أعدت هذه المذكرة الفنية لتقديم إرشادات لفرق عمل البنك الدولي والبلدان المتعاملة معه فيما يتعلق بالقضايا الجيولوجية والجيوفنية والتدابير الموصى بها للحد من المخاطر وإدارتها. يجب أن يحدد فحص السدود وتصميمها...
The June 2022 release of learning poverty estimates contribute to an ongoing collection of harmonized learning assessment datasets at the student and country level. This document provides details of processes...
This Technical Note is prepared to provide guidance to the World Bank task teams and clients regarding geological and geotechnical issues and recommended risk mitigation and management measures. The investigation...
The September 2018 update to PovcalNet involves several changes to the dataunderlying the global poverty estimates. Some welfare aggregates have been changed forimproved harmonization, and some of the...
Disaster and climate related events exacerbate chronic and transitory poverty because poor and near-poor people have fewer coping and recovery mechanisms. In vulnerable countries, the increase in frequency...
This paper identifies issues in implementing large infrastructure projects in Pakistan. Input from key stakeholders of the construction industry (consultants, clients, and contractors) was required to...
Financing road maintenance through road funds is not a new concept, but it is one that is rekindling interest. A new generation of road funds is emerging in Africa, quite distinct from "classic" road funds...
L’idée de financer l’entretien des routes par le biais de fonds routiers n’est pas neuve, mais elle fait l’objet d’un renouveau d’intérêt. Une nouvelle génération de fonds routiers voit le jour en Afrique...
The study tries to make a comprehensive review of the Bank's wildlife experience, based on observations from eighteen projects in the Africa region, including three under preparation for FY93. The study...
Progress in integrating environmental objectives into International Development Associations (IDA's) operational programs was reviewed in "IDA's policies, operations, and finance in the first year of the...
A number of International Development Association (IDA) deputies have expressed concern about how poverty reduction efforts by recipient countries are factored into IDA's policy dialogue and lending decisions...
This report contains the laboratory evaluations and conclusions on seven handpumps which were tested in 1984 and 1985. The main objectives of laboratory work related to handpumps are the following: (i)...
The term communication support as used in this note refers to information, motivation, and education (IME) activities which are specifically designed to encourage the participation of intended beneficiaries...
The term communication support as used in this note refers to information, motivation, and education (IME) activities which are specifically designed to encourage the participation of intended beneficiaries...
This paper describes recent developments in Zimbabwe in the design of ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrines. Two basic designs are presented, one suitable for peri-urban areas and the other for rural...
This note advises on how to deal with interagency coordination during the course of Bank work. It is designed to help staff ensure that coordination arrangements take into account interests in both efficient...
This note presents a review of the current technical situation regarding tree crop farming systems of the humid tropics. It considers policies and trends in the cultivation of rubber, oil palm, coconut...
A compact and flexible updating procedure using matrix augmentation is developed. It is shown that the representation of the updated inverse does not grow monotonically in size, and may actually decrease...