to provide a review of and recommendations for improving the agriculture and food security risk financing framework in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Member States. This report presents the compilation of various analyses and activities realized...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647274
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Improving Agriculture and Food Security Risk Financing in Southern Africa : Lessons Learned
World Bank Group - 2020
The objective of this report is to provide a review of and recommendations for improving the agriculture and food security risk financing framework in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Member States. This report presents the compilation of various analyses and activities realized...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647365