This special focus chapter analyzes the effectiveness of fiscal policy in fostering economic growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. In doing so, the principal focus of the chapter is on fiscal...
The objective of the Additional Financing (AF) of the Transport and Resilient Infrastructure Project is to (i) improve resilient connectivity in targeted areas of the Northern Metropolitan Area of San...
This report evaluates the feasibility of implementing a Sea Water Air Conditioning (SWAC) system in Runaway Bay, Jamaica, to support sustainable energy in the Caribbean. The site offers favorable conditions...
The objective of the Clean Air Project for Bangladesh is to strengthen air quality management and reduce emissions from the transport sector. The project has two components, the first of which is strengthening...
Ratings for the Distributed Renewable Energy Scale-Up Project for China were as follows: outcomes were highly satisfactory, the Bank performance was satisfactory, and the monitoring and evaluation quality...
This Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory Management Plan (IMP) supports the World Bank Group's FY23 GHG emissions accounting results from its internal global business operations, as reported in the...
Brazil has committed to a 43 percent reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions between 2005 and 2030 - mainly through increasing the share of sustainable biofuels and clean energy in the energy mix...
Ratings for the Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth Development Policy Loan Project for Mexico were as follows: outcomes and relevance to prior actions were satisfactory, achievement of objectives...
The Tourism and Regional Infrastructure Project aims to improve access to climate-resilient infrastructure and increase tourism's contribution to the local economy of projects supported by clusters in...
The objective of the Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria 2.0 Project for Nigeria is to increase utilization of quality, cost-effective, convergent, nutrition-specific, and nutrition-sensitive services...
Livestock plays a critical economic and social role both globally and in the Eastern and Southern Africa region. The livestock sector encompasses a variety of species, with cattle being the most prominent...
This paper highlights the World Bank Group’s (WBG) contributions and recommendations ahead to the Financing for Development agenda, focusing on its significant support to developing countries and the innovative...
The development objective of Second Serbia Green Transition Programmatic Development Policy Loan (DPL) Project is to support Serbia’s efforts to align fiscal management with climate change goals; accelerate...
The workshop was organized to validate and deepen the findings from the ongoing analytical work on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions in fisheries and aquaculture value chains (FARGE). Funded by PROBLUE...
This synthesis summarizes the main areas of action for decarbonizing aquaculture and fisheries primary-production systems and post-harvest processing, including cold-chain aspects and waste management...
Egypt stands at an inflection point in its social and economic development journey. While reforms implemented since 2016 had helped improve economic buffers, economic imbalances remained. These imbalances...
This report presents technical recommendations for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s Long-Term Low-Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) and its implementation. An LT-LEDS is a strategic document...
La mitigación del cambio climático sigue siendo tan crítica como siempre, ya que las emisiones globales de gases de efecto invernadero siguen aumentando. Las temperaturas siguen aumentando sin cesar y...
随着全球温室气体排放量持续增加,减缓气候变化仍然至关重要。气温继续无情攀升,2023 年是有记录以来最热的一年。虽然政治承诺不断增强,但仍需要采取更多行动减少排放。碳定价是实现《巴黎协定》目标和支持低排放增长所需的政策组合的重要组成部分。本报告重点关注通过碳税、排放交易体系和碳信用机制对温室气体排放进行直接定价。直接碳定价通过提供减少排放的激励来推动气候行动。它说明了这些措施如何融入定价政策生态系统,并强调了了解间接碳定价政策提供的价格信号的重要性。今年的报告涵盖了直接碳定价,重点关注...
L’atténuation du changement climatique reste plus que jamais essentielle, alors que les émissions mondiales de gaz à effet de serre continuent d’augmenter. Les températures continuent de grimper sans relâche...