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The Stabilization and Association Agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Union : Impacts of the Adaptation Protocol on the Agriculture and Food Sector
World Bank Group - 2017
The objective of this note is to provide insights into the potential effect of the adaptation protocol (AP) on imports of European Union (EU) agricultural, food and fisheries products into Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). We adapt and calibrate the Tariff Reform Impact Simulation Tool (TRIST), a...
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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
, deterring investors, and compromising downstream agriculture and the ecological integrity of the river system. Flooding is also …
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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 …
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Sierra Leone Public Expenditure Review 2021 : Sierra Leone Agriculture Sector Review
World Bank Group - 2021
comprised of four sector specific analyses: (i) health, (ii) education (iii) social protection, and (iv) agriculture. The …), except for health, and low spending efficiency scores the country experiences in these sectors. The Agriculture Sector Public … covers core issues related to the level and quality of public spending in agriculture, which will help to identify the …
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Soil Organic Carbon MRV Sourcebook for Agricultural Landscapes
World Bank Group - 2021
Despite the significant potential of soil to sequester organic carbon, there are challenges to implementing carbon sequestration projects. For example, changes in soil carbon can be relatively small in magnitude per unit area and slow to be fully achieved, while its measurement and monitoring...
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