This report focuses on the nexus of
environment and gender equality, defined as equality of
access to and control over natural resources and development
benefits; and...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 68800Date: December 10, 2010
The social component of the economics of
adaptation to climate change (EACC) study employed two
approaches in Ethiopia. Participatory scenario development
workshops...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 58901Date: December 9, 2010
Vietnam is likely to be one of the most
significantly impacted nations in the world from climate
change, due to its very long coastline, high dependence on
agriculture,...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 58903Date: December 9, 2010Author:
McElwee, Pamela
The study in Bolivia was based on the
concepts contained in the document methodology for the
social component (October 2008) prepared by the core team in
Washington....
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 58900Date: December 9, 2010Author:
Morales, Miguel
The paper, Lessons from Environmental
Mainstreaming: Towards Environmental Sustainability was
completed December 2010. The core message of the 2001 World
Bank Environment...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 68626Date: December 9, 2010
The program's objective is to
assist decision makers in developing countries in
integrating adaptation measures into national development
strategies, policies, and budgets....
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 58902Date: December 9, 2010Author:
Yaro, Joseph A.
The Caspian Development Corporation
(CDC) final implementation report is presented by the CDC
consultant as the culmination of a process of analysis and
consultation...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 68952Date: December 1, 2010
The national accounts are the single
most important source of information about the economy, and
are widely used in all countries to assess economic
performance and...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 78263Date: December 1, 2010Author:
Atkinson,Giles D.
In order to inform the 2010 Strategy,
and suggest what role the World Bank Group (WBG) can
realistically play in strengthening environmental
institutions and governance,...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 70219Date: November 3, 2010Author:
Mcintosh,Melanie Eltz ;
Narain,Urvashi ;
Orfie, Alessandro ;
Schneider,Robert R.
This report explores the answer to a
difficult question: what are the potential costs for coastal
adaptation from 2010 until 2050 in response to human-induced
climate...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 57475Date: October 1, 2010Author:
Nicholls, Robert ;
Brown, Sally ;
Hanson, Susan ;
Hinkel, Jochen
The overall objective of the Economics
of Adaptation to Climate Change (EACC) study is to better
understand what adaptation to climate change really is and
how-without...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 57558Date: October 1, 2010Author:
Schlosser,Courtney Adam ;
Strzepek,Kenneth
The objective of this technical report
is to provide the background to the methodology used to
model the impact of climate change on runoff for the global
track of the...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 56801Date: September 1, 2010Author:
Strzepek, Kenneth M. ;
Mccluskey, Alyssa L.
Recurring environmental incidents have
led to increased public awareness of the threats of
environmental pollution to public health and rapid
urbanization is driving...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 57890Date: September 1, 2010
The main objective of this report is to
strengthen understanding of climate-related risks and
impacts in coastal megacities in developing countries using
case studies...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 57110Date: September 1, 2010Author:
Ahmed, Kazi ;
Philips,Bradford Ryan ;
Pillai,Poonam ;
Shyamsundar,Priya ;
Wang,Limin
The purpose of this report is to provide
an overview of the current situation of brownfield
management in China for World Bank staff and relevant
government officials...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 57953Date: September 1, 2010Author:
Xie, Jian ;
Li, Fasheng
An approach to estimating the costs of
adapting to climate change is presented along with results
for major components of infrastructure. The analysis
separates the...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 56660Date: August 1, 2010Author:
Hughes, Gordon ;
Chinowsky, Paul ;
Strzepek, Ken
This background paper describes the work
carried out on one component of a larger World Bank study
entitled The Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change
(EACC), whose...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 56664Date: August 1, 2010Author:
Ward, Philip J. ;
Pauw, Pieter ;
Brander, Luke M. ;
Aerts, Jeroen, C.J.H. ;
Strzepek, Kenneth M.
Climate change will have large, but
still uncertain, effects on agriculture. In this report the
authors provide estimates of the impacts on human well-being
through...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 56662Date: August 1, 2010Author:
Nelson, Gerald C. ;
Rosegrant, Mark W. ;
Koo, Jawoo ;
Robertson, Richard ;
Sulser, Timothy ;
Zhu, Tingju ;
Ringler, Claudia ;
Palazzo, Amanda ;
Msangi, Siwa ;
Batka, Miroslav ;
Magalhaes, Marilia ;
Valmonte-Santos, Rowena ;
Ewing, Mandy ;
Lee, David
The present study of the economics of
adaptation to climate change follows the sector approach,
with separate estimates of adaptation measures for
infrastructure, water,...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 56665Date: August 1, 2010Author:
Lange, Glenn-Marie ;
Dasgupta, Susmita ;
Thomas, Timothy ;
Murray, Siobhan ;
Blankespoor, Brian ;
Sander, Klas ;
Essam, Timothy
This study is part of a World Bank
effort intended, first, to help decision makers in
developing countries to better understand and assess the
risks posed by climate...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 56661Date: August 1, 2010Author:
Sedjo, Roger A.
You have clicked on a link to a page that is not part of the beta version of the new worldbank.org. Before you leave, we’d love to get your feedback on your experience while you were here. Will you take two minutes to complete a brief survey that will help us to improve our website?
Feedback Survey
Thank you for agreeing to provide feedback on the new version of worldbank.org; your response will help us to improve our website.
Thank you for participating in this survey! Your feedback is very helpful to us as we work to improve the site functionality on worldbank.org.