, despite the extensive spread of the virus, the mortality toll remains highly concentrated in high-income countries. Developing …

This paper examines the economic and social implications of the current system of residential electricity subsidies in … electricity consumption, a welfare database, and a specially commissioned qualitative assessment of household and service provider … attitudes and experiences. Affordability is only one of many concerns among electricity users, with reliability of supply and …

Traditional risk assessments use asset losses as the main metric to measure the severity of a disaster. This paper … main measure of disaster severity. Using an agent-based model that represents explicitly the recovery and reconstruction … process at the household level, this risk assessment provides new insights into disaster risks in Sri Lanka. The analysis …

paper reviews the micro-level evidence of disaster impacts on the livelihoods of the poorest households. The evidence …

The Government of Montenegro is preparing an electricity tariff reform due to recent developments in the national and … regional electricity markets. Electricity tariffs for residential consumers in Montenegro are likely to gradually increase by … and vulnerable households in particular. Higher electricity prices could also significantly increase the proportion of …

in reducing infant and child mortality. But there is a need to differentiate between the efficacy of oral rehydration … being expressed about the favorable impact of NCDDP activities on child mortality. There is no doubt that the NCDDP greatly … and quantity, to be the exception rather than the rule. The maximum theoretical effect of the NCDDP on child mortality …