Documents et rapports

Blueing the Black Sea: Turning the Tide of Pollution: Regional Marine Pollution Diagnostics (anglais)

This report is the first output of a multi-year ‘Blueing the Black Sea’ regional program to create a shared regional framework for sustainable management of the Black Sea with a focus on marine pollution...

Blueing the Black Sea : Turning the Tide of Pollution : Volume 2 - Summary of Country Marine Pollution Diagnostics (anglais)

The Black Sea has been a crucial factor in the economic and human development of the surrounding region for thousands of years. In the past decades, the Black Sea region and its 160 million inhabitants...

Towards Clean Air in Nepal : Benefits, Pollution Sources, and Solutions (anglais)

Hazardous air pollution poses significant health and economic challenges for Nepal. Air pollution raises public health concerns in Nepal, particularly in the country’s two geographic hotspots: the Kathmandu...

China - Yellow River Basin Ecological Protection and Environmental Pollution Control Program (Gansu and Shandong) Project : Second Implementation Support Mission for Gansu and Shandong - May 26 to 30, 2025 (anglais)

Philippine Implementation of the PPS (anglais)

Growing plastic pollution on land, in river systems, and along coastlines is negatively impacting key blue economy sectors in the Philippines. Some studies have estimated that the Philippines is among...

Safe and Clean Vehicles for Healthier and More Productive Societies (anglais)

This report aims to strengthen the evidence base for tackling the health effects of road transport as a key element of the human capital agenda, particularly across emerging and developing economies. It...

Farewell to Single-use Plastics in the Pacific : Regional Summary Report (anglais)

Farewell to Single-Use Plastics in the Pacific is a World Bank-led series of analytics aimed at informing national and regional decision-making, policy formulation, and investment requirements focused...

Accelerating Access to Clean Air for a Livable Planet (anglais)

Air pollution is taking a heavy toll on both people and economies across the world. Reducing it will require effective, targeted, and integrated policies. This report identifies the main sources of air...

Egypt, Arab Republic of - Greater Cairo Air Pollution Management and Climate Change Project : Implementation Support Mission - January 26-February 6, 2025 (anglais)

Institutional and Functional Review of Air Quality Management in North Macedonia (anglais)

People in many parts of North Macedonia are exposed to more toxic particulate matter air pollution than their neighbors in Western Europe. The burning of solid fuels for heating in homes and other buildings...

Water for Planet : Helping Countries and Companies Reuse Water and Reduce Pollution (anglais)

Each year, water pollution accounts for 1.8 million deaths and costs businesses an estimated 425 billion dollars. The 2030 Water Resources Group (WRG) supports industries and utilities to use water more...

Functional Review of Air Quality Management in Canton Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (anglais)

People in many parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are exposed to more toxic particulate matter (PM) air pollution than their neighbors in Western Europe. This is especially true for residents in urban...

Behavioral Insights for Plastic Waste Management in Bangladesh (anglais)

Plastic pollution is a major challenge in Bangladesh, with annual per capita plastic consumption in urban areas tripling from 2005 to 2020. The increased use of plastics, especially single-use plastics...

Maldives - Clean Environment Project : Implementation Support Mission - December 8 to 12, 2024 (anglais)

Corporate Income Tax Incentives to Promote Environmentally Sustainable Investment: Findings from 40 economies covered by the World Bank Corporate Income Tax Incentives Database (anglais)

The paper advances a framework to take stock of CIT incentives across two interrelated policy objectives: stimulating investment in green sectors and processes; and/or encouraging divestment from dirty...

Western and Central Africa - Environmental Health and Pollution Management Program (EHPMP) : Eighth Implementation Support Mission for Kenya - November 14 to December 11, 2024 (anglais)

Western and Central Africa - Environmental Health and Pollution Management Program (EHPMP) : Implementation Support Mission for Zambia - November 14 to December 10, 2024 (anglais)

Guatemala - Programa de Reducción de Emisiones (PRE) : Misión de Apoyo a la Implementación - 2 al 6 de Diciembre del 2024 (espagnol)

Western and Central Africa - Environmental Health and Pollution Management Program (EHPMP) : Virtual Technical Meeting for Ghana - December 3, 2024 (anglais)

Air Quality Management in EU Member States (anglais)

The objective of this technical note is to inform the governments of Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, and Romania about ongoing efforts and opportunities to strengthen AQM governance to achieve better air quality...