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 under threat from commercial fishing...
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 irregular plots, tend to concentrate...
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 program to overcome the impact of dr...
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 rain forest unit and the pilot program....
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 sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), ...
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 high 11 percent and completion rate...
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 world, having helped raise approxima...
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 in an unplanned and often illegal fas...
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 during the 1990s, poverty increased ...
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 Summary, presentation Assessment Progra...
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 Summary, presentation Assessment Progra...
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 individual actors in the following proce...
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 activity, and, looks specifically at re...
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 the Dominican Republic with the objec...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 35523Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2005Autor:
Bain,Katherine A. ;
Braun,Franka ;
Saavedra,Jaime
A good investment climate offers opportunities for companies-from the small enterprise to multinationals-whether they are increasing productivity, generating employment or increasing economic growth. ...
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 of this study is to to identify the ...
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, Salvador, and Parauapebas. It is based o...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 34442Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2005Autor:
Melo,Jose Carlos
Chile successfully completed the first generation of reforms during the 1980's and 1990's. Privatization, deregulation, trade liberalization, and sound fiscal and monetary policies were pursued over s...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 34644Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2005Autor:
Panzardi,Roberto O.
In Chile, certain areas have historically been identified as Extreme Zones - Zonas Extremas (ZE) and qualified as such, have received special treatment in terms of public policies. Most of the excepti...
Tipo: Development Policy Review (DPR)Informe#: 27357Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2005
Editorial - after one decade : updating the law of general sanitation services. Campaign to promote the washing of hands with soap. Development Marketplace will donate four million dollars yearly : Wo...
Tipo: NewsletterInforme#: 37301Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2005
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