The Yangtze river and the economic belt
it defines are central to China’s economy, yet they face
severe environmental challenges. The river plays a major
role in the...
Type: ReportReport#: 163646Date: September 3, 2021Author:
Liao,Xiawei ;
Kaczan,David James ;
Xiangang,Zeng ;
Wishart,Marcus J. ;
Gou,Si ;
Mira-Salama,Daniel ;
Li,Xiaokai ;
Bennett,Michael S. ;
Tian,Qi ;
Yang,Xiaojun
This case study is part of a series
prepared by the World Bank’s Water Global Practice to
highlight existing experiences in the water sector. The
purpose of the series...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 163628Date: September 2, 2021
This case study is part of a series
prepared by the World Bank’s Water Global Practice to
highlight existing experiences in the water sector. The
purpose of the series...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 163630Date: September 2, 2021
The World Bank has engaged with the
government of Sri Lanka in an advisory services and
analytics (ASA) work entitled priorities for sustainably
managing Sri Lanka’s...
Type: ReportReport#: 165118Date: September 1, 2021Author:
Arin,Tijen ;
Rajapakse,Nadeera ;
Kondo,Sachiko ;
Brummett,Randall ;
Million,Julien Marie Francois ;
Jorge,Miguel Angel
The Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the
implementation of the Emission Reductions (ER) Program
titled Governance, Forest Landscapes and Livelihoods –
Northern Laos (GFLL)...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 165225Date: September 1, 2021
This Policy Note is the fourth in a
series of six notes drawn from the Groundswell reports. It
provides an overview of results and their implications for
the Middle...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 163905Date: September 1, 2021
This Policy Note is the sixth in a
series of six notes drawn from the Groundswell reports. It
provides an overview of results and their implications for
Eastern Europe...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 163907Date: September 1, 2021
This is the urban century; over half of
humanity now lives in cities and more than 70 percent are
expected to do so by 2050. Today, cities are hubs of social
interchange,...
Type: ReportReport#: 164495Date: September 1, 2021
The environmental and climate
vulnerability leads to poor macroeconomic performance of
Somalia. Water scarcity or, more broadly, water security
challenges put at risk...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 164221Date: September 1, 2021
Climate change is an increasingly potent
driver of migration. This report, which builds on the 2018
Groundswell report, presents new regional analyses that
reaffirm...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0002521Date: September 1, 2021Author:
Clement,Viviane Wei Chen ;
Rigaud,Kanta K. ;
de Sherbinin,Alex ;
Jones,Bryan R ;
Adamo,Susana ;
Schewe,Jacob ;
Sadiq,Nian ;
Shabahat,Elham Shirin
The belief that stable forests need to
be conserved reflects their extensive contributions to
carbon sequestration, hydrology, biodiversity, climate,
culture, and society....
Type: ReportReport#: 165865Date: September 1, 2021
The belief that stable forests need to
be conserved reflects their extensive contributions to
carbon sequestration, hydrology, biodiversity, climate,
culture, and society....
Type: ReportReport#: 165865Date: September 1, 2021
This Policy Note is the fifth in a
series of six notes drawn from the Groundswell reports. It
provides an overview of results and their implications for
East Asia and...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 163906Date: September 1, 2021
While the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
pandemic reinforced the critical role that water supply and
sanitation (WSS) plays in preventing its spread, it affected
the...
Type: ReportReport#: 163921Date: August 31, 2021Author:
Makino,Midori ;
Serrano,Hector Alexander ;
Flores Arias,Berenice Brigitte ;
Hurtado,Jaime
The aim of this report is to provide the
Government of Punjab with a preliminary overview of
opportunities and obstacles for the adoption of the EIP
Framework by industrial...
Type: ReportReport#: 163470Date: August 30, 2021Author:
Quaranta,Dario ;
Demir Duru,Sinem
Improving water security can avoid up to
a 3 percent loss in gross domestic product (GDP) and foster
the country’s economic recovery from the Coronavirus disease
2019...
Type: BriefReport#: 163466Date: August 30, 2021Author:
Borja-Vega,Christian ;
Serrano,Hector Alexander ;
De Groot,Klaas
This Country Partnership Framework (CPF)
of the World Bank Group (WBG) for the Republic of Djibouti
covers the period from FY22 to FY26. It was prepared in a
global...
Type: Country Partnership FrameworkReport#: 147787Date: August 24, 2021
Migration shapes the lives of those who
move and transforms the geographies and economies of their
points of departure and destinations alike. The water
sector, and...
Type: PublicationReport#: 163276Date: August 24, 2021
This paper documents that the spread of
communism in China was partly caused by state failures in
the early 20th century. It finds that famines became more
frequent...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9754Date: August 23, 2021Author:
Huang,Zhangkai ;
Miao,Meng ;
Shao,Yi ;
Xu,L. Colin
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