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Somalia Country Environmental Analysis : Diagnostic Study on Trends and Threats for Environmental and Natural Resources Challenges

World Bank Group - 2020

Somalia's natural capital is under substantial pressure from inappropriate land uses, conflict, and climate change. In its Ninth National Development Plan (Somalia NDP-9), the government of Somalia has identified vulnerability to environmental shocks as one of the six major causes of poverty....

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The Niger Household Energy Project. Promoting Rural Fuelwood Markets and Village Management of Natural Woodlands.

Foley, G.; Floor, W.; madon, G.; Lawali, E.M.; Montagne, P. - World Bank Group - 1997

A radical new strategy for dealing with the problems of energy and the environment in the Sahel is being implemented in Niger. Rather than have urban wood traders go into the countryside to cut the wood and truck it back to the cities, the government is giving village communities control over...

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China: Power Sector Regulation in a Socialist Market Economy.

Shiwei, S.; Zhengyong, L.; Berrah, N.; Tenenbaum, B.; … - World Bank Group - 1997

This paper discusses issues and explores options related to the reform of the power sector regulatory system in China. It reviews the power sector's current situation and impediments to reform, examines the relationship between power sector structure and regulation, and suggests several...

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Photovoltaic Applications in Rural Areas of the Developing World.

Foley, G. - World Bank Group - 1995

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A PLanner's Guide for Selecting Clean-Coal Technologies for Power Plants

Oskarsson, K.; Berglund, A.; Deling, R.; Snellman, U.; … - World Bank Group - 1997

This report has been prepared as a technology selection guide for the use of power system planners and engineers to facilitate the selection of cost-effective, environmentally friendly technologies for coal-based power generation in countries grappling with impending power and capital shortages...

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Comoros Country Environmental Analysis : Investing in Natural Capital for Sustainable Development

World Bank Group - 2023

The Comoros Country Environmental Analysis 2023 aims to identify the main opportunities for the Comoros to better manage its natural capital, achieve its potential sustainably, capitalize on climate co-benefits stemming from the process, and advance the development agenda. This is the first CEA...

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Unlocking Nature-Smart Development : An Approach Paper on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

World Bank Group - 2021

Unlocking Nature-Smart Development: An Approach Paper on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services is part of a series of papers by the World Bank Group that outlines the development challenges and opportunities associated with blue and green biodiversity and ecosystem services. The paper makes the...

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Pollution prevention and abatement handbook, 1998 : toward cleaner production

1999

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An Overview of Agricultural Pollution in the Philippines : The Crops Sector 2016

World Bank Group - 2016

overview of agricultural pollution in the Philippines, commissioned by the World Bank. The overview consists of three 'chapters … overview of: (a) the magnitude, impacts, and drivers of pollution related to the crops sector's development; (b) measures that … have been taken by the public sector to manage or mitigate this pollution; and (c) existing knowledge gaps and directions …

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An Overview of Agricultural Pollution in the Philippines : The Fisheries Sector 2016

World Bank Group - 2016

This report is part of a national overview of agricultural pollution in the Philippines, commissioned by the World Bank … 'chapter' provides a broad national overview of: (a) the magnitude, impacts, and drivers of pollution related to the fisheries … mitigate this pollution; and (c) existing knowledge gaps and directions for future research. This report was prepared on the …

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