The objective of the Emergency Water and Electricity Services Upgrading Project is: (i) to restore and increase the access of the population of Bissau to safe water and to improve the quality of water services; and (ii) to improve the reliability of electricity supply to the population of Bissau.
... Vea más + Negative impacts include: erosion of land downhill from the road bed, or in borrows areas, loss of access, loss of vegetation, disruption of drainage, groundwater contamination (oil, grease), and accidents during construction, and potential impacts to cultural property. Mitigation measures include: design to provide adequate drainage and to minimize changes in flows, not limited to the road reserve; provision of energy dissipaters, cascades, steps, and checks dams; minimize loss of natural vegetation during construction; re-afforestation and replanting to compensate any loss of plant cover or tree felling; provision of fuel at work camps to prevent cutting of firewood; provision of sanitation at work camps; removal of work camp waste, proper disposal of oil, bitumen and other hazardous wastes; physical stabilization of erodible surfaces through turfing, planting a wide range of vegetation, and creating slope breaks; and rehabilitation and re-grading of borrow pits and material collection sites.
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The principal focus in the substantial literature on impediments to economic development has been on the inadequacies of policies and governance.
... Vea más + However, successful economic development requires effectiveness of markets and incentives for investment, which in turn require trust. This paper reports on trust in a development context. The paper uses trust experiments, a post-experiment survey, and econometric analysis relating trust to identity and other personal attributes in the setting of Montenegro, a small, recently-independent, post-socialist, post-crisis society. External validity was sought by providing sufficient material reward to balance identity-related expressive motives and by having two groups of subjects, one usual university students and another group that, while also students, was somewhat older and had had greater market or commercial experience. The paper reviews cultural priors that can be expected to affect trust and distinguishes between generalized trust that can be socially beneficial and particularized trust that can be disadvantageous for development. The empirical results suggest that trust among private individuals is not an impediment to development in Montenegro. As a result, policy reform can improve economic and social outcomes. However, the results redirect the focus to issues of governance and political entrenchment as potential explanations for impediments to development.
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Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas WPS6828 APR 01, 2014
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.
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Plan para los pueblos indígenas IPP701 MAR 27, 2014
The objectives of the Participatory Irrigation Development Project for Philippines are as follows: 1) the technical operating performance of all national irrigation systems is optimized and close the gap between their design service areas and actual irrigated area; 2) irrigator's associations are effectively engaged to perform O&M responsibilities in accordance with appropriate public-private partnership arrangements for irrigation systems; and 3) NIA gains organizational strength and sound financial position to support its central role in public irrigation development.
... Vea más + Some of the negative impacts of the project are: loss of/damage to vegetation, disturbance or loss of wildlife due to noise and other construction activities, increase income due to generation of local labor employment, influx of workers/migrants, increase in waste generation, possible rise in medical costs due to increase in air, water, and noise pollution, and reduced potential for water contamination with agro-chemicals. Mitigation measures of the project are: limit land clearing as much as possible; provide temporary fencing to vegetation that will be retained; use of makers and fences to direct heavy equipment traffic in the construction site and avoid damage to plants; re-plant/plant indigenous tree species and ornamental plants; schedule rehabilitation works during harvesting when water is needed; priority to local workers/lAs in hiring; proper waste disposal; minimize siltation and surface water contamination by erosion control; provide ear plugs and masks to workers when warranted; schedule jobs so that rest and sleep periods of the community is not disturbed.
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Plan para los pueblos indígenas IPP314 MAR 27, 2014
Growth slowed to 4.6 percent in 2012 as steps to curb a potential credit bubble combined with sluggish growth in agriculture and a delay in the construction of the Punasantgchhu I hydropower project to dampen activity, resulting in the slowest pace of economic expansion since 2008.
... Vea más + The 2014 outlook is positive but macroeconomic pressures on domestic demand will have to be managed. With 75 percent of Bhutan's imports coming from India and an exchange rate at par with the Indian rupee, Bhutan's consumer inflation is intimately linked to India's inflation. The current joint World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC) - Bhutan country partnership strategy (CPS) covers the period FY2011-14. It is aligned with three key strategic frameworks: the principles of gross national happiness (GNH); Bhutan 2020 vision; and the tenth five-year plan (2008-2013). The CPS has two areas of engagement: (i) economic diversification, job creation, and financial inclusion; and (ii) spatial planning and public services, with two cross-cutting themes: capacity building and environmental sustainability. The World Bank provides around 15-20 million dollars of new International Development Association (IDA) resources per year. The World Bank has extended three development policy operations over the last six years. This operation has focused on: (i) promoting government efficiency and effectiveness through sound fiscal and public financial management and procurement, and strong public administration; (ii) fostering private-sector development by improving the policy environment and facilitating productive employment opportunities; and (iii) expanding access to infrastructure in a sustainable manner. The World Bank provides support on knowledge through analytical work and technical assistance.
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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.
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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.
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Romanian Roma families today constitute a large, young, and extremely poor ethnic minority group, facing exclusion from markets and services. Investments in Roma inclusion are essential for Romania to achieve its Europe 2020 social inclusion goals, and the considerable returns on such investments will lay a more solid foundation for achieving sustained, shared prosperity across Romanian society.
... Vea más + Therefore, Roma inclusion is not only a moral imperative, but also smart economics for Romania. This report discusses what it will take for Romania to achieve the socioeconomic inclusion of its Roma population. The report identifies the most important socioeconomic achievement gaps of Romanian Roma. It identifies obstacles to Roma inclusion and examines the relevant institutional framework. It draws policy recommendations based on the observed gaps in outcomes and policies, informed by evidence on what works from international experience. These recommendations focus on providing support and enhancing opportunities for the next generation of Roma while helping to improve the living conditions of the current generation. In this context, the report is organized as follows: chapter one focuses on Roma inclusion is smart economics for Romania; chapter two presents socioeconomic achievement gaps of Roma; chapter three focuses on obstacles to Roma inclusion; and chapter four presents priority interventions and policy measures.
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Romanian Roma families today constitute a large, young, and extremely poor ethnic minority group, facing exclusion from markets and services. Investments in Roma inclusion are essential for Romania to achieve its Europe 2020 social inclusion goals, and the considerable returns on such investments will lay a more solid foundation for achieving sustained, shared prosperity across Romanian society.
... Vea más + Therefore, Roma inclusion is not only a moral imperative, but also smart economics for Romania. This report discusses what it will take for Romania to achieve the socioeconomic inclusion of its Roma population. The report identifies the most important socioeconomic achievement gaps of Romanian Roma. It identifies obstacles to Roma inclusion and examines the relevant institutional framework. It draws policy recommendations based on the observed gaps in outcomes and policies, informed by evidence on what works from international experience. These recommendations focus on providing support and enhancing opportunities for the next generation of Roma while helping to improve the living conditions of the current generation. In this context, the report is organized as follows: chapter one focuses on Roma inclusion is smart economics for Romania; chapter two presents socioeconomic achievement gaps of Roma; chapter three focuses on obstacles to Roma inclusion; and chapter four presents priority interventions and policy measures.
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Romanian Roma families today constitute a large, young, and extremely poor ethnic minority group, facing exclusion from markets and services. Investments in Roma inclusion are essential for Romania to achieve its Europe 2020 social inclusion goals, and the considerable returns on such investments will lay a more solid foundation for achieving sustained, shared prosperity across Romanian society.
... Vea más + Therefore, Roma inclusion is not only a moral imperative, but also smart economics for Romania. This report discusses what it will take for Romania to achieve the socioeconomic inclusion of its Roma population. The report identifies the most important socioeconomic achievement gaps of Romanian Roma. It identifies obstacles to Roma inclusion and examines the relevant institutional framework. It draws policy recommendations based on the observed gaps in outcomes and policies, informed by evidence on what works from international experience. These recommendations focus on providing support and enhancing opportunities for the next generation of Roma while helping to improve the living conditions of the current generation. In this context, the report is organized as follows: chapter one focuses on Roma inclusion is smart economics for Romania; chapter two presents socioeconomic achievement gaps of Roma; chapter three focuses on obstacles to Roma inclusion; and chapter four presents priority interventions and policy measures.
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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.
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