only modest costs to growth and employment, European Union (EU) emissions trading for energy-intensive sectors sets a …

fleets. These substantially harm public health, productivity and efficiency in urban mobility. Kosovo is implementing the EU … social matters with the EU. On 6 February 2018, the European Commission published its expansion plan to cover up to six … Western Balkan countries including Kosovo with potential accession as members of the EU after 2025. This is relevant for …

water services. This study estimates the magnitudes of the combined water and electricity subsidies received by households … with private connections to the electricity grid and piped water network in 2016, and it evaluates the distribution of … tariffs for electricity and water in an urban area in a developing country. The results show that the combined subsidies are …

Executive summary -- Water security -- Profiling water security in the Middle East and North Africa -- The water …

The impacts of climate change will be channeled primarily through the water cycle, with consequences that could be … large and uneven across the globe. Water-related climate risks cascade through food, energy, urban, and environmental … systems. Growing populations, rising incomes, and expanding cities will converge upon a world where the demand for water rises …

Given the broad array of issues and the complexity faced by the water sector as a whole (from irrigation to flood … protection, to water conservation and hydropower), there is great demand for future exploring the potential of RBF and tackling … practical aspects of implementing various RBF water schemes. Chapter 2 provides an analytical framework to explore if and when …

Water systems are building blocks for poverty alleviation, shared growth, sustainable development, and green growth … satellite-based earth observation is becoming an alternative. This book briefly describes some key global water challenges …, perspectives for remote sensing approaches, and their importance for water resources-related activities. It describes eight key …