Documents et rapports
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Determinants of a digital divide in Sub-Saharan Africa : a spatial econometric analysis of cell phone coverage (anglais)
Most discussions of the digital divide treat it as a "North-South" issue, but the conventional dichotomy doesn't apply to cell phones in Sub-Saharan Africa. Although almost all Sub-Saharan countries are...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4516 Date du document: 1 février 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Buys,Piet,Dasgupta,Susmita,Thuysbaert,Bram Thomas Tim,Wheeler, David
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Country stakes in climate change negotiations : two dimensions of vulnerability,Country stakes in climate change negotiations : two dimensions of vulnerability (Participation des pays aux négociations sur le changement climatique : deux dimensions de vulnérabilité),Country stakes in climate change negotiations : two dimensions of vulnerability (anglais)
Using a comprehensive geo-referenced database of indicators relating to global change and energy, the paper assesses countries' likely attitudes with respect to international treaties that regulate carbon...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4300 Date du document: 1 août 2007 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Buys,Piet,Deichmann,Uwe Klaus,Meisner,Craig M.,Ton-That,Thao,Wheeler, David
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L’impasse forestière? L’expansion agricole, la réduction de la pauvreté et l’environnement dans les forêts tropicales (français)
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Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 36789 Date du document: 1 janvier 2007 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Buys,Piet,Chomitz,Kenneth M.,De Luca,Giacomo Davide,Thomas,Timothy S.,Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Sheila
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At loggerheads? Agricultural expansion, poverty reduction, and environment in the tropical forests (Vol. 2 of 2) (espagnol)
There are many causes, consequences, and connections of deforestation and forest poverty in the tropical world. This report specifically addresses the potential dilemma of trade-offs between poverty reduction...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 36789 Date du document: 1 janvier 2007 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Buys,Piet,Chomitz,Kenneth M.,De Luca,Giacomo Davide,Thomas,Timothy S.,Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Sheila
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Road network upgrading and overland trade expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa (anglais)
Recent research suggests that isolation from regional and international markets has contributed significantly to poverty in many Sub-Saharan African countries. Numerous empirical studies identify poor...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4097 Date du document: 1 décembre 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Buys,Piet,Deichmann,Uwe Klaus,Wheeler, David
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At loggerheads? Agricultural expansion, poverty reduction, and environment in the tropical forests (Vol. 1 of 2) (Malais)
There are many causes, consequences, and connections of deforestation and forest poverty in the tropical world. This report specifically addresses the potential dilemma of trade-offs between poverty reduction...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 36789 Date du document: 23 octobre 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Buys,Piet,Chomitz,Kenneth M.,De Luca,Giacomo Davide,Thomas,Timothy S.,Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Sheila
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At loggerheads? Agricultural expansion, poverty reduction, and environment in the tropical forests (Vol. 1 of 2) (anglais)
There are many causes, consequences, and connections of deforestation and forest poverty in the tropical world. This report specifically addresses the potential dilemma of trade-offs between poverty reduction...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 36789 Date du document: 23 octobre 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Buys,Piet,Chomitz,Kenneth M.,De Luca,Giacomo Davide,Thomas,Timothy S.,Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Sheila
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At loggerheads? Agricultural expansion, poverty reduction, and environment in the tropical forests (Vol. 1 of 2) : Realidades antagonicas? Expansion agricola, reduccion de la pobreza y medio ambiente en los bosques tropicales (espagnol)
There are many causes, consequences, and connections of deforestation and forest poverty in the tropical world. This report specifically addresses the potential dilemma of trade-offs between poverty reduction...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 36789 Date du document: 23 octobre 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Buys,Piet,Chomitz,Kenneth M.,De Luca,Giacomo Davide,Thomas,Timothy S.,Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Sheila
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Quantifying the rural-urban gradient in Latin America and the Caribbean (anglais)
This paper addresses the deceptively simple question: What is the rural population of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)? It argues that rurality is a gradient, not a dichotomy, and nominates two dimensions...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS3634 Date du document: 1 juin 2005 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Buys,Piet,Chomitz,Kenneth M.,Chambers,Thomas Timothy
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Natural disaster hotspots: A global risk analysis (anglais)
Earthquakes, floods, drought, and other natural hazards cause tens of thousands of deaths, hundreds of thousands of injuries, and billions of dollars in economic losses each year around the world. Many...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 34423 Date du document: 30 avril 2005 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Agwe,Jonathan N.,Arnold,Margaret,Buys,Piet,Chen, Robert S.,Deichmann,Uwe Klaus,Dilley, Maxx,Kjevstad, Oddvar,Lerner-Lam, Arthur L.,Lyon, Bradfield,Yetman, Gregory