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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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The World Bank Group (WBG) has been active in public and private sector pollution management for the past several … improved the management of solid and hazardous waste and wastewater, and controlled pollution related to a large variety of … Development Goals pertaining to environment and poverty, and the voices calling for new approaches through green new deal, green …
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Productive natural ecosystems are being lost and degraded by poorly planned and managed commercial and small-scale livelihood activities in Zimbabwe, and threats will be further exacerbated by climate change. This report identifies the drivers of ecosystem degradation and assesses the value of...
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The Twenty-sixth United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) was held in early November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland, at which Vietnam's Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh, pledged once again that Vietnam would be part of the global climate change solution. The country aims to increase the share...
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environment-development priorities in a future Country Assistance Strategy (CAS); (ii) to provide analytical information that can … underpin the development of future World Bank operations in the environment sector; and (iii) to serve as an initial analysis … of environment sector governance issues for future budgetary assistance lending to the Government if such an operation is …
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currently receiving insufficient attention given their relative significance: (1) in door and urban air pollution, (2) the …
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Over the last five decades, Colombia has made substantial progress in protecting its environment. This includes … pollution; inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene; natural disasters (such as flooding and landslides); and land …
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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...
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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 resources and agricultural sectors, the major contributors...
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, and at coastal sites to determine the extent of plastic pollution, and the top 10 polluting items; remote sensing and net …
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