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The global sanitation workforce bridges the gap between sanitation infrastructure and the provision of sanitation services. Sanitation workers provide an essential public service but often at the cost of their dignity, safety, health, and living conditions. They are some of the most vulnerable...
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This report summarizes a program of research coordinated by the World Bank and carried out from October 2002 to May 2004. The objectives of the program have been to: 1) Highlight the major dynamics in the evolution of important sanitary and phytosanitary standards (SPS) in selected...
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The facts and events that have shaped the strengths of the Peruvian mining industry are well established. Private … mining investment has flowed in during the last decade, making Peru the second most popular destination for mining investment … largest producer of copper in the world. The mining sector needs to create the necessary conditions, within a context of …
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Mining dominates the Mongolian economy, already accounting for some 80 percent of exports and contributing a quarter of … several challenges. The challenges and opportunities identified confront the government as it seeks to advance mining sector … development of the mining sector and the government's approach to mobilizing finance. As recommended in the World Bank's Policy …
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In every mining region across the globe, there are a multitude of entities primarilyfocused on progressing the … interests of women in mining. At the national level,the most notable interest group is that of Women in Mining (WIM …
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Over the last half century, large-scale changes to coal industries across Europe, and more recently in the United States and China, have resulted in as many as 4 million coal workers losing their jobs. The main drivers of these changes are mine mechanization, government policies and competition...
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Mining has been central to the social and economic narrative of Southern Africa, and has been a key provider of … early years, mining developed on the back of migrant workers from across Southern Africa who toiled in the mines under poor … conditions. Many ex-miners suffer from vocational diseases to this day. While mining has helped build the economies of Southern …
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The twelfth Zambia economic brief with a focus on how Zambia can harness its renewable resources to promote sustainable growth. This brief is part of a series of short economic updates produced twice a year by the World Bank
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The Botswana Mining Investment and Governance Review (MInGov) collects and shares information on mining sector … from the perspective of three main stakeholder groups "government, investors in the mining value chain and civil society … mineral revenue. The mining policy and legal framework are largely sound. The environmental protection legislation is quite …
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This document provides an investment plan for climate-smart agriculture (CSA) in Mali, developed with support of the AAA Initiative and the World Bank, and technical assistanceof the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, the World Agroforestry Centre and the CGIAR Research Program on...
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