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From Evidence to Policy : Supporting Nepal's Trade Integration Strategy
World Bank Group - 2016
In the last decades, slow growth and job creation have encouraged emigration, further dampening domestic sources of growth in Nepal. Tepid growth over the past decade, the slowest in the region, has resulted in few jobs being created, leading to more Nepalese workers seeking opportunities...
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Indonesia Economic Prospects : Trade for Growth and Economic Transformation
World Bank Group - 2023
emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) as capital outflows have intensified. Despite global slowdown, Indonesia has … experienced strong growth in 2022 thanks to commodity windfalls and a reopening of the economy. Indonesia's external vulnerability … some pressure on the capital account. Indonesia is projected to have a robust growth over the next three years though with …
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The Global Health Cost of Ambient PM2.5 Air Pollution
World Bank Group - 2020
Air pollution is a major cause of death and disease. 'Ambient air pollution' refers to contamination of outdoor air; 'household air pollution' refers to contamination of indoor air. Ambient (or outdoor) air pollution is the world's leading environmental risk to health and the cause of morbidity...
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The Global Health Cost of PM2.5 Air Pollution : A Case for Action Beyond 2021
World Bank Group - 2022
According to the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study, air pollution from fine particulate matter caused 6.4 million premature deaths and 93 billion days lived with illness in 2019. Over the past decade, the toll of ambient air pollution has continued to rise. Air pollution's significant health,...
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Getting Down to Earth : Are Satellites Reliable for Measuring Air Pollutants That Cause Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?
World Bank Group - 2022
Outdoor air pollution accounts for an estimated 4.2 million deaths worldwide, the majority of which are caused by exposure to fine particulate matter (or PM2.5) air pollution. Most of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Reducing PM2.5 air pollution is thus crucial for...
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Options for a Carbon Tax in Bangladesh
World Bank Group - 2018
Carbon taxes can be win-win for Bangladesh. They can help show the world that Bangladesh is serious about climate mitigation, boosting the country's influence in international negotiations and helping it to access financing and technology promised during the COP-21. They can play a role in...
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Air Quality Management in Poland
World Bank Group - 2019
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Air Quality Management in Bosnia and Herzegovina
World Bank Group - 2019
Cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) experience high ambient concentrations of health-damaging fine particulate air pollution in Europe. This report is one in a series of three reports on air quality management in BiH, Kosovo, and North Macedonia. This report examines the nature and magnitude...
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Air Pollution Management in Kosovo
World Bank Group - 2019
Many cities in Kosovo suffer from poor air quality, with ambient concentrations of particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less (PM2.5) significantly exceeding the national and European Union (EU) standards and global air quality guidelines for PM2.5 established by the World...
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Air Pollution Management in North Macedonia
World Bank Group - 2019
Air pollution is a significant problem in cities and urban centers in the Republic of North Macedonia. This report is one in a series of three reports on air quality management (AQM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and North Macedonia. It examines the nature and magnitude of ambient air...
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