This brief is part of a quarterly series
of knowledge products that the World Bank and the European
Union are producing in support of the economic convergence
of the...
The mining industry, which provides
input to almost every product and service in the world, is a
critical element toward sustainable growth in mineral-rich
countries...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 136494Date: April 29, 2019Author:
Sekar,Sri ;
Lundin,Kyle ;
Tucker,Christopher ;
Figueiredo,Joe ;
Tordo,Silvana ;
Aguilar,Javier
A sustainable path to development has
profound consequences for all economic activities and
related policies. The mining industry, which provides input
to almost every...
The green economy entails an approach by
nations to adopt economic policies designed to develop
climate-sensitive industrial sectors that can drive long-run
sustainable...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 136499Date: April 29, 2019Author:
Sekar,Sri ;
Lundin,Kyle ;
Tucker,Christopher ;
Figueiredo,Joe ;
Tordo,Silvana ;
Aguilar,Javier
The need for mining firms to rethink and
retool their local value creation efforts, along with the
growing complexity of climate policies, presents an
opportunity for...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 136495Date: April 29, 2019Author:
Sekar,Sri ;
Lundin,Kyle ;
Tucker,Christopher ;
Tordo,Silvana ;
Aguilar,Javier
Building trust takes time, whether it is
between individuals, stakeholders’ groups, or institutions,
the road to cooperation is long and requires important
investments....
This study has demonstrated the benefits
of greater integration of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)
region and in particular, has identified the cross-border
interconnections...
Malaysia has experienced a rise in
foreign labor inflows in response to steady economic
expansion and demographic changes. The foreign workforce has
been hovering around...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0000681Date: March 28, 2019Author:
Loh,Wei San ;
Simler,Kenneth ;
Tan Wei,Kershia ;
Yi,Soonhwa
This document is the result of research
into the development of short sea shipping. This research
was carried out by Wageningen Food and Biobased Research
(WFBR) researchers...
This is the second progress report and
final report combined of the research project on tomato
losses in Nigeria. It should be read as the third part of
the reports....
Type: ReportReport#: 135505Date: March 20, 2019Author:
Sibomana, Milindi ;
Quadt, Eruore Peace ;
Blessing, Frits ;
Akinwekomi, Emmanuel ;
van der Waal, Hans Willem ;
Clercx, Luud
This case study was led Smart Freight
Centre (SFC) in the Netherlands in partnership with the
Thammasat Business School, Centre for Logistics Research in
Thailand. Funding...
Type: ReportReport#: 135498Date: March 20, 2019Author:
Greene, Suzanne ;
Banomyong,Ruth
Currently 30-40 percent of the total
global food production is lost or wasted between field
andconsumer. These losses are expected to increase as the
changing diet patterns...
Type: ReportReport#: 135499Date: March 20, 2019Author:
Acquaye, Dan ;
Asante-Dartey, Juliana ;
Bartels, Papa Kow
In agri-logistics, the MDTF-SL aims to
assist developing countries in strengthening food security
and improving the competitiveness of agricultural exports
through reducing...
Type: ReportReport#: 135501Date: March 20, 2019Author:
Makhloufi, Abdel El ;
Mujica Mota, Miguel ;
Damme, Dick van ;
Langenberg, Victor
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate
of entrepreneurship in the world, with approximately 42
percent of the non-agricultural labor force classified as
self-employed...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135420Date: March 19, 2019Author:
Campos,Francisco Moraes Leitao ;
Coleman,Rachel Dawn ;
Conconi,Adriana ;
Donald,Aletheia Amalia ;
Gassier,Marine ;
Goldstein,Markus P. ;
Chavez,Zenaida L. ;
Mikulski,Joanna ;
Milazzo,Annamaria ;
Paryavi,Maliheh ;
Pierotti,Rachael Susan ;
O'Sullivan,Michael B. ;
Vaillant,Julia
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate
of entrepreneurship in the world, with approximately 42
percent of the non-agricultural labor force classified as
self-employed...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135420Date: March 19, 2019Author:
Campos,Francisco Moraes Leitao ;
Coleman,Rachel Dawn ;
Conconi,Adriana ;
Donald,Aletheia Amalia ;
Gassier,Marine ;
Goldstein,Markus P. ;
Hernandez Uriz,Zenaida ;
Mikulski,Joanna ;
Milazzo,Annamaria ;
Paryavi,Maliheh ;
Pierotti,Rachael Susan ;
O'Sullivan,Michael B. ;
Vaillant,Julia
The state has a road network of 299,604
km, out of which 174,451 km is under Uttar Pradesh Public
Works Department (PWD). The roads under PWD comprise 7,550
km of National...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 135410Date: March 13, 2019
The Connected Community Initiative (CCI)
supports the achievements of the Europe 2020 Agenda and the
Gigabit Society targets. The initiative was established in
2015...
Type: ReportReport#: 135244Date: March 12, 2019Author:
Bezzina,Jerome ;
Haddad,Marolla ;
Abdul Khalek,Joulan ;
Stoykov,Petar Georgiev
The Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) region
situated on the Northeastern seashore of Italy is home to
1.2 million people. Less than one quarter of that population
have access...
This Strategic Urban Master Plan (SUTMP)
presents a plan for improving mobility in Chittagong between
the years 2019 and 2030. The vision is to develop; ‘a
transport...
Type: ReportReport#: 135040Date: March 2, 2019Author:
Sakaki,Shigeyuki
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