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Water in Circular Economy and Resilience : The Case of Chennai, India

World Bank Group - 2021

Chennai, a city on the southeastern coast of India and the state capital of Tamil Nadu, has one of the world's fastest …-growing economies. Chennai is the automotive hub for India and is also home to several other industries ranging from petrochemicals to … Economy and Resilience (WICER) system. This case study focuses on the experience of Chennai in India …

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Republic of India : Service Level Benchmarking, Citizen Voice and Performance Improvement Strategies in Urban Water Supply and Sanitation

World Bank Group - 2016

Strategies in Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (UWSS) in India. This technical assistance (TA) sought to strengthen …

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Guatemala's Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Poverty Diagnostic : Challenges and Opportunities

World Bank Group - 2018

Poverty rates in Guatemala are among the highest in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Guatemala is now the second poorest country in the region, with only post-earthquake Haiti being poorer. Guatemala is an extreme outlier in the region in terms of chronic malnutrition, and almost half of all...

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Toward Managing Rural Drinking Water Quality in the State of Punjab, India

World Bank Group - 2020

Rural drinking water quality is an emergent issue in the State of Punjab. In response to health concerns related to children being exposed to metals in some regions, and reports of higher incidence of cancers in the state, the department of drinking water supply and sanitation conducted blanket...

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Glass Half Full : Poverty Diagnostic of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Conditions in Tajikistan

World Bank Group - 2017

Located on the western tip of the Himalayas, Tajikistan has abundant fresh water resources in its rivers, lakes, and glaciers. Yet, access to improved drinking water, and to sanitation connected to a functioning sewerage system, are among the most severe and unequally distributed services in the...

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Toward a Universal Measure of What Works on Rural Water Supply : Rural Water Metrics Global Framework

World Bank Group - 2017

One of the most pervasive development issues related to the provision of rural water supply and sanitation services (RWSS) is their lack of sustainability. Assessing and measuring sustainability is a difficult task for which there has not emerged a consensus on which indicators to use. Unlike in...

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Agricultural Productivity, Diversification and Gender : Background Report to Sri Lanka Poverty Assessment

World Bank Group - 2021

Identifying opportunities to increase agricultural productivity and incomes is an important priority for rural development. Progress toward poverty reduction continued in recent years, but the contribution of the agriculture sector was weak, mainly because productivity improvements were...

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Kosovo Country Economic Memorandum, November 2021 : Raising Agricultural Productivity

World Bank Group - 2021

Igniting farm productivity can support growth and job creation in Kosovo. Agricultural production, in real terms, has been decreasing in Kosovo since 2009 but employment has not changed much. This note examines drivers of agricultural productivity and its growth in Kosovo, and implied...

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Myanmar : Analysis of Farm Production Economics

World Bank Group - 2016

This report was prepared by the World Bank in partnership with the Livelihoods and Food Security Multi-Donor Trust Fund (LIFT). Both the World Bank and the LIFT are actively involved in supporting Myanmar's agriculture sector given its significance in poverty reduction and food security, and...

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Gaining Momentum in Peruvian Agriculture : Opportunities to Increase Productivity and Enhance Competitiveness

World Bank Group - 2017

What is the future for agriculture in Peru? Once the principal source of employment and income for much of the population, Peru's agricultural sector has declined in importance as the national economy has grown and urbanized. Economic activity in the sector has continued to grow, but economic...

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