Documents et rapports
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Energy, gender and development : what are the linkages? Where is the evidence? (anglais)
The objective of the report is to review the literature on the links between energy access, welfare, and gender in order to provide evidence on where gender considerations in the energy sector matter and...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 64410 Date du document: 1 août 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kohlin,Gunnar,Pattanayak, Subhrendu K.,O'Donnell Sills,Erin,Wilfong,Christopher Walter
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Adapting to climate variability : learning from past experience and the role of institutions (anglais)
Adaptation to human-induced climate change is currently receiving a lot of attention in international development circles. But throughout human existence, natural resource-dependent people have exploited...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 64372 Date du document: 1 août 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Bel, Mark de,Kononen,Minna Maria,Linderhof, Vincent,Polman, Nico,Ruijs, Arjan
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Development, climate change and human rights from the margins to the mainstream? (anglais)
Since 2005, a growing number of vulnerable communities and nations have used the human rights lexicon to argue their case for an urgent and ambitious response to climate change. The purpose of this Social...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 69139 Date du document: 17 mars 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Cameron,Edward Joseph
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Capitalizing on assets : vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Nepal (anglais)
Nepal's geographical landscape of plains, hills and mountains exposes it to severe climatic conditions. Out of the three regions, the plain, also called Terai, has the greatest risk of flooding, especially...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 54656 Date du document: 1 janvier 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Dulal,Hari Bansha,Brodnig,Gernot,Onoriose, Charity G.,Thakur, Hemanta K.
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Securing tenure rights and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) : costs and lessons learned (anglais)
This paper attempts to contribute to the discussion of scaling-up the recognition of tenure rights within the efforts to reduce forest carbon emissions and to put the costs of recognizing tenure rights...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 54655 Date du document: 1 décembre 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Hatcher, Jeffrey
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Understanding violent conflict in Indonesia : a mixed methods approach (anglais)
The Violent Conflict in Indonesia Study (ViCIS) is a new the World Bank project aimed at plugging gaps in the literature and adding to popular knowledge on violent conflict in Indonesia. The study aims...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 50303 Date du document: 1 juin 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Barron,Patrick John,Jaffrey,Sana,Palmer,Blair David,Varshney,Ashutosh
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The role of local institutions in adaptation to climate change (anglais)
This paper examines the relationships between climate-related vulnerabilities, adaptation practices, institutions, and external interventions to show the role and importance of local institutions in climate...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 51413 Date du document: 1 juin 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Agrawal, Arun , Kononen, Minna , Perrin, Nicolas
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Climate policy processes, local institutions, and adaptation actions : mechanisms of translation and influence (anglais)
This paper focuses on the experience of the national level adaptation planning efforts and the lessons that can be derived for more effective adaptation from an examination of local governance of development...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 51414 Date du document: 1 juin 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Agrawal,Arun,Perrin,Nicolas,Chhatre,Ashwini,Wahlen,Catherine Benson,Kononen,Minna Maria
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Social and governance dimensions of climate change : implications for policy (anglais)
This background paper addresses two vital concerns in debate upon adaptation to climate change. First, how do author prepare countries to manage the impact of climate-change induced natural disasters?...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 51411 Date du document: 1 juin 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Foa,Roberto
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Assessing vulnerability and adaptive capacity to climate risks : methods for investigation at local and national levels (anglais)
Effective planning for climate change adaptation programming in developing countries requires a fine-grained assessment of local vulnerabilities, practices and adaptation options and preferences. While...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 51412 Date du document: 1 mai 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kuriakose,Anne T., Bizikova, Livia ,Bachofen,Carina Andrea
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Mobilizing rural institutions : a comparative study of rural institutions for improving governance and development - Afghanistan, Ethiopia, India, Vietnam, and Yemen (anglais)
This report analyzes local institutions and the role of institutional networks in shaping governance and livelihoods outcomes in rural locations in five areas that face significant governance challenges:...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 51410 Date du document: 1 avril 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Agrawal,Arun,Perrin,Nicolas
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Electoral institutions and local government accountability : a literature review (anglais)
In studies of decentralized governance in the developing world, electoral institutions have largely been overlooked as explanatory factors for the performance of local governments. Instead, much of the...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 44849 Date du document: 1 juillet 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Packel,Daniel Joseph
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Local government discretion and accountability : a diagnostic framework for local governance (anglais)
This paper presents a conceptual framework to better analyze the factors that improve local governance. Central to the framework are the following arguments: 1) decentralization reforms grant local governments...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 46552 Date du document: 1 juillet 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Yilmaz,Serdar,Beris,Yakup,Serrano-Berthet,Rodrigo
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So you want to quit smoking : have you tried a mobile phone? (anglais)
Tobacco use, which is rising quickly in developing countries, kills 5.4 million people a year worldwide. This paper explores the impacts of mobile phone ownership on tobacco consumption. Indeed, mobile...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 44837 Date du document: 1 juin 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Chase,Robert S.,Labonne,Julien Bernard