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Human capital is a crucial factor of economic development. As stated in Mongolia's vision 2050, the country has so far relied heavily on its natural resources for development. It puts the human development in the center of its strategy, envisioning that children and youth will be educated at...
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-term economic and environmental value of Lake Toba's water is central to achieving multi-sector objectives as well as sustaining the … livelihoods and well-being of communities in the catchment. Addressing the deterioration of Lake Toba's water quality requires … accurate data on lake dynamics and creating a cooperative, interagency platform for water quality monitoring. This is …
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-term economic and environmental value of Lake Toba depends on addressing the deterioration of water quality. This technical guidance … and management of water quality in Lake Toba …
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Rural drinking water quality is an emergent issue in the State of Punjab. In response to health concerns related to … drinking water supply and sanitation conducted blanket testing of all its water supply sources. The objective of this study was … to systematically examine the drinking water quality issue and provide practical guidance to the state on possible …
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Laguna del Sauce is a water supply reservoir located in the Department of Maldonado (Uruguay), approximately 15 … surface water pollution issues in Uruguay, working in partnership with a team of government agencies charged with water … resource management. This assessment will contribute to better understanding of options for water-quality remote sensing …
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behind the growth of the population. In particular, two significant water-related problems have arisen. Water pollution has … strategies and to identify the fundamental shifts needed to achieve national water security …
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In 2015, a global study estimating inputs of plastic waste into the oceans ranked Indonesia as the second largest contributor to plastic marine pollution. In 2017, another study ranked four Indonesian rivers in the world's most polluting top 20. The challenge of plastic waste and marine debris...
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This case study assessed ongoing initiatives to address surface water pollution issues in Mexico, working in … partnership with the Comision Nacional del Agua (CONAGUA), the national agency responsible for the administration of water … detection of water-quality issues in the Valle de Bravo reservoir. This assessment will contribute to a better understanding of …
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This policy brief highlights the key messages for policy makers from the World Bank report "Seeing the Invisible: A Strategic Report on Groundwater Quality" (Ravenscroft and Lytton 2022a). This report and "A Practical Manual on Groundwater Quality Monitoring" (Ravenscroft and Lytton 2022b)...
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A year after the onset of Ebola, the estimated GDP losses for the three countries through 2015 total US$2.2 billion (US$240 million for Liberia, US$535 million for Guinea and US$1.4 billion for Sierra Leone). This is the result of the severe impact of the epidemic which has been exacerbated by...
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