The Annual Performance Report (APR) is prepared each year by the Evaluation Office of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). It presents an account of some aspects of project results, of processes tha...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 57577Fecha: 1 de junio de 2008
Land is the integrating component of all livelihoods depending on farm, forest, rangeland, or water (rivers, lakes, coastal marine) habitats. Due to varying political, social, and economic factors, th...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 36654Fecha: 1 de junio de 2008Autor:
Anderson, Jonathan ;
Blackie,Malcolm J. ;
Burcroff,Richard ;
Ceesay,Mustapha M. ;
Esikuri,Enos E. ;
Fernandes,Erick C.M. ;
Gillison,Andrew Napier ;
Sanginga,Emmanuel Nteranya ;
Smaling,Eric ;
Styger,Erika Dorothea
This paper examines how banks can translate the potential of mobile phones into greater financial access for poor people. Although mobile phone operators have been able to use the mobile phone for mob...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 45101Fecha: 1 de junio de 2008Autor:
Mas Ribo,Ignacio ;
Kumar,Kabir Chandra
This progress note affirms that the strong recovery after the crisis of 2001/2002 and the mandate of the new government gave an opportunity to put Argentina on the way to sustained and equitable growt...
Tipo: Policy NoteInforme#: 46869Fecha: 1 de junio de 2008
Capturing the findings from the Shanghai Global Learning Initiative, Reducing Poverty on a Global Scale attempts to contribute to the broader existing knowledge on poverty reduction and the effectiven...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 33686Fecha: 1 de junio de 2008Autor:
Moreno-Dodson, Blanca [editor]
This case profile relates to advice provided to the DGI-Mendoza (the state water regulatory agency) in support of their technical and institutional efforts to conserve and protect critical groundwater...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 38806Fecha: 1 de junio de 2008Autor:
Foster,James Stephen ;
Garduno,Hector
This volume brings together multidisciplinary perspectives on poor people's mobility, a dynamic approach that hopefully will add to the reader's understanding of how and why people move into and out o...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 41448Fecha: 1 de junio de 2008Autor:
Davis,Shelton H. ;
Dercon,Stefan ;
Epstein,Trude Scarlett ;
Erikson,Robert ;
Godinot,Xavier ;
Hall,Anthony L ;
Heyberger, Claude ;
Heyberger, Patricia ;
Krishna,Anirudh ;
Narayan, Deepa (editor) ;
Nolan, Brian ;
Perlman,Janice E. ;
Petesch, Patti (editor) ;
Shapiro,Joseph S. ;
Tilly,Charles ;
Ugarte, Marco ;
Ugarte, Rosario
This paper discusses a proposal submitted by the Government to the Millennium Challenge Corporation which calls for support for increased development and economic growth. The specific objectives are t...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 53581Fecha: 1 de junio de 2008Autor:
Anazco,Lilia
In this issue : Editorial - towards the goals of sanitation; international sanitation year; some papers from LATINOSAN 2007; essays and studies; testimonies from local periurban operators; events; not...
Tipo: NewsletterInforme#: 72230Fecha: 1 de junio de 2008
The rural roads program, overseen by Provias Descentralizado (subdivision of Peru's Ministry of Transportation and Communications), began in 1995, and has received funds from the Peruvian Government, ...
Tipo: Other Rural StudyInforme#: 45124Fecha: 1 de junio de 2008
The global environment facility (GEF) has a long history of investing in local actions to achieve global environmental objectives. Today, we have an even deeper understanding of the relationships amon...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 47629Fecha: 29 de mayo de 2008
This annex outline contains 5 working papers: 1) Diagnosis of the constraints to income and employment generation among Colombia's poor (WB Team); 2) Review of international experiences in access to i...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 52229Fecha: 29 de mayo de 2008
The Poverty and Social Impact Assessment (PSIA) analyzes the impact of the tax reform, which came into effect in July 2007, on tax incidence and poverty in Uruguay. The essence of the reform is the in...
Tipo: Social AnalysisInforme#: 44939Fecha: 19 de mayo de 2008
This FOCUS 6 publication provides an in-depth examination of a major corporate governance policy, initiative, or issue through a combination of research, case studies, and expert opinion. Unlike a tra...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 44247Fecha: 16 de mayo de 2008Autor:
Gordon Barsallo,Carlos Antonio ;
Clarke De La Cerda,Alvaro
Only about one-quarter of households in developing countries have any form of financial savings with formal banking institutions: 10 percent in Kenya, 20 percent in Macedonia, 25 percent in Mexico, 32...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 44588Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2008Autor:
Mas Ribo,Ignacio ;
Siedek,Hannah Philippa Maria
The Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) has been working on deepening and collaborating with the countries of Latin America (AL) for the purpose of improving the understanding of the role that Small-sc...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 44404Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2008Autor:
Dianderas, Augusta
The Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) was established by the Government of Japan and the World Bank in June 2000. JSDF provides grants in support of innovative social programs to help alleviate pov...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 122905Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2008
The study had the following objectives: determine progress of basic sanitary program in rural areas; b) establish information data on sanitary and hygiene practices necessary for the development of po...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 44169Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2008
This study aims to examine the possibility of granting relief to the beneficiaries of the unreformed sector (small private owners who acquired land through purchase, gift, inheritance or other means, ...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 53580Fecha: 24 de abril de 2008
This speech was delivered by Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank Group, to the Center for Global Development in Washington, DC, on April 2, 2008. The World Bank Group has sketched six str...
Tipo: President's SpeechInforme#: 124787Fecha: 2 de abril de 2008Autor:
Zoellick,Robert B.
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