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  • Drinking water salinity and infant mortality in coastal Bangladesh (anglais)

    Bangladesh, with two-thirds of its land area less than five meters above sea level, is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world. Low-lying coastal districts along the Bay of Bengal are...

    Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS7200 Date du document: 1 février 2015 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Dasgupta,Susmita,Huq,Mainul,Wheeler, David


  • Climate change, soil salinity, and the economics of high-yield rice production in coastal Bangladesh (anglais)

    It is a virtual certainty that sea-level rise will continue throughout the century and beyond 2100 even if greenhouse gas emissions are stabilized in the near future. Understanding the economic impacts...

    Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS7140 Date du document: 1 décembre 2014 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Dasgupta,Susmita,Hossain, Md. Moqbul,Huq,Mainul,Wheeler, David

  • Climate change, groundwater salinization and road maintenance costs in coastal Bangladesh (anglais)

    The potentially-adverse impact of salinity on paved roads is well-established in the engineering literature. The problem seems destined to grow, as climate-related changes in sea level and riverine flows...

    Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS7147 Date du document: 1 décembre 2014 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Dasgupta,Susmita,Hossain, Md. Moqbul,Huq,Mainul,Wheeler, David

  • Protected areas and deforestation : new results from high resolution panel data (anglais)

    This paper investigates the effectiveness of protected areas in slowing tropical forest clearing in 64 countries in Asia/Pacific, Africa, and Latin America for the period 2001-2012. The investigation compares...

    Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS7091 Date du document: 1 novembre 2014 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Blankespoor,Brian,Dasgupta,Susmita,Wheeler, David




  • The economics of adaptation to extreme weather events in developing countries (anglais)

    This paper attempts to assess the economics of adaptation to extreme weather events. The author address several questions that are relevant for the international discussion: how will climate change alter...

    Type de document: Autre étude environnementale Numéro du rapport: 56659 Date du document: 1 août 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Blankespoor,Brian,Dasgupta,Susmita,Laplante,Benoit,Wheeler, David

  • Adaptation to climate extremes in developing countries : the role of education (anglais)

    Global climate models predict a rise in extreme weather in the next century. To better understand future interactions among adaptation costs, socioeconomic development, and climate change in developing...

    Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5342 Date du document: 1 juin 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Blankespoor,Brian,Dasgupta,Susmita,Laplante,Benoit,Wheeler, David

  • The economics of renewable energy expansion in rural Sub-Saharan Africa (anglais)

    Accelerating development in Sub-Saharan Africa will require massive expansion of access to electricity -- currently reaching only about one-third of households. This paper explores how essential economic...

    Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5193 Date du document: 1 janvier 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Deichmann,Uwe Klaus,Meisner,Craig M.,Murray,Siobhan,Wheeler, David

  • Forecasting local climate for policy analysis : a pilot application for Ethiopia (anglais)

    This paper describes an approach to forecasting future climate at the local level using historical weather station and satellite data and future projections of climate data from global climate models (GCMs)...

    Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5004 Date du document: 1 juillet 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Blankespoor,Brian,Pandey, Kiran Dev,Wheeler, David





  • Improving indoor air quality for poor families : a controlled experiment in Bangladesh (anglais)

    The World Health Organization's 2004 Global and Regional Burden of Disease Report estimates that acute respiratory infections from indoor air pollution (pollution from burning wood, animal dung, and other...

    Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4422 Date du document: 1 décembre 2007 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Dasgupta,Susmita,Huq,Mainul,Khaliquzzaman,M.,Wheeler, David



  • 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