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Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis (Disaster Risk Management)

World Bank Publications, 2005

Earthquakes, floods, drought, and other natural hazards cause tens of thousands of deaths, hundreds of thousands of injuries, and billions of dollars in economic losses each year around the world. Many billions of dollars in humanitarian assistance, emergency loans, and development aid are expended annually. Yet efforts to reduce the risks of...

AIDS in South Asia: Understanding And Responding to a Heterogenous Epidemic (Health, Nutrition, and Population Series)

World Bank Publications, 2006

South Asia's HIV epidemic is highly heterogeneous. As a result, informed, prioritized, and effective responses necessitate an understanding of the epidemic diversity between and within countries. Further spread of HIV in South Asia is preventable. The future size of South Asia's epidemic will depend on an effective two-pronged...

Fundamentals of Polymerization

World Bank Publications, 2012

Over the last twenty years, the field of the chemistry of polymerization witnessed enormous growth through the development of new concepts, catalysts, processes etc. Examples are: non classical living polymerizations (group transfer polymerization, living carbocationic polymerization, living radical polymerization and living ring-opening...

Broadband Strategies Handbook (World Bank Publications)

World Bank Publications, 2012

The world is shifting from narrowband to broadband. Services that were only available in the form of static, text-based websites a decade ago are now offered in full-motion, high-definition video. A whole new generation of Internet entrepreneurs is ready to take their ideas to the stock market.

Nevertheless, a gap remains between...

Air Pollution from Motor Vehicles: Standards and Technologies for Controlling Emissions

World Bank Publications, 1997

Contributions by Surhid Gautam and Lit-Mian Chan. This book presents a state-of-the art review of vehicle emission standards and regulations and provides a synthesis of worldwide experience with vehicle emission control technologies and their applications in both industrial and developing countries. Topics covered include: * The two principal...

Convergence in Information and Communication Technology: Strategic and Regulatory Considerations

World Bank Publications, 2010

Growth in the information and technology (ICT) sector has exploded over the past 20 years. Dynamic market and technology developments have led to a phenomenon known as convergence, defined in this volume as the erosion of boundaries between previously separate ICT services, networks, and business practices. Examples include cable television...

Water Resources Sector Strategy: Strategic Directions for World Bank Engagement

World Bank Publications, 2004

Many developing countries face daunting water resources challenges as the needs for water supply, irrigation, and hydroelectricity grow; as water becomes more scarce, quality declines, and environmental and social concerns increase; and as the threats posed by goods and droughts are exacerbated by climate change. As a consequence, there is a high...

The Little Data Book on Information and Communication Technology 2007

World Bank Publications, 2007

In the last decade developing countries have experienced a revolution in information and communication technology. Most countries now have more than one telecommunications operator, and in many countries more than three companies compete to provide telecommunications services. This competition has resulted in high levels of investment, rapid growth...

Doing Business in 2004: Understanding Regulation

World Bank Publications, 2003

A vibrant private sector—with firms making investments, creating jobs, and improving productivity— promotes growth and expands opportunities for poor people. To create one, governments around the world have implemented wide-ranging reforms, including macro-stabilization programs, price liberalization, privatization, and trade-barrier...

Development, Trade, and the Wto: A Handbook (World Bank Trade and Development Series)

World Bank Publications, 2002

Today, trade policy is at the forefront of the development agenda, and it is a critical element of any strategy to fight poverty. This renewed interest in trade liberalization does not come from dogma but instead is based on a careful assessment of development experience over the last 50 years.

Developing countries that increased their...

Little Green Data Book 2004

World Bank Publications, 2004

In its 3rd annual edition, The Little Green Data Book 2004 is a pocket-sized ready reference on key environmental data for over 200 countries. Key indicators are organized under the headings of agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, energy, emission and pollution, and water and sanitation.

Profiles of each country include 48 key development...

Assessing and Reforming Public Financial Management: A New Approach

World Bank Publications, 2003

Over the past 15 years donors seeking to advance development and abate poverty have placed growing emphasis on the need for effective public expenditure management and financial accountability systems. Numerous trends explain this evolution, including the realization that aid resources are fungible, the shift toward policy-based adjustment lending,...

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