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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 …
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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
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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 : bey...
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
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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
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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
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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...
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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...
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Managing Social Risks and Impacts from Hydropower Development : Sharing Experience from a Medium-Sized Dam Project in Vietnam
Nghi, Nguyen Quy - 2020
The Trung Son dam is a medium-sized hydropower dam (260 megawatts) that was developed with the aim of achieving social and environmental sustainability. Experience gained from the Trung Son Hydropower Project can provide relevant information for dam projects of a similar size. This report is the...
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How would cross-border electricity trade stimulate hydropower development in South Asia?
Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2018
This study examines the importance of enhancing the cross-border transmission interconnections and regional electricity trade to promote hydropower in the South Asia region and quantifies the potential of hydropower development and trade under alternative scenarios. While South Asia is endowed...
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Enhancing the Climate Resilience of Africa's Infrastructure : The Power and Water Sectors
Cervigni, Raffaello - 2015 - Online-Ausg.
To sustain Africa's growth, and accelerate the eradication of extreme poverty, investment in infrastructure is fundamental. In 2010, the Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic found that to enable Africa to fill its infrastructure gap, some US
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