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Showing items 38944 through 38952 of 73419.The carbon market endured its most challenging year to date in 2009. The global economic crisis, which started in late 2008 and intensified early in 2009, negatively impacted both the demand and supply sides of the market. As industrial output plummeted the demand for carbon assets fell.
This article uses a unique database on 542 villages in southwestern Darfur to analyze patterns of land reallocation and population change that have emerged as a consequence of the recent conflict.
The report starts with an introductory chapter that sets the stage for the issues and provides a short historical background on the development of the private sector in Middle East and North Africa (MENA), drawing on anecdotes and stories heard from many entrepreneurs and public officials consult
Despite remarkable economic growth in
the past decade, undernutrition remains a serious public
health problem in Angola. High rates of child stunting and
micronutrient deficiencies are contributing to an under-five
Community evacuation measures should be
the centerpiece of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) systems.
Because the Sanriku region has suffered from frequent
tsunamis, its local communities have passed their knowledge
Using data from business environment and
enterprise performance survey (BEEPS) and other enterprise
surveys, studies have shown that firm entry, growth and
productivity are impeded by corruption and overly burdensome
This note examines changes in
vulnerability to oil price increases over a five-year period
ending in 2008. A decomposition analysis applied to one
hundred and fifty-eight countries found that vulnerability
The fundamental rationale behind
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is that
increased transparency and knowledge of revenues from the
extractive industries will empower citizens and institutions
In this report, in addition to aggregate
results, six brief case studies are used to highlight the
impact of Bank supported mining sector reform on various
indicators at different links of the value chain. These
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