The development objective of Accelerating Solar Water Pumping via Innovative Financing Project is to support sustainable access to water in selected rural communities of Tanzania. This restructuring paper...
Ratings for the Energy Sector Development Policy Operation Project for Kyrgyz Republic were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, risk to development outcome was high, Bank performance was...
The development objective of the Sichuan Wudu Irrigated Agriculture Development Project for China is: (a) to increase the coverage of irrigation services in the project area in order to increase agricultural...
Adequate and affordable energy supply is fundamental for economic growth, higher living standards, and social equity. The delivery of modern energy services helps to improve the quality of life for all...
Jordan is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world. Its annual renewable resources of 145 cubic meters per capita are far below the threshold of severe water scarcity of 500 cubic meters...
The Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) is one of the fastest growing industrial centers in the Philippines. CSEZ currently serves over 900 local and foreign firms providing employment to over 80,000 people...
Water from the tap 24 hours a day, seven days a week is a distant dream for almost all Indians. While villages in Maharashtra, Punjab, and Uttarakhand are piloting 24/7 water supply, there is widespread...
Some of the headings included in this issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG) daily economics and financial market commentary newsletter are as follows: emerging U.S. treasuries continue...
The present report provides the Commission with comprehensive information on the status of the implementation of the 2011 round of the International Comparison Program (ICP), with specific emphasis on...
The purpose of this progress report is to provide the Executive Board with a summary of the status of the 2011 round of the international comparison program (ICP) at global and regional levels as well...
As the use of payments for environmental services (PES) programs for conservation has grown in developing countries, the use of stated preference methods, particularly contingent valuation (CV) surveys...
Vanuatu's geographic and demographic structure poses a significant constraint to development. Less than 200,000 people are scattered on about 80 widely distributed islands, making travel both difficult...
Water and sanitation utilities in Africa operate in a high-cost environment. They also have a mandate to at least partially recover their costs of operations and maintenance (O&M). As a result, water tariffs...
This project paper provides an additional credit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for first phase of the Red River Delta Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project. The additional credit will help finance...