Climate change poses major risks for
development in the Philippines. Climate shocks, whether in
the form of extreme weather events or slow-onset trends -
will hamper...
Type: Environment Working PaperReport#: 181146Date: October 5, 2023Author:
World Bank
The CEA 2023 aims to identify the main
opportunities for the Comoros to better manage its natural
capital, achieve its potential sustainably, capitalize on
climate co-benefits...
Type: Environment Working PaperReport#: 182508Date: April 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
The vulnerability of the agricultural
sector to both climate change and variability is well
established in the literature. The general consensus is that
changes in temperature...
Type: Environment Working PaperReport#: 78739Date: June 1, 2013Author:
Kurukulasuriya,Pradeep H. ;
Rosenthal,Shane J.
The technical assistance outlined in
this report, in parallel with activities undertaken by the
Government of the Philippines (GoP), seeks to support the
PhilCCAP preparation...
Type: Environment Working PaperReport#: 70262Date: June 1, 2008Author:
Tadross,Mark
Tigers are the religious and cultural
icons of Asia, serve as the national animal in some
countries, and figure prominently on the flags of others.
Their charismatic...
Type: Environment Working PaperReport#: 44064Date: January 1, 2008Author:
Damania, Richard
The principal tool for describing the
relationship between the growth of emissions and changes in
various related factors is "decomposition
analysis." This report provides...
Type: Environment Working PaperReport#: 41760Date: November 1, 2007Author:
Bacon, Robert W. ;
Bhattacharya, Soma
Everyday decisions require information.
For example, entrepreneurs decide whether to invest in new
machinery; workers decide whether to accept a job; and
families decide...
Type: Environment Working PaperReport#: 35792Date: September 1, 2005Author:
Bolt,Katherine ;
Ruta,Giovanni ;
Sarraf,Maria
This note summarizes the way the
BioCarbon Fund proposes to achieve environmental and social
benefits through projects that sequester and conserve carbon
in forests,...
Type: Environment Working PaperReport#: 33238Date: May 15, 2004
About 50 countries have prepared interim
and full Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs). In this
context, this paper examines Millennium Development Goal
(MDG)7:...
Type: Environment Working PaperReport#: 31219Date: September 1, 2003Author:
Bojo,Jan P. ;
Reddy,Rama Chandra
The report presents an overview of
ambient conditions in air, water and soil, and the main
pollution sources, and related threats to health, and
natural resources. Its...
Type: Environment Working PaperReport#: 26333Date: January 30, 2003
South Africa has made impressive
progress in integrating biodiversity issues and concerns
into development projects, in the process achieving positive
outcomes for both...
Type: Environment Working PaperReport#: 25287Date: August 31, 2002Author:
Pierce, S. M. ;
Cowlings, R. M. ;
Sandwith, T. ;
MacKinnon, K. [editors]
The Environment Monitor 2001 is broadly
divided into the following six sections (i) Thailand Water
Quality Overview; (ii) Costs of Water Pollution; (iii)
Regional Water...
Type: Environment Working PaperReport#: 24117Date: June 1, 2001
The World Bank Group (WBG) has embarked
on developing an Environment Strategy guided by eight key
principles: (i) listening and working with the people in
client countries;...
Type: Environment Working PaperReport#: 26669Date: January 1, 2000Author:
Hans Olav Ibrekk
This report describes the findings of an
assessment of GEF-financed enabling activity projects for
biodiversity conservation. These projects are mainly
assisting recipient...
Type: Environment Working PaperReport#: 33241Date: January 1, 1999Author:
Castro,Gonzalo ;
Ganapin,Delfin ;
Gupta, Ajay ;
Harstad,Jarle ;
Hough, John ;
Ramankutty,Ramesh ;
Ramos,Mario A. ;
Suter, Jamison Drake ;
Tavera, Carmen ;
Vaish,Avani ;
Wells, Michael
Community-based approaches have shown an
immense potential in preventing environmental degradation
and sustainable management of forest and other common
property natural...
Type: Environment Working PaperReport#: 17951Date: April 30, 1998Author:
Jain, Nihal C.
This selection of working papers
provides background papers to a sector review of water
resources management in Viet Nam, which aims to: (a)
identify problems involved...
Type: Environment Working PaperReport#: 26346Date: May 31, 1996Author:
Egan, Lawrence ;
Kohnert, Rudi ;
Sandoz, M. ;
Svendsen
In Asia, where recognition of acid rain
is just beginning, very little research has been done on the
levels and impacts of acid deposition. However, available
monitoring...
Type: Environment Working PaperReport#: 21148Date: December 31, 1995Author:
Foell, Wes ;
Amann, Markus ;
Carmichael, Greg ;
Chadwi
Changes in the legislation and
institutions in Zimbabwe have transformed the role of
wildlife from a state-owned treasure to be preserved and
isolated in national parks...
Type: Environment Working PaperReport#: ENV68Date: September 30, 1994Author:
Bojo,Jan P. ;
Muir, Kay
Today's polarization of society
"for" and "against" big hydroprojects
relates to environmental costs, particularly those borne by
vulnerable ethnic minorities and the...
Type: Environment Working PaperReport#: ENV67Date: May 31, 1994Author:
Goodland,Robert James
By and large, World Bank practice is to
count only extraction costs and exclude the opportunity cost
of depleted natural capital ("user cost") in
project evaluation....
Type: Environment Working PaperReport#: ENV66Date: April 30, 1994Author:
Kellenberg, John ;
Daly, Herman
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