Documents et rapports
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Costs of adapting to climate change for human health in developing countries (anglais)
This paper is one component of a global study on the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change (EACC) in developing countries; the focus in this paper is human health. The main human health impacts of...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 58168 Date du document: 1 décembre 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Pandey,Kiran D.
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Climate proofing infrastructure in Bangladesh : the incremental cost of limiting future inland monsoon flood damage (anglais)
Two-thirds of Bangladesh is less than 5 meters above sea level, making it one of the most flood prone countries in the world. Severe flooding during a monsoon causes significant damage to crops and property...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5469 Date du document: 1 novembre 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Dasgupta,Susmita,Huq,Mainul,Khan, Zahirul Huq,Masud, Md. Sohel,Ahmed, Manjur Murshed Zahid,Mukherjee, Nandan,Pandey,Kiran D.
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Vulnerability of bangladesh to cyclones in a changing climate : potential damages and adaptation cost (anglais)
This paper integrates information on climate change, hydrodynamic models, and geographic overlays to assess the vulnerability of coastal areas in Bangladesh to larger storm surges and sea-level rise by...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5280 Date du document: 1 avril 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Dasgupta,Susmita,Huq,Mainul,Khan, Zahirul Huq,Ahmed, Manjur Murshed Zahid,Mukherjee, Nandan,Khan, Malik Fida,Pandey,Kiran D.
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Who suffers from indoor air pollution? evidence from Bangladesh (anglais)
In this paper the authors investigate individuals' exposure to indoor air pollution. Using new survey data from Bangladesh, they analyze exposure at two levels-differences within households attributable...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS3428 Date du document: 1 octobre 2004 Auteur: Dasgupta,Susmita,Huq,Mainul,Khaliquzzaman,M.,Pandey,Kiran D.,Wheeler,David R.
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Indoor air quality for poor families: new evidence from Bangladesh (anglais)
Indoor air pollution (IAP) from cooking and heating is estimated to kill a million children annually in developing countries. To promote a better understanding of IAP, the authors investigate the determinants...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS3393 Date du document: 1 septembre 2004 Auteur: Dasgupta,Susmita,Huq,Mainul,Khaliquzzaman,M.,Pandey,Kiran D.,Wheeler,David R.
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Air pollution during growth : accounting for governance and vulnerability (anglais)
New research on urban air pollution casts doubt on the conventional view of the relationship between economic growth and environmental quality. This view holds that pollution automatically increases until...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS3383 Date du document: 1 août 2004 Auteur: Dasgupta,Susmita,Hamilton,Kirk E.,Pandey,Kiran D.,Wheeler,David R.
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The business environment and manufacturing performance in Nepal (anglais)
This report on the survey of private manufacturing enterprises in Nepal presents the private sector's assessment of the prevailing business environment, and other matters related to efficient business...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 33696 Date du document: 1 décembre 2000 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Biggs,Tyler S.,Zhao,Lan,Nasir,John L.,Pandey,Kiran D.