The Understanding Risk & Finance Conference (URf) will provide a unique and innovative forum for African policy-makers to discuss effective strategies and approaches to mitigate the socio-economic, fiscal...
This paper focuses on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) as a learning lab for inclusive green growth in terms of urban and infrastructure services, as well as natural resources and rural services...
This paper focuses on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) as a learning lab for inclusive green growth in terms of urban and infrastructure services, as well as natural resources and rural services...
This paper focuses on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) as a learning lab for inclusive green growth in terms of urban and infrastructure services, as well as natural resources and rural services...
Cities contribute an estimated 70 percent of the world's energy-related greenhouse gases (GHG). Their locations, often in low-elevation coastal zones, and large populations make them particularly vulnerable...
Cities contribute an estimated 70 percent of the world's energy-related greenhouse gases (GHG). Their locations, often in low-elevation coastal zones, and large populations make them particularly vulnerable...
This issue includes the following headings: mass rapid transit: a tool for urban expansion; financing: beyond sovereign guarantees; and low-income housing: lessons from Latin America.
This report builds on the consensus developed at the August 2002 Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development. It draws on the effort to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. And it...
The Environment Strategy emphasizes the need to strengthen the analytical foundation of environmental work at the country level. Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) has been identified as one of the key...
This report analyzes the present status of infrastructure services in Bangladesh, reviews the limited progress achieved in addressing key sectoral constraints, and proposes reforms. In particular, it identifies...
In an imperfect world of finite resources, decisionmakers everywhere are faced with difficult choices about how to deal with environmental problems. Comparative risk assessment (CRA) can help. CRA is a...