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needs to close the service gaps in water and sanitation, transportation, electricity, irrigation, and flood protection …, sanitation, and electricity; greater mobility; improved food security; better protection from floods; and eventual full …
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needs to close the service gaps in water and sanitation, transportation, electricity, irrigation, and flood protection …, sanitation, and electricity; greater mobility; improved food security; better protection from floods; and eventual full …
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This paper presents the details of three scenarios-leapfrog, lock-in, and lopsided-that describe an illustrative set of technological states. Based largely on expert interviews, the paper argues that the technology outcomes are heavily attributable to the actions (or in some cases, inaction) of...
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for the Environment -- Notes -- References -- 5 Flood Protection -- Key Messages -- Introduction -- Costing Coastal and … River Flood Protection Strategies -- Future Investment Costs Depend on Construction Costs and Risk Aversion -- How Different … Regions Fare Depends on the Protection Strategy -- Protection Strategies Should Budget for Long-Term Maintenance Expenses …
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This paper explores the investments needed to achieve universal access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2030, and the additional operation and maintenance costs these investments entail. It also explores the drivers of these costs, by exploring hundreds of scenarios that combine...
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, erosion, and flooding due to its low-lying coastal areas, seeks to examine the coastal protection and carbon sequestration … ecosystem services and assessing interventions for the protection and restoration of natural capital, this research takes a … for 2040 and 2060. The main outcome of this study is a combined index of coastal protection and carbon sequestration …
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Rural accessibility is the only metric used in the Sustainable Development Goals to track progress toward better transport services in low- and middle-income countries. This paper estimates the rural accessibility index, defined as the proportion of the rural population who live within 2...
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