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  1. Library Resource
    March, 2012
    Brazil, China, India

    Brazil, China and India have seen
    falling poverty in their reform periods, but to varying
    degrees and for different reasons. History left China with
    favorable initial conditions for rapid poverty reduction
    through market-led economic growth; at the outset of the
    reform process there were ample distortions to remove and
    relatively low inequality in access to the opportunities so
    created, though inequality has risen markedly since. By

  2. Library Resource
    March, 2012
    China

    This paper proposes a parametric
    approach to estimating a dynamic binary response panel data
    model that allows for endogenous contemporaneous regressors.
    This approach is of particular value for settings in which
    one wants to estimate the effects of an endogenous treatment
    on a binary outcome. The model is next used to examine the
    impact of rural-urban migration on the likelihood that
    households in rural China fall below the poverty line. In

  3. Library Resource

    Domestic Migration in Two Regions of Myanmar

    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    December, 2016
    Myanmar, Eastern Asia, Oceania

    In the last four years Myanmar’s economy has seen a slight shift away from agriculture toward industry and services. This may mark the beginning of a structural transformation away from a rural, agricultural economy toward a more urban, industrial and service-based economy. Urbanization and job creation in urban areas have the potential to have a significant impact on labor and mobility patterns, especially for the landless and land-poor workers that account for a large part of the rural workforce.

  4. Library Resource
    April, 2014
    China

    This discussion paper provides the
    analytical backdrop for a series of papers on managing
    climate- and weather-related risks in China. It reviews and
    synthesizes the growing literature on risk-based management
    approaches to climate change adaptation and offers guidance
    on a process for decision making. Managing risks from severe
    weather, present-day climate variability, and future climate
    change is integral to China's development. While the

  5. Library Resource

    An Assessment of Low-Carbon Interventions in the Transport and Power Sectors

    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    April, 2010
    Philippines, Eastern Asia, Oceania

    Globally, the Philippines is a minor emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs), but cost-effective mitigation present opportunities that should be captured, noting that the country is one of the signatory member states to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol. The country accounts for less than 0.3 percent of global GHG emissions in 2004.4 However, emissions are on the rise from both energy-use and land-use changes.

  6. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    April, 2016
    China, Eastern Asia, Oceania

    Faced with the challenge of providing adequate transport services with limited resources, cities have, for several decades, been investing in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). ITS utilize Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to make more efficient use of existing transport infrastructure with the aim of improving transport services and reducing congestion, accidents, and air pollution.

  7. Library Resource

    A Policy and Practice Note for Climate- and Disaster-Resilient Development in the Pacific Islands Region, with Supporting Research, Analysis, and Case Studies

    Training Resources & Tools
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2012
    Eastern Asia, Oceania

    Pacific island countries continue to be among the most vulnerable in the world: they combine high exposure to frequent and damaging natural hazards with low capacity to manage the resulting risks. Their vulnerability is exacerbated by poorly planned socioeconomic development, which has increased exposure and disaster losses, and by climate change, which has increased the magnitude of cyclones, droughts, and flooding. Currently, inefficient management of risks negates development gains and incurs large costs for national and local governments.

  8. Library Resource
    March, 2012
    China

    This report reviews China's water
    scarcity situation, assesses the policy and institutional
    requirements for addressing it, and recommends key areas for
    strengthening and reform. It is a synthesis of the main
    findings and recommendations from analytical work and case
    studies prepared under the World Bank Analytical and
    Advisory Assistance (AAA) program entitled 'Addressing
    China's Water Scarcity: from Analysis to Action.'

  9. Library Resource
    August, 2013
    China

    The acute water shortage, and pollution
    problems in North China have been exacerbated by the
    continued population growth, and the accelerated industrial
    expansion over the past half-century, conducive to
    increasingly severe freshwater shortages, and catastrophic
    consequences for the future. Significant commitments need to
    be made to rapidly implement strategies to bring water
    resource utilization back into a sustainable balance. The

  10. Library Resource
    August, 2013
    China

    The acute water shortage, and pollution
    problems in North China have been exacerbated by the
    continued population growth, and the accelerated industrial
    expansion over the past half-century, conducive to
    increasingly severe freshwater shortages, and catastrophic
    consequences for the future. Significant commitments need to
    be made to rapidly implement strategies to bring water
    resource utilization back into a sustainable balance. The

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