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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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Towards Effective Chronic Case Management : Improving the Efficiency of Outside Medical Referrals in West Bank and Gaza
World Bank Group - 2021
The Palestinian health system suffers from chronic challenges related to protracted conflict and limited health system inputs, coupled with a high burden of non-communicable diseases (NCD). Over 75 percent of the disease burden is attributable to NCD, particularly cancers, diabetes,...
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Understanding the Drivers of Public School Performance and Efficiency in the Philippines
World Bank Group - 2016
This note attempts to identify the factors associated with differences in overall school performance and efficiency. It …
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Optimizing Investments for a Sustainable and Efficient HIV Response in Senegal : Findings from an HIV Allocative Efficiency Study
World Bank Group - 2016
The report summarizes the findings of an allocative efficiency analysis to support Senegal's national HIV response … Government requested the World Bank to conduct this allocative efficiency analysis, using the Optima mathematical model …
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Bulgaria Spending Review : Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness of Waste Management Spending
World Bank Group - 2019
In 2016, the Government of Bulgaria (GoB) decided to initiate spending reviews (RS) to improve the efficiency and … from the World Bank. Such support was intended to identify spending pressures and potential efficiency and effectiveness … savings derived from efficiency gains for additional priority spending on waste management. A secondary objective is for this …
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