This report presents: utility
assessment: analyze where the utility stands today and its
desired level of maturity in the future; 100-day action plan
guide: challenge...
Water scarcity is becoming a high
priority policy concern worldwide. Although Brazil is home
to 12 percent of the world’s total freshwater resources,
water availability...
Water scarcity remains common in Brazil,
especially in the Recife Metropolitan Region (RMR) in the
State of Pernambuco. The RMR is subject to particularly high
levels...
This study represents the first attempt
of the World Bank to examine SWM issues in unique and
ecologically-fragile mountain areas. This infographic
presents a synopsis...
By 2050, the world is expected to
generate 3.40 billion tons of waste annually, increasing
drastically from today’s 2.01 billion tons. What a Waste
2.0: A Global Snapshot...
Type: PublicationReport#: 132827Date: April 27, 2021Author:
Kaza,Silpa ;
Yao,Lisa Congyuan ;
Bhada Tata,Perinaz ;
Van Woerden,Frank ;
Martin,Thierry Michel Rene ;
Serrona,Kevin Roy B. ;
Thakur,Ritu ;
Pop,Flaviu ;
Hayashi,Shiko ;
Solorzano,Gustavo ;
Alencastro Larios,Nadya Selene ;
Poveda,Renan Alberto ;
Ismail,Anis
Energy efficiency is seen more often as
a means of reducing energy consumption and costs than as a
way to expand the production of goods and services. But it
can help...
Type: BriefReport#: 158239Date: April 16, 2021Author:
Campagne,Benoit Philippe Marcel ;
Zinetti,Silvia ;
De Wit,Joerie Frederik ;
Lukas,Aditya Alexander
The circular economy is now at the
forefront of the competitiveness agenda for various
industrial sectors, industrial parks, and firms. This report
intends to provide...
Type: ReportReport#: 158011Date: April 9, 2021Author:
Kechichian,Etienne Raffi ;
Demir Duru,Sinem ;
Quaranta,Dario ;
Shin,Nah Yoon
Sint Maarten, one of the four
constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is
a small, high-income island state. On September 6, 2017,
Sint Maarten was severely...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 157467Date: April 1, 2021
The purpose of this document is to
summarize the main outputs and activities that were
implemented as part of a technical assistance covering two
fiscal years (FY19...
Since 1988, Ghana has initiated a
decentralization program by implementing comprehensive local
governance and administrative reforms. These have led to the
creation...
Type: ReportReport#: 158571Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Gyasi, Kwadwo Antwi
Amman is the capital city and economic
and cultural hub of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. As one
of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, it
has a...
The sustainable development goal for
water and sanitation to ensure availability and sustainable
management of water and sanitation for all is a lofty goal.
Worldwide,...
Type: ReportReport#: 157661Date: March 23, 2021Author:
Lombana Cordoba,Camilo ;
Saltiel,Gustavo ;
Abd El Haleem,Nourhan Mohammad Sadik ;
Perez Penalosa,Federico
Mismanaged plastic waste has growing
economic and environmental consequences. USD 80-120 billion
worth of plastic packaging is lost from the global economy
each year...
Type: ReportReport#: 157539Date: March 18, 2021Author:
World Bank Group
Mismanaged plastic waste has growing
economic and environmental consequences. USD 80-120 billion
worth of plastic packaging is lost from the global economy
each year...
Type: ReportReport#: 157539Date: March 18, 2021Author:
World Bank Group
Many people in the global south access
housing through informal rental markets, but remarkably
little is known about how these markets work or the quality
of the accommodations...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9579Date: March 12, 2021Author:
Panman,Alexandra Patricia ;
Lozano Gracia,Nancy
Teach ECE is a free classroom
observation tool that provides a window into one of the less
explored and more important aspects of a child’s education:
what goes on in...
The Country Opinion Survey in Cabo Verde
assists the World Bank Group (WBG)in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Cabo Verde perceive the
WBG. It provides...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168392Date: March 1, 2021Author:
Felzer,Sharon
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