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Growth, water resilience, and sustainability : a DSGE model applied to South Africa

Li, Chuan-Zhong; Swain, Ranjula Bali - 2014

In this paper, we analyze a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model on how water resilience affacts economic growth and dynamic welfare with special reference to South Africa. While water may become a limiting factor for future development in general, as a drought prone and water poor...

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Financing water security for sustainable growth in Asia and the Pacific

Leckie, Hannah - 2021

The Asia Water Development Outlook – a flagship publication by the Asian Development Bank - monitors progress in water security in the Asia Pacific region. For the first time, the 2020 edition documents financing flows that contribute to – or that are needed to enhance – water security in...

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Lessons from South Africa on the Management and Development of Water Resources for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth

Muller, Mike - 2013

This paper served as a background paper to the European Report on Development 2011/2012: Confronting scarcity: Managing water, energy and land for inclusive and sustainable growth. The European Report on Development was prepared by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in partnership with the...

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Discounting an uncertain future

Gollier, Christian - 1997

We discuss the selection of the socially optimal discount rate for public investment projects that entail costs and benefits in the very long run. More specifically, we examine in an expected utility framework how the uncertainty on the growth rate of the GNP per head affects this rate. Under...

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Asian Energy and Environmental Policy : Promoting Growth While Preserving the Environment

Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2014

Asia has truly experienced spectacular economic growth over the past 15 years. However, this economic progress has come at a high cost. It has led to unprecedented environmental consequences. Ecological footprint shows that, despite the fact that one-fifth of the population in Asia still lives...

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Implications of water scarcity for economic growth

Hertel, Thomas W.; Liu, Jing - 2016

Global freshwater demand is projected to increase substantially in the coming decades, making water one of the most fiercely contested resources on the planet. Water is linked to many economic activities, and there are complex channels through which water affects economic growth. The purpose of...

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Leveraging Urbanization to Promote a New Growth Model While Reducing Territorial Disparities in Morocco : Urban and Regional Development Policy Note

Lall, Somik - 2019

's demographic and economic growth in Morocco, but they also face persistent challenges. Despite substantial public investments and … not delivering on their full potential. Urbanization has not generated the same growth benefits in Morocco as it has in … many other countries with similar contexts. These patterns suggest that Morocco needs specific policies to improve returns …

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Leveraging urbanization to promote a new growth model while reducing territorial disparities in Morocco : urban and regional development policy note

Lall, Somik V.; Mahgoub, Ayah; Maria, Augustin; Touati, … - 2019

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Asia's wicked environmental problems

Howes, Stephen; Wyrwoll, Paul - 2012

The developing economies of Asia are confronted by serious environmental problems that threaten to undermine future growth, food security, and regional stability. This study considers four major environmental challenges that policymakers across developing Asia will need to address towards 2030:...

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Impact of, human capital, economic factors, energy consumption, and urban growth on environmental sustainability in Morocco : an ARDL approach

Asli, Hamdi El; Hamid, Lakhmaiss; Zineb, Afif; Mohamed, … - In: International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy : IJEEP 14 (2024) 2, pp. 656-668

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