The development objective of the Hwange-Sanyati Biological Corridor (HSBC) Project for Zimbabwe is to develop land use and resource management capacity of managers and communities in the HSBC.
... Vea más + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) increasing residence time of wildlife within the forest area through improved permeability within the source area; (2) integrating the indigenous peoples (IP) in the park and forest area management for some payment; (3) allowing the IP to access the park for cultural activities or assisting them to relocate their shrines; and (4) making the IP less dependent on the stocks of the game and proceeds from the hunting quotas.
Ver menos -
Plan para los pueblos indígenas IPP703 MAR 01, 2014
The development objective of the Results-based Northern Mountains National Urban Development Program Project for Vietnam is to strengthen the capacity of participating northern mountains cities to plan, implement, and sustain urban infrastructure.
... Vea más + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) engineering design to ensure smooth connectivity, considering collection road; (2) ensuring vertical drains and drains at foot of slopes are designed for slopes; (3) using static compactors rather than vibrating compactors to avoid cracks and damages to weak roadside structures; and (4) informing affected community in advance of the disruption to existing public services such as water supply, drainage.
Ver menos -
This case study describes the integration of women producers into agricultural investment programs in Zambia as well as how women's right to land influences women as it relates to the Irrigation Development Support Program (IDSP) in Zambia.
... Vea más + It is comprised of two interlinked studies, the first funded by the Trust Fund for Economically and Socially Sustainable Development (TFESSD) and the second through the Nordic Trust Fund (NTF) for Human Rights. The process, findings and recommendations of the first study are described in the internal paper 'Integrating Women Producers and their Organizations into Agricultural Investment Programs in Zambia (and Mali).' Agricultural and Environmental Services (AES) then commenced a follow-up study in close collaboration with NIRAS Zambia Consultants entitled 'Women's Land Ownership and Compensation Study in Zambia.' This study emerged as a necessity to know how the different land ownership practices and women's right to land influence women's position and achieving the IDSP objectives.
Ver menos -
The development objective of the Disaster Risk Vulnerability Reduction Project for Dominica is to measurably reduce vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change impacts.
... Vea más + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) the community should be consulted regularly and provided with updates on progress from the preparation phase through implementation; (2) include a representative from the Ministry of Carib Affairs on the project steering committee; (3) prior to any interventions the relevant ministry should give the Carib Council and the Ministry of Carib affairs, 3 days prior notice; (4) erection of speed bumps, road signs to deal with the expected increase in speed of passing vehicles; (5) improve existing drainage as part of project (proper waste disposal); (6) design amicable method for relocation and compensation where necessary; and (7) use of appropriate protective gear during construction.
Ver menos -
Plan para los pueblos indígenas IPP701 FEB 01, 2014
The development objective of the Sustainable Tourism Development Project for Sri Lanka is to strengthen the institutional framework for the tourism sector to facilitate environmentally and socially sound investments, in particular in the East.
... Vea más + This restructuring will bring the following changes: at the request of the government all the remaining unutilized funds will be cancelled. (SDR 11,477,064.60) to be subsequently reallocated to the Dam Safety Project; and closing date will be advanced to January 31, 2014.
Ver menos -
The development objective of the Sustainable Tourism Development Project for Sri Lanka is to strengthen the institutional framework for the tourism sector to facilitate environmentally and socially sound investments, in particular in the East.
... Vea más + This restructuring will bring the following changes: at the request of the government all the remaining unutilized funds will be cancelled. (SDR 11,477,064.60) to be subsequently reallocated to the Dam Safety Project; and closing date will be advanced to January 31, 2014.
Ver menos -
This report presents a summary of the projected global economic growth for 2014. Global growth is projected to accelerate at a greater rate in 2014 than the previous year.
... Vea más + Much of the initial acceleration reflects a pick-up in high-income country growth, which after years of extreme weakness and outright recessions, appear to be finally emerging from the global financial crisis. Although developing country growth in 2013 was relatively weak, it has been improving, partly reflecting strengthening growth in high-income countries, but also a recovery from earlier weakness in large middle-income countries, such as India and China. However, prospects will be sensitive to market reactions to quantitative easing withdrawal. On a positive note, strengthening trade is expected to be a bolstering factor.
Ver menos -
Given the success of conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs elsewhere in the world, in 2010 the Government of Tanzania, via the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF), rolled out a CCT program in three districts.
... Vea más + Its aim was to see if, using a model that relied heavily on communities to target beneficiaries and deliver payments, the program could improve outcomes for the poor the way centrally-run CCT programs have in other contexts. What follows is a summary of the pilot program, the methodology used to evaluate it, and its major impacts.
Ver menos -
Resumen 83924 JAN 01, 2014
Evans, David K.; Hausladen, Stephanie; Kosec, Katrina; Reese, Natasha
This study employs a qualitative approach to inform the development of effective Roma inclusion policies and programs in Bulgaria. The Roma are currently among the least integrated minority group in Bulgaria.
... Vea más + This study investigates the key factors and mechanisms that promote or inhibit social inclusion of the Roma with the wider Bulgarian society by examining their social norms, agency, and strategic life choices from a gender perspective. The study pursues three research questions to deepen the understanding of Roma communities and their inclusion. These are: (i) what are the key gender-related social norms that influence agency in the Roma communities included in the research, and how do they vary across and within these communities?; (ii) what does agency mean in respect to making strategic life choices, and how does if differ in terms of women and men, and across the communities?; and (iii) what can be drawn from understanding of norms, agency, and life choices that can inform stakeholders in developing policies that will support their inclusion, and thereby the implementation of Bulgaria's national strategy for Roma integration? The study uses the European Union's (EU's) working definition of social inclusion as a lens to analyze Roma communities. This study brings to the fore Roma perspectives while focusing on gender roles that are shaped by their social norms. Further, this study looks at how these norms (and roles) are changing as they encounter the values and practices of the modernization of Bulgaria. This study is organized as follows: chapter one gives introduction and background; chapter two depicts the framework of the study and the methodological approach. Chapter three discusses the findings of the study in terms of gender roles and social norms. Chapter four delves into understanding how social norms and agency influence the strategic life choices of Roma men and women, and consequently if these aid in integrating with the broader Bulgarian society. Chapter five concludes the study by pointing to areas that may be explored further for the development of inclusive policies that will benefit the Roma in Bulgaria.
Ver menos -
This study employs a qualitative approach to inform the development of effective Roma inclusion policies and programs in Bulgaria. The Roma are currently among the least integrated minority group in Bulgaria.
... Vea más + This study investigates the key factors and mechanisms that promote or inhibit social inclusion of the Roma with the wider Bulgarian society by examining their social norms, agency, and strategic life choices from a gender perspective. The study pursues three research questions to deepen the understanding of Roma communities and their inclusion. These are: (i) what are the key gender-related social norms that influence agency in the Roma communities included in the research, and how do they vary across and within these communities?; (ii) what does agency mean in respect to making strategic life choices, and how does if differ in terms of women and men, and across the communities?; and (iii) what can be drawn from understanding of norms, agency, and life choices that can inform stakeholders in developing policies that will support their inclusion, and thereby the implementation of Bulgaria's national strategy for Roma integration? The study uses the European Union's (EU's) working definition of social inclusion as a lens to analyze Roma communities. This study brings to the fore Roma perspectives while focusing on gender roles that are shaped by their social norms. Further, this study looks at how these norms (and roles) are changing as they encounter the values and practices of the modernization of Bulgaria. This study is organized as follows: chapter one gives introduction and background; chapter two depicts the framework of the study and the methodological approach. Chapter three discusses the findings of the study in terms of gender roles and social norms. Chapter four delves into understanding how social norms and agency influence the strategic life choices of Roma men and women, and consequently if these aid in integrating with the broader Bulgarian society. Chapter five concludes the study by pointing to areas that may be explored further for the development of inclusive policies that will benefit the Roma in Bulgaria.
Ver menos -
This document examines the geographic distribution of employed individuals across Romania, the implications, and recommendations. Under optimal conditions, cities concentrate economic resources and human talent in a virtuous cycle of increasing urbanization that generates a diverse range of opportunities, enabling people to find better-paying jobs, companies to recruit employees with the right set of skills, and capital and ideas to flow across space more efficiently.
... Vea más + The benefits of agglomeration kick in rapidly, increasing the attraction of cities as living and working spaces. However, in the short term, uneven development across regions is both a normal and an inevitable phenomenon. Regrettably, many policymakers tend to resist growing internal divergence, trying to artificially spread the benefits of growth evenly across space. In practice, however, such policies rarely have the intended effects, often wasting resources and slowing down the economy. The basic solution for lagging areas is instead to connect people living there to opportunities in growing cities and offer them access to basic infrastructure for encouraging short-term working mobility and discouraging depopulation/ peremptory migration in favor of intra- and inter-county commuting. In the long run, convergence in living standards will occur as benefits from leading areas spill over to surrounding communities and people who had left lagging areas bring back capital, jobs, and ideas.
Ver menos -
Ratings for the Customs Development Project for Russian Federation were as follows: outcomes were satisfactory; risk to development outcome was moderate; Bank performance was satisfactory and borrower performance was also satisfactory.
... Vea más + Some lessons learned includes: customs (in fact all revenue administration) reforms can succeed only with strong high level political will and commitment complemented by sustained technical support from the entity itself. A medium to long-term strategic vision, owned by the implementing agency, is a prerequisite for sustained revenue administration reform and capacity-building. Successful customs reforms must address institutional constraints to customs performance, and not center reforms exclusively on information technology and systems solutions. Business process re-engineering and related automated applications must be fully (though gradually) integrated throughout the customs administration, with appropriate management of the organizational transition (including human resource and training aspects) as central elements of this process. Creation of a sustainable revenue administration system requires changes to the policy/legal and institutional frameworks as well as administrative actions to support institutional reforms. Strong and consistent support for customs modernization from the head of customs is essential for sustained reform. A dedicated project implementation/management team needs to work effectively with key operational parts of customs in supporting and coordinating reforms, rather than succumbing to time-driven pressures and becoming directly involved in implementing reforms. Appropriate sequencing of reform/modernization activities is critical to their success and to the achievement of intended development outcomes. Complex, risky and longer-term public sector institutional reforms can often benefit from World Bank support in significant ways, not often appreciated or understood.
Ver menos -
Informe final de ejecución y resultados ICR2946 DEC 24, 2013
The development objective of the Development of Pre-School Education system of Sakha (Yakutia) Project for Russia is to increase the access to kindergarten places and improve the quality of early childhood care and education services in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) where the conditions are created for improved child development outcomes.
... Vea más + Negative impacts and mitigation measures include: lack of opportunities for preschool age children to study in their native languages. It was decided that kindergartens that will be constructed as part of the project will allow teaching in native languages; as soon as the project's specific activities will be finalized, each activity that affects Indigenous Peoples (IPs) will be assessed and any possible negative impacts will be mitigated. Specific Indigenous Peoples Plans (IPPs) will be developed to assess the project's impacts and mitigate any possible negative effects. The IPPs will be approved by all concerned parties during their development, including the World Bank. The basics of organising free, prior, and informed consultations with the representatives of the indigenous people during project implementation are as follows: free participation in discussing the project, full inclusion of indigenous populations when organising meetings and discussions (including the provision of full and adequate information about organised events), discussion of possible negative effects before the adoption of any managerial decisions, dissemination of all relevant project materials to the representatives of the indigenous people.
Ver menos -
Plan para los pueblos indígenas IPP688 DEC 19, 2013
The development objective of the Development of Pre-School Education system of Sakha (Yakutia) Project for Russia is to increase the access to kindergarten places and improve the quality of early childhood care and education services in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) where the conditions are created for improved child development outcomes.
... Vea más + Negative impacts and mitigation measures include: lack of opportunities for preschool age children to study in their native languages. It was decided that kindergartens that will be constructed as part of the project will allow teaching in native languages; as soon as the project's specific activities will be finalized, each activity that affects Indigenous Peoples (IPs) will be assessed and any possible negative impacts will be mitigated. Specific Indigenous Peoples Plans (IPPs) will be developed to assess the project's impacts and mitigate any possible negative effects. The IPPs will be approved by all concerned parties during their development, including the World Bank. The basics of organising free, prior, and informed consultations with the representatives of the indigenous people during project implementation are as follows: free participation in discussing the project, full inclusion of indigenous populations when organising meetings and discussions (including the provision of full and adequate information about organised events), discussion of possible negative effects before the adoption of any managerial decisions, dissemination of all relevant project materials to the representatives of the indigenous people.
Ver menos -
Plan para los pueblos indígenas IPP688 DEC 19, 2013