Documentos e informes
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Democratic Republic of Congo urbanization review : productive and inclusive cities for an emerging Congo (Francés)
The Democratic Republic of Congo has the third largest urban population in Sub-Saharan Africa (estimated at 43 percent in 2016) after South Africa and Nigeria. It is expected to grow at a rate of 4.1 percent...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 121954 Fecha del documento: 13 de agosto de 2018 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed
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The challenge of agricultural pollution : evidence from China, Vietnam, and the Philippines (Vol. 2 of 2) : Overview (Inglés)
This study, which focuses on three countries, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines, is intended to contribute to a more comprehensive and cross-cutting understanding of the nature and magnitude of the agricultural...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 122875 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2018 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Cassou,Emilie,Jaffee,Steven M.,Ru,Jiang
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The challenge of agricultural pollution : evidence from China, Vietnam, and the Philippines (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main report (Inglés)
This study, which focuses on three countries, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines, is intended to contribute to a more comprehensive and cross-cutting understanding of the nature and magnitude of the agricultural...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 122875 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2018 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Cassou,Emilie,Jaffee,Steven M.,Ru,Jiang
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Democratic Republic of Congo urbanization review : productive and inclusive cities for an emerging Congo (Inglés)
The Democratic Republic of Congo has the third largest urban population in Sub-Saharan Africa (estimated at 43 percent in 2016) after South Africa and Nigeria. It is expected to grow at a rate of 4.1 percent...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 121954 Fecha del documento: 7 de diciembre de 2017 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed
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Urban land acquisition and involuntary resettlement : linking innovation and local benefits (Inglés)
With rapid urbanization and an increasing number of publicly funded urban projects, there is a growing demand to address complex land acquisition and involuntary resettlement issues in urban settings...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 112854 Fecha del documento: 1 de febrero de 2017 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Roquet,Vincent,Campelo Bornholdt,Luciano,Sirker,Karen,Lukic,Jelena
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Deforestation trends in the Congo Basin : reconciling economic growth and forest protection (Vol. 2 of 2) (Inglés)
The Congo Basin represents 70 percent of the African continent's forest cover and constitutes a large portion of Africa's biodiversity. The objective of the two-year exercise was to analyze and get a better...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 75727 Fecha del documento: 24 de febrero de 2016 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Doetinchem,Nina,Hourticq,Joel,Megevand,Carole,Mosnier, Aline,Sanders, Klas,Streck,Charlotte
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Exploring a low-carbon development path for Vietnam (Inglés)
Low-cost energy and other natural resources have played a key role in driving the Vietnamese economy over the past decades. Under the low-carbon development (LCD) scenario, Vietnam can achieve its Vietnam...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 102363 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2016 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Audinet,Pierre,Singh,Bipulendu Narayan,Kexel,Duane T.,Suphachalasai,Suphachol,Makumbe,Pedzisayi,Mayer,Kristin
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Urban flooding of Greater Dhaka in a changing climate : building local resilience to disaster risk (Inglés)
Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh and one of the world’s rapidly growing megacities, is an urban hotspot for climate risks. Preparing for the unfolding impacts of climate-related changes – socio demographic...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 100228 Fecha del documento: 26 de octubre de 2015 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Dasgupta,Susmita,Zaman,Asif Mohammed,Roy,Subhendu,Huq,Mainul,Jahan,Sarwar,Nishat,Ainun
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Too global to fail : the World Bank at the intersection of national and global public policy in 2025 (Inglés)
This report is about global public goods (GPGs), particularly those related to the environment, in the context of the global development process. This concerns the long-term sustainability of development...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 92873 Fecha del documento: 13 de noviembre de 2014 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Davies, Robin [editor],Evans, J. Warren [editor]
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Weather and climate resilience : effective preparedness through national meteorological and hydrological services (Inglés)
The importance of weather, climate, and water1 information is rising because of the need to serve more elaborate societal needs, minimize growing economic losses, and help countries adapt to climate change...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 81113 Fecha del documento: 12 de septiembre de 2013 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Rogers, David P.,Tsirkunov,Vladimir V.
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Energizing green cities in Southeast Asia : applying sustainable urban energy and emissions planning (Inglés)
Fast-growing cities in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region will define the region's energy future and its greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint. Rapid urbanization and growing standards of living offer a major...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 81111 Fecha del documento: 11 de septiembre de 2013 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Bose,Ranjan K.,Krambeck,Holly,Lim,Suk Harn Jeanette,Ostojic,Dejan,Zhang,Yabei
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Building urban resilience : principles, tools, and practice (Inglés)
Building Urban Resilience in East Asia is a World Bank program that aims to increase the resilience of cities to disasters and the impacts of climate change by using a risk-based approach to making public...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 75845 Fecha del documento: 28 de febrero de 2013 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Jha,Abhas Kumar,Miner,Todd Winslow,Stanton-Geddes,Zuzana
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Strong, safe, and resilient : s strategic policy guide for disaster risk management in East Asia and the Pacific (Inglés)
Experiencing both recurrent small-scale events as well as devastating large-scale catastrophes, no other region in the world is affected by disasters as is East Asia and the Pacific. In the last decade...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 75847 Fecha del documento: 28 de febrero de 2013 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Jha,Abhas Kumar,Stanton-Geddes,Zuzana
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Turning the right corner : ensuring development through a low-carbon transport sector (Inglés)
This report 'Turning the right corner - ensuring development through a low carbon transport sector' emphasizes that developing countries need to transition to a low carbon transport sector now to avoid...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 78086 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2013 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Block,Rachel Ilana,Kopp,Andreas Dietrich,Limi, Atsushi
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Turning the right corner : ensuring development through a low-carbon transport sector : Avances en la direccion correcta : promocion de un sector de transporte con bajas emisiones de carbono para asegurar el desarrollo (Español)
This report 'Turning the right corner - ensuring development through a low carbon transport sector' emphasizes that developing countries need to transition to a low carbon transport sector now to avoid...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 78086 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2013 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Block,Rachel Ilana,Kopp,Andreas Dietrich,Limi, Atsushi
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Deforestation trends in the Congo Basin : reconciling economic growth and forest protection (Vol. 1 of 2) (Inglés)
The Congo Basin represents 70 percent of the African continent's forest cover and constitutes a large portion of Africa's biodiversity. The objective of the two-year exercise was to analyze and get a better...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 75727 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2013 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Doetinchem,Nina,Hourticq,Joel,Megevand,Carole,Mosnier, Aline,Sanders, Klas,Streck,Charlotte
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Deforestation trends in the Congo Basin : reconciling economic growth and forest protection (Vol. 1 of 2) : Dynamiques de déforestation dans le bassin du Congo : réconcilier la croissance économique et la protection de la forêt (Francés)
The Congo Basin represents 70 percent of the African continent's forest cover and constitutes a large portion of Africa's biodiversity. The objective of the two-year exercise was to analyze and get a better...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 75727 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2013 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Doetinchem,Nina,Hourticq,Joel,Megevand,Carole,Mosnier, Aline,Sanders, Klas,Streck,Charlotte
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Turning the right corner : ensuring development through a low-carbon transport sector : Prendre le bon virage : assurer le développement grâce à un secteur des transports sobre en carbone (Francés)
This report 'Turning the right corner - ensuring development through a low carbon transport sector' emphasizes that developing countries need to transition to a low carbon transport sector now to avoid...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 78086 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2013 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Block,Rachel Ilana,Kopp,Andreas Dietrich,Limi, Atsushi
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The future of water in African cities : why waste water? : Integrated urban water management for Africa : background report (Inglés)
The primary objective of this report is to provide a coherent and comprehensive review on integrated urban water management (IUWM) approach to assist public authorities to identify and address the future...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo Número del informe: 74234 Fecha del documento: 6 de diciembre de 2012 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Jacobsen,Michael Peter Steen,Vairavamoorthy, Kalanithy,Webster, Michael
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The future of water in African cities : why waste water? : Le futur de l'eau dans les villes africaines : pourquoi gaspiller l'eau? - vue d'ensemble (Francés)
The overall goal of this book is to change the way urban policy makers think about urban water management, planning, and project design in Africa. African cities are growing quickly, and their current...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo Número del informe: 74239 Fecha del documento: 6 de diciembre de 2012 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed