This paper on strategy for forestry development in the Southern Cone points out that Forest policy review by the World Bank group, adopted in 2002, covers all types of forests and has the following ob...
Informe#: 87960Fecha: 10 de diciembre de 2004Autor:
Larrobla,Ricardo ;
Owen, Richard
Uruguay is a small open economy with one of the highest GDP per capita ratios in the region. The country's recent poor growth performance has been strongly correlated with neighboring Argentina's econ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 31120Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2004Autor:
Cesilini,Sandra ;
Martin,Lisandro Roman ;
Moreno Torres,Magui
Since 1960, Lima's population has quadrupled to more than six million. Most of these new homes were built without legal title or formal recognition. Without property titles, homeowners cannot use thei...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 92524Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2004
In Ecuador, there have made significant investments in terms of water supply and sanitation in rural communities. While recognizing the need for sustainability of these services, recent studies are av...
Tipo: Other Infrastructure StudyInforme#: 70826Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2004
This note considers the impacts on female workers of two forms of labor market regulations common in developing countries: mandated maternity benefits and working-hour restrictions for women. Anecdota...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 32872Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2004Autor:
Van Selm,Alexandra
As the world relies increasingly on science and technology that become more complex every day, developing countries need to cultivate a core of skilled scientists who can keep abreast of cutting-edge ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 92525Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2004
This document is an abstract of the Proceedings of the International Symposium on Alternative Technologies for Water and Sanitation Supply in Small Towns held in Peru, in April 2004. It provides techn...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 33071Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2004
The Groundwater Management Advisory Team (GW-MATE) is providing assistance to the major World Bank-funded Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) Water Conservation Project, the aim of which is to promote '...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 38808Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2004Autor:
Foster,James Stephen ;
Garduno,Hector
This Results Profile talks about the community kitchen ‘Rosarito Vera’ in Argentina. A group of local volunteers ran the ‘Rosarito Vera’ community kitchen, located in the Villa Emergencia slum in Buen...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 92523Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2004
In Korea, around 3.1 million small enterprises (99.2 percent of the total) operate with less than 50 employees. Micro & small businesses (MSBs), however, have lagged well behind in the adoption of IT,...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 31119Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2004Autor:
Yoon, Jeongwon ;
Hanna,James C.
This report, Payments and securities clearance and settlement systems in Bolivia, is one of several public reports in the World Bank series, Western Hemisphere Payments and Securities Clearance and Se...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 38830Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2004
This report covers the Western Hemisphere payments and securities settlement forum center for Latin American monetary studies and focuses on several issues. The first section covers economic and finan...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 45355Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2004
The objective of this GW MATE action was to define the profile of a project to address the major groundwater drainage problems widely being experienced in the Buenos Aires conurbation, for possible in...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 38804Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2004Autor:
Foster,James Stephen ;
Garduno,Hector
The impact of public expenditure programs on poverty reduction can be enhanced by analyzing gender-disaggregated data in public expenditure reviews, especially by conducting a gender-disaggregated ben...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 34841Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2004
The importance of improved aid effectiveness in building inclusive financial systems, was accordingly agreed on a joint memorandum, and a program of work to codify good practice. "Donor Guidelines on ...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 34267Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2004
This document is intended to initiate a public consultation process on Universal Access Strategy for Telecommunications services for the Republic of Guatemala. The importance of establishing a strateg...
Tipo: Other Infrastructure StudyInforme#: 70738Fecha: 30 de noviembre de 2004
This Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) Progress Report documents the progress achieved in implementing the 2002 CAS (report 24205) and offers a strategy for continuing and consolidating this progress ...
Tipo: CAS Progress ReportInforme#: 30292Fecha: 9 de noviembre de 2004
Unpaved roads require periodic road works to maintain a certain road condition over time, comprising typically of routine maintenance, grading, spot regravelling, and regravelling activities, which re...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 33923Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2004Autor:
Archondo-Callao,Rodrigo
In this issue: Highlights of the upcoming Council Meeting. Focal point news. Country dialogue news. GEF-NGO network news. Focal area news. News from the GEF office of monitoring and evaluation....
Tipo: NewsletterInforme#: 37623Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2004
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