Every year China produces 840 million tons of livestock manure which is a key source of water pollution; in addition, 690 million tons of collectable crop residues are burned for fuel or open fields which...
In China, millions of households rely on the agriculture sector for their livelihood. The agricultural sector, however, has had widespread negative impacts on the environment because of inadequate farming...
Delivery of basic public infrastructure such as rural roads, potable water, education and health facilities, and infrastructure is essential to rural livelihoods. Drainage and tertiary irrigation is a...
In Brazil, more than 82 percent of the population lives in urban areas. Rapid demographic growth and urbanization have been a challenge for the establishment of sustainable and equitable water and sanitation...
Lacking a sufficient energy resource base, Belarus relies heavily on imported natural gas to meet domestic needs. Annual costs related to energy imports (mainly from Russia) amount to about 22 percent...
China’s rapid growth has contributed to increased pollution, with agriculture and rural sources becoming as important as urban and industrial sources of water pollution. Guangdong Province is an important...
Uruguay has made substantial progress in achieving macroeconomic stability since the economic crisis of 2002. As it consolidated its macroeconomic stability, the main challenge for the country was to transition...
Poor sanitation facilities can have a debilitating impact on communities, prompting poor public health, and limiting the potential of economic growth. Two of the four most important causes of under-five...
Mexico is vulnerable to a number of natural hazards, including hurricanes, large earthquakes, floods, and volcanic eruptions. In 1985, two earthquakes of magnitudes 8.0 and 7.5, respectively, killed more...
Rio Grande do Sul (RGS) is the fourth largest state economy in Brazil; fifth largest in population. Despite its relatively favorable social and economic position in the country, continuous fiscal deficits...
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) was established in 2007 with the support of the World Bank, the Government of Japan and other donors. CCRIF provides insurance coverage against...
Type: BriefReport#: 93909Date: August 25, 2016Author:
Bennett, Michael S. ;
Navarro-Martin, Miguel
The 2008 global financial crisis and the subsequent Eurozone crisis considerably slowed the growth and poverty reduction momentum in Albania. Government financing needs in 2015 were very high. A EUR200...
Type: BriefReport#: 106016Date: August 25, 2016Author:
Navarro-Martin, Miguel
Manufacturing has long been recognized as an essential driver of economic development for most countries, as it has an important economic and employment multiplier effect. India’s manufacturing performance...
The Huai River Basin is the third largest river basin in China with a population of 165 million people in its watershed. Severe flooding and associated disasters occur every 3-5 years with extraordinary...
China has achieved rapid growth in agriculture productivity by investing in irrigation and land saving technologies (improved seeds and fertilizers). Average precipitation in the north, northeast, and...
Sustainable management of coral reef resources, associated eco-systems and bio-diversity for the welfare of the communities in seven selected districts of five provinces in Indonesia has been quite a challenge...
Shanxi province (population 540,000) and the surrounding areas’ population has grown over 22 percent per year. The growth in population has been accompanied by rapidly growing motorization. Private car...
China's energy-intensive manufacturing industries account for about 50 percent of its total energy consumption and operate at significantly higher levels of energy intensity than international best practices....
Remote areas of China’s Northeast, like Jiamusi and the capital city of Harbin in Heilongjiang Province have lagged behind the remarkable economic and social development of coastal regions. The existing...
The project aims to assist selected districts in Ningbo municipality to increase the volume and proportion of municipal solid waste recycled with processes for waste separation at source and recycling....
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