Similar Search Results

Electrification and women's empowerment : evidence from rural India

Samad, Hussain A.; Zhang, Fan - 2019

Electrification has been shown to accelerate opportunities for women by moving them into more productive activities … freedom, and social participation. Using propensity score matching, the study finds that electrification enhances all measures …. Employment and education are identified as the two most important causal channels through which electrification enables …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008305

The Monsoon Shock in Rural Nepal : Panel Evidence from the Household Risk and Vulnerability Survey

Jacoby, Hanan G. - 2019

Monsoon rainfall is a key driver of economic life in rural Nepal as well as a major source of income variability. In … this paper, the authors use a newly collected 3-year panel data set, representative of rural Nepal, merged with global … the lowlands of Nepal …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646744

Meeting the sustainable development goal for electricity access : using a multi-scenario approach to understand the cost drivers of power infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa : beyond the gap : how countries can afford the infrastructure they need while protecting the planet : background paper

Nicolas, Claire; Samson, Benjamin; Rozenberg, Julie; … - 2019

growth, urbanization, industrial demand, and technology cost. The main driver of electrification costs is found to be the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012007967

Managing Environmental and Social Impacts of Hydropower in Bhutan

World Bank Group - 2016

Development of Bhutan's untapped hydro power resources has the potential to spur economic growth, rapidly increase export revenue,reduce poverty, and bring about sustained improvements in human development. The Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) has,therefore, embarked on an ambitious plan to...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644828

Environmental Flows for Hydropower Projects : Guidance for the Private Sector in Emerging Markets

World Bank Group - 2018

This Good Practice Handbook is designed to provide guidance to practitioners on taking rigorous and consistent approaches to assess hydropower project impacts on downstream river ecosystems and people, and determine their Environmental Flows (EFlows) commitments. The Handbook outlines a good...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645182

Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Myanmar Hydropower Sector

International Finance Corporation - 2018

The Myanmar hydropower sector, in the early stages of development, has the opportunity to develop sustainably by balancing electricity generation with environmental and social outcomes. The country is currently following a conventional hydropower development process, with individual projects...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645870

Application of the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol in the Zambezi River Basin

World Bank Group - 2019

The World Bank has been supporting a comprehensive program to strengthen cooperative management and development within the Zambezi River Basin. This program provides regional financing and analytical work that brings together the various commitments within a World Bank-financed portfolio of more...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645890

Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Scheme : A Macroeconomic Assessment of Public Investment Options

World Bank Group - 2019

Maximizing the benefits from public sector investments requires a clear, predictable, and transparent process informed by robust analyses that can facilitate multicriteria considerations of different options and alternatives. However, the tools available to governments to assess the costs and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645926

Operation and Maintenance Strategies for Hydropower : Handbook for Practitioners and Decision Makers

World Bank Group - 2020

The Handbook for practitioners and decision makers seeks to raise awareness among utility managers, decision makers, and other stakeholders of the importance and benefits of developing robust operation and maintenance (OandM) strategies for existing and greenfield hydropower plants. This...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646879

A Review of Resettlement Management Experience in China Hydropower Projects : Identifying Key Lessons Learned

World Bank Group - 2019

In China, as elsewhere, hydropower presents development practitioners with a dilemma. Hydropower holds the promise of relatively cheap, clean, and sustainable electrical power generation; and yet, it can also generate significant and complex environmental and social problems. A major challenge...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647374