To address these objectives, the study
was conducted on two parallel tracks: (1) a global tracka
top-down approach, in which national databases were used to
generate...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 70267Date: January 1, 2010
Over the last two decades Samoa has
suffered major damage from two cyclones in 1990-91, minor
damage from a third cyclone in 2004, and an earthquake
tsunami in 2009....
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 70271Date: January 1, 2010
The report is part of a broader study,
the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change (EACC), which
has two objectives: (a) to develop a global estimate of
adaptation...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 68650Date: January 1, 2010
The report is part of a broader study,
the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change (EACC), which
has two objectives: (a) to develop a global estimate of
adaptation...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 68650Date: January 1, 2010
This report provides a synthesis of key
findings of sector studies undertaken in Vietnam in the
context of the EACC study. The sector studies were on
agriculture (Zhu...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 70272Date: January 1, 2010
Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable
countries in the world to climate risks. Two-thirds of the
nation is less than 5 meters above sea level and is
susceptible to...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 70266Date: January 1, 2010
This report is part of a broader global
study, the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change (EACC),
which has two principal objectives: (a) to develop a global
estimate...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 70264Date: January 1, 2010
This report is part of a broader global
study, the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change (EACC),
which has two principal objectives: (a) to develop a global
estimate...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 70264Date: January 1, 2010
Energy security is a key concern in
Albania, which relies on hydropower for about 90 percent of
its electricity production. While renewable energy resources
like hydropower...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 53331Date: December 1, 2009
Moroccos economy is growing rapidly in
all its sectors (tourism, agriculture, industry , etc.)
Consequently, the energy demand has been increasing steadily
in the period...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 69837Date: November 1, 2009
This strategy for making development
Climate-Resilient in Sub-Saharan Africa is the World
Bank's operational response to climate variability and
change on the continent....
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 46947Date: October 30, 2009
This report describes a pilot study of
natural risk hazards in the peri-urban extension areas of
the Dakar Metropolitan Area, Senegal. The area subject of
this study...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 69868Date: June 30, 2009
The overall goal of the analysis
presented in this report is to advance the understanding and
integration in operational terms of environmental water
allocation into...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 48743Date: June 2, 2009Author:
Hirji, Rafik; Davis, Richard;
The World Bank's mission is to
alleviate poverty and support sustainable development.
Climate change is a serious environmental challenge that
could undermine these...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 49313Date: June 1, 2009
The climate is changing; and the Europe
and Central Asia (ECA) region is vulnerable to the
consequences. Many of the region's countries are facing
warmer temperatures,...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 48948Date: June 1, 2009
Russia's global significance in
environmental and economic terms warrants a comprehensive
look at its environmental performance, in particular, data
on status and trends...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 51068Date: May 1, 2009
The country is ranked as the most
vulnerable to natural disasters due to frequent cyclones,
storm surges and floods, coupled with a high population
density and growth,...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 68249Date: February 11, 2009
Since the early 1980s, the Government of
Niger and its development partners have invested more than
200 billion West African Francs (FCFA) in programs will
promote sustainable...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 48230Date: February 1, 2009
This study analyzes a range of energy
efficiency options available in Mexico, including
supply-side efficiency improvements in the electric power
and oil and gas industries...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 51342Date: January 1, 2009
It is now widely recognized that
low-income countries in tropical and sub-tropical regions
will be disproportionally affected by the adverse impacts of
climate change....
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 46946Date: December 31, 2008
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