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Maximizing Finance for Development in Agriculture and Food Systems in Ethiopia : An Analysis of Beef, Coffee, and Maize
World Bank Group - 2019
The World Bank Group has developed a new diagnostic approach called Maximizing Finance for Development (MFD). This study pilots the use of the World Bank's MFD approach to identify areas along value chains (VCs) where the private sector is involved. More important may be the identification of...
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Measuring Rural Access : Update 2017/18
World Bank Group - 2019
Transport connectivity is an essential part of the enabling environment for inclusive and sustained growth. In many developing countries, particularly in Africa, most people are still not connected to local, regional, or global markets. Such rural accessibility is crucial to reduce poverty and...
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Thailand Rural Income Diagnostic : Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Farmers
World Bank Group - 2022
This report applies the framework to diagnose the opportunities and constraints faced by the rural economy and households and to assess policy options to address these constraints. The approach builds on four steps. The first step consists in examining the socio-demographic profile and living...
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Tackling Plastics Pollution : Towards Experience-Based Policy Guidance
World Bank Group - 2023
The growth and impacts of plastic pollution have emerged as a major environmental challenge globally. Plastic pollution … started to implement policies to manage plastic pollution and its impact, but as yet there is little evidence about their … development and implementation of policies to manage plastic pollution and provide evidence-based policy guidance. The structure …
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Pakistan at 100 : Environmental Sustainability
World Bank Group - 2019
This policy note was prepared in parallel to the report Pakistan at 100, Shaping the Future. The report Pakistan at 100 discusses options to accelerate and sustain growth in Pakistan so that the country becomes an upper middle-income country when it turns 100 years old in 2047. This policy note...
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Madagascar Country Environmental Analysis : Taking Stock and Moving Forward
World Bank Group - 2013
The Madagascar Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) has the following objectives: (i) to facilitate the integration of environment-development priorities in a future Country Assistance Strategy (CAS); (ii) to provide analytical information that can underpin the development of future World Bank...
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Bangladesh Country Environmental Analysis
World Bank Group - 2006
currently receiving insufficient attention given their relative significance: (1) in door and urban air pollution, (2) the …
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Republic of Colombia : Mitigating Environmental Degradation to Foster Growth and Reduce Inequality
World Bank Group - 2006
pollution; inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene; natural disasters (such as flooding and landslides); and land …
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Kenya Country Environmental Analysis
World Bank Group - 2019
The Kenya Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) presents recent findings and trends on key environmental challenges and opportunities. The CEA identifies a set of recommendations that are necessary to both strengthen the country's environmental management capabilities and ensure that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647230
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Costs of Environmental Degradation in the Mountains of the Republic of Tajikistan
World Bank Group - 2020
Rural livelihoods in Tajikistan heavily rely on natural resources and the agriculture sector. A large proportion of the … rural population depends on agriculture, and weather-related calamities are exerting increasing pressure on natural …
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