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Unlocking Nature-Smart Development: An Approach Paper on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services is part of a series of … biodiversity and ecosystem services. The paper makes the case that the rapid global decline in nature is a development issue and …
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of ecosystem degradation and assesses the value of ecosystems that are key to Zimbabwe's sustainable development. It also … highlights investments that are necessary to protect the landscape and deliver ecosystem services for sustainable livelihood and …
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Korea blockchain ecosystem is the first of the series and provides a short description of the blockchain technology and its … potential for solving development challenges and key highlights of the Korea blockchain ecosystem. Blockchain is a decentralized … value proposition for development agenda; and Korea blockchain ecosystem …
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Biodiversity and ecosystem services, or nature for short, underpin many aspects of economic activity and are … deteriorating at an unprecedented level, with potentially far-reaching implications for economies worldwide. Sustained ecosystem …
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Geographically, Chongqing is strategically positioned as a gateway to China's west, a key connection in the Yangtze … river economic belt, and a strategic base for China's belt and road initiative. Over the past two decades, Chongqing has …
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Cities can increase economic growth and participate in global economic flows by acting as hubs or gateways to regional corridors, that are supported by three dimensions of connectivity: physical (infrastructure) connectivity, digital connectivity, and economic integration. Integrating these...
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In the context of Romania's push toward sustainable and inclusive development, the government has asked the World Bank to support the harmonization of public investments financed by the European Union and the state budget. The current report describes the national program for local development...
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The 2014-2015 Romania Regional Development 2 Program is the continuation of the World Bank's technical assistance to the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration (MRDPA). Building on the previous engagement, the current work addresses a fundamental question: given Romania's...
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This report examines the role of infrastructure in explaining why the region lags so far behind the rest of the country. More importantly, it looks at how improved infrastructure may help the region catch up. Infrastructure is examined here through its impact on social as well as economic...
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Romania lags behind other European Union (EU) countries in many health outcomes. The government of Romania plans to build three new regional hospitals in the North-West (NW), North-East (NE), and South-West (SW) regions. These are envisaged to be tertiary referral hospitals providing highly...
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