Building the capacity of local
communities to develop, adapt, and implement environmentally
sound forms of resource use is essential for promoting
sustainable devel...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 92579Fecha: 13 de diciembre de 2005
The vision of the Amazon Region
Protected Areas Project (ARPA) is to create a mosaic of
protected areas around productive landscapes to maintain the
ecological inte...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 92406Fecha: 13 de diciembre de 2005
During the 1980s, Ceara state's
urban population grew by 3.6 percent a year, exceeding both
the regional and national averages. The Ceara urban
development and wate...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 92575Fecha: 13 de diciembre de 2005
The floodplains along the banks of the
Amazon River and its tributaries are home to a diverse array
of plant and animal species. This unique ecosystem is
currently ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 92578Fecha: 13 de diciembre de 2005
In urban areas of Brazil, such as Sao
Paulo, growing slums are major contributors to the pollution
of water sources. These slum dwellers, living on public land
and ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 92577Fecha: 13 de diciembre de 2005
Cyclical droughts have had a severe
impact on the socio-economic development of the Ceara State
in Northeast Brazil. In the 1980s, the State initiated an
ambitious ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 92576Fecha: 13 de diciembre de 2005
The basket weaving project is an
initiative of the non-governmental organization (NGO) saude
e alegria (health and happiness), a local partner of the
World Bank rai...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 92574Fecha: 13 de diciembre de 2005
The government has invested heavily in
the prevention and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and
other se...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 92409Fecha: 13 de diciembre de 2005
Although primary education enrollment in
Ceara is over 95 percent, the quality of education is poor
as revealed by national student assessments. Dropout rates
are a...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 92407Fecha: 13 de diciembre de 2005
Brazil's conditional cash transfer
(CCT) program Bolsa Familia helped millions out of the
poverty and is among the most effective social protection
programs in the ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 92408Fecha: 13 de diciembre de 2005
The Brazilian Amazon is a major source
of tropical hardwoods, gross sales of which generate an
estimated $1 billion a year. However, most timber extraction
occurs i...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 92580Fecha: 13 de diciembre de 2005
Peru faces high levels of poverty and
inequality. In 2004, over half of Peru's population was
poor and about 20 percent were extremely poor. Following
improvements ...
Tipo: Poverty AssessmentInforme#: 29825Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2005
This Impact Assessment Report consists
of two volumes: the main report and annexes. The Main Report
(Volume I) in turn consists of three parts: A) the Executive
Sum...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 81256Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2005Autor:
Krause,Philipp ;
Mackay,Keith ;
Matsude, Yasuhiko ;
Rojas, Fernando ;
Shepherd, Geoffrey ;
Del Villar Baston,Azul ;
Zaltsman,Teodoro Ariel
This Impact Assessment Report consists
of two volumes: the main report and annexes. The Main Report
(Volume I) in turn consists of three parts: A) the Executive
Sum...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 81256Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2005Autor:
Krause,Philipp ;
Mackay,Keith ;
Matsuda,Yasuhiko ;
Rojas, Fernando ;
Shepherd, Geoffrey ;
Del Villar Baston,Azul ;
Zaltsman,Teodoro Ariel
The screening exercise on Transparency,
Governance and Corruption in Guatemala analyzes in detail
the phenomenon of poor governance by using the experiences
of indi...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 50367Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2005
The report provides an overview on the
issues regarding "Doing Business in 2006 - Creating
Jobs", the third in a series of annual reports
investigating business act...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 34551Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2005
A two-day workshop, organized by the
World Banks Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM)
and Human Development (HD) departments, was held in June
2005 in t...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 35523Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2005Autor:
Bain,Katherine A. ;
Braun,Franka ;
Saavedra Chanduvi,Jaime
A good investment climate offers
opportunities for companies-from the small enterprise to
multinationals-whether they are increasing productivity,
generating employ...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 34865Fecha: 30 de noviembre de 2005Autor:
Smith,Warrick P.
This report is an evaluation of the
current situation regarding basic sanitation services in
rural communities and poor urban areas in Honduras. The main
objective ...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 70653Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2005
The study presents the experience of
applying the condominial approach to expand water and
sewerage networks, in three contrasting Brazilian cities -
Brasilia, Salv...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 34442Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2005Autor:
Melo,Jose Carlos
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