The earthquake and tsunami of December 2004 left behind a trail of death and devastation in the coastal areas around the Indian Ocean, including in Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and India's Tamil Nadu...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 59077Date: January 1, 2010
Following a process of preparation and planning that culminated in the formulation of the Indonesian National Single Window (INSW) blueprint in August 2007, the INSW has now been in operation for a little...
This paper evaluates early warning measures to be taken during disaster situations. Early warning systems can prevent deaths, but usually there needs to be infrastructure in place to accommodate the people...
Type: Risk and Vulnerability AssessmentReport#: 69358Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Rogers, David ;
Tsirkunov, Vladimir
Urban Development Investment Corporations (UDICs) have over the years become the central pillar in the local government drive to build infrastructure in China, where local governments are not allowed to...
Type: Other Urban StudyReport#: 56175Date: January 1, 2010
New data from the World Bank's logistics performance index suggests that the Lao PDR has made modest improvements in connectively to international markets, particularly in measures of the frequency of...
The development challenge posed by climate change is putting past gains at risk. Specific areas of Indonesia are highly vulnerable to multiple climate change hazards. In fact warming is not the greatest...
Road traffic injuries (RTIs) have become a major public health challenge in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). About 90 percent of the 1.3 million deaths and 50 million injuries from road traffic...
Type: BriefReport#: 52686Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Marquez, Patricio Vicente ;
Banjo, George A. ;
Chesheva, Elena Y. ;
Muzira, Stephen
A well-developed infrastructure moves an economy forward. But in emerging economies, the lack of airlines, airports, modern roads, railways, seaports, and warehouse facilities often means the difference...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 53162Date: January 1, 2010
This paper explores two different conceptions of how an emerging climate regime might evolve to strengthen incentives for more vigorous cooperation in mitigating global climate change. One is the paradigm...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5164Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Barrett, Scott ;
Toman, Michael A.
This study aims to underpin Brazil's efforts to explore methods for reducing total emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) arising from all areas of human activity. More specifically, this study seeks to...
Type: Energy-Environment ReviewReport#: 69858Date: January 1, 2010
The report is organized as follows. The next section puts the study into context by briefly discussing the global EACC study and the EACC methodology, which was applied in this study at a more disaggregated...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 76242Date: January 1, 2010
The City of Mexico and its metropolitan area form one of the largest urban concentrations in the world with a population of over 20 million inhabitants and with a vehicle population of over 3 million....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 59199Date: January 1, 2010
The report is organized as follows. The next section puts the study into context by briefly discussing the global EACC study and the EACC methodology, which was applied in this study at a more disaggregated...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 76242Date: January 1, 2010
This is a guideline for World Bank task team leaders (TTLs) entrusted with the design and execution of assessments to determine disaster impacts as well as post-disaster needs for recovery, reconstruction,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 88086Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Jovel, J. Roberto ;
Mudahar, Mohinder S.
The present study offers evidence on alternative financing approaches for on-site household sanitation from case studies in six countries: Bangladesh, Ecuador, India, Mozambique, Senegal, and Vietnam....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 56943Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Kolsky, Peter J. ;
Perez, Eddy ;
Tremolet, Sophie Cecile Marie
This report provides an overview of the challenges and opportunities in addressing road safety in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region. It presents information on the size, characteristics, and causes...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 51667Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Marquez, Patricio Vicente ;
Banjo, George A. ;
Chesheva, Elena Y.
This paper examines the effects of transit, documentation, and ports and customs delays on Africas exports. The authors find that transit delays have the most economically and statically significant effect...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5184Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Freund, Caroline ;
Rocha Gaffurri, Nadia Patrizia
The focus of this discussion paper is on institutional arrangements for the provision of public transport bus services, including the introduction of private capital in bus operations, the value of competitive...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 56647Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Gwilliam, Kenneth M.
Employees of a new, International Finance Corporation (IFC)-financed, Greenfield cement plant in Karnataka, India, won't have long commutes: they will have the option of moving into a new live-work community...
Considering its long term socioeconomic benefits, the Government of Indonesia (GoI) should consider making a strategic decision to develop the trans-java highway project. As one possible option, the GoI...
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