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The Cost of Coastal Zone Degradation in Georgia : A Tool for the Coastal Zone Adaptation and the Nationally Determined Contributions

World Bank Group - 2021

The cost of environmental degradation (COED) report focuses on Georgia's coastal zone. Georgia's coastal zone is crucial to the national economy but has been affected by substantial environmental degradation. This report estimates the impact of degradation that occurred in 2017, as a result of...

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Remote Sensing of Water Quality in the Valle de Bravo Reservoir, Mexico

World Bank Group - 2020

This case study assessed ongoing initiatives to address surface water pollution issues in Mexico, working in partnership with the Comision Nacional del Agua (CONAGUA), the national agency responsible for the administration of water resources and its management. Particular focus was placed on a...

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Groundwater Quality : A Strategic Approach

World Bank Group - 2022

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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Improving the Water Quality of Lake Toba, Indonesia

World Bank Group - 2018

Lake Toba is a unique natural asset of global significance located in the North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. The long-term economic and environmental value of Lake Toba's water is central to achieving multi-sector objectives as well as sustaining the livelihoods and well-being of communities...

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Better Data, Better Results : Remote Sensing as a Tool for Monitoring Water Quality in Lake Toba, Indonesia

World Bank Group - 2019

Lake Toba is a unique natural asset of global significance with a rich cultural heritage located in the North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. Located 904 meters above sea level and with a maximum depth of more than 500 meters, this 87-kilometer-long lake provides a wide range of economic and...

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Remote Sensing of Water Quality in Laguna del Sauce, Uruguay

World Bank Group - 2020

Laguna del Sauce is a water supply reservoir located in the Department of Maldonado (Uruguay), approximately 15 kilometers west of Punta del Este and 100 kilometers east of Montevideo. This case study assessed ongoing initiatives to address surface water pollution issues in Uruguay, working in...

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Hanoi - Toward A Water Pollution and Flood Free City

World Bank Group - 2020

Hanoi has grown rapidly into a modern, vibrant city. However, the development of infrastructure and services has lagged behind the growth of the population. In particular, two significant water-related problems have arisen. Water pollution has become a major issue, creating a huge environmental...

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Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food Processing in Croatia's Food and Bio-Economy

World Bank Group - 2019

resulted in losses generated by the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector. Climate change impacts are expected to appear … through a variety of vectors in the fisheries sector. For capture fisheries and marine aquaculture, climate change impacts … powerful driver for diversified rural and coastal economies. The linkages between the agri-food and tourism sectors are …

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Priorities for Sustainably Managing Sri Lanka's Marine Fisheries, Coastal Aquaculture, and the Ecosystems that Support Them

World Bank Group - 2021

priorities for sustainably managing Sri Lanka's marine fisheries, coastal aquaculture and the ecosystems that support them. The … welfare and resilience of coastal fishing communities and fisheries' contribution to the national economy, including in light … important role that the fisheries sector plays in the livelihoods of the coastal communities and food security of the nation as …

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An Overview of Agricultural Pollution in the Philippines : The Fisheries Sector 2016

World Bank Group - 2016

. The overview consists of three 'chapters' on the crops, livestock, and fisheries sub-sectors, and a summary report. This … 'chapter' provides a broad national overview of: (a) the magnitude, impacts, and drivers of pollution related to the fisheries …

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