In response to the shortcomings of water services in the rural areas of the country, El Salvador began to develop water supply projects since 1993 using a system of recovery as a function of water con...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 46514Fecha: 1 de junio de 2003
The educational system in Argentina faces challenges in terms of coverage and quality. A significant segment of the student population does not complete basic studies and the pervasiveness of grade re...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 26318Fecha: 1 de junio de 2003Autor:
Becerra,Marcelo ;
Espana,Sergio ;
Fiszbein,Ariel
Provincial finances are important to Argentina's efforts to reduce macroeconomic vulnerability, improve fiscal performance, and increase competitiveness. The Bank has supported six such provincial ref...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 30420Fecha: 1 de junio de 2003Autor:
Castro-Munoz,Maria E.
This document examines key challenges and opportunities that a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the United States and the Central American countries might mean for the agricultural and agro-industri...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 30143Fecha: 1 de junio de 2003
The report discusses the challenges and opportunities that a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the United States of America (USA) and Central America poses to the farming and agro-industry sectors in...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 35965Fecha: 1 de junio de 2003Autor:
Monge-Gonzalez,Ricardo ;
Gonzalez-Vega,Claudio ;
Loria-Sagot, Miguel
Improved drainage holds enormous potential for not only increasing agricultural productivity but also for reducing poverty and achieving sustainable natural resources development. Yet drainage has rec...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 28284Fecha: 1 de junio de 2003
Contents. Network for water and sanitation. A new model of health regulation in Honduras. Water quality and health inspection. Study warns of deteriorating water quality of San Lorenzo. Joint efforts ...
Tipo: NewsletterInforme#: 46200Fecha: 1 de junio de 2003
The report reviews basic growth, as being one of four pillars for Nicaragua's poverty reduction strategy. The well-being of the rural poor will continue its dependence on - to a great extent - agricul...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 26383Fecha: 1 de junio de 2003
This document examines key challenges and opportunities that a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the United States and the Central American countries might mean for the agricultural and agro-industri...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 30143Fecha: 1 de junio de 2003
The note looks at what it takes for countries, and firms to "learn how to learn". Education is vital, for at least two reasons. First, it has always been a critical complement to technological advance...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 27110Fecha: 30 de mayo de 2003Autor:
Perry,Guillermo
This newsletter presents issues of regionalization and the election of designated authorities for water and sewerage distribution in Peru. Bolivia, and Honduras. It contains the following articles : N...
Tipo: NewsletterInforme#: 34808Fecha: 30 de mayo de 2003Autor:
Castillo,Oscar ;
Conza Salas,Alejandro ;
Encalada,Marcelo ;
Guevara, Sixto ;
Linares,Fatima ;
Mindreau,Lourdes Elena ;
SANBASUR ;
Sarabia, Victor ;
Schippner,Beatriz
There is a growing concern amongst protected area professionals that many protected areas around the world are not achieving the objectives for which they were established. One response to this concer...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 32939Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2003Autor:
Dudley,Nigel ;
Hockings, Marc ;
MacKinnon, Kathy ;
Stolton, Sue ;
Whitten, Tony
The report summarizes the findings of research carried out by the Bank's Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) through 1999, outlining the six-country study of small scale providers in Latin America, and...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 26382Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2003Autor:
Solo, Tova Maria
The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) facilitated intergovernmental deliberations by establishing the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests (IPF) in 1995 and the Intergovernmenta...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 32865Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2003
Poverty and social impact analysis (PSIA) involves the analysis of the distributional impact of policy reforms on the well-being of different stakeholder groups, with a particular focus on the poor an...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 30405Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2003
This study analyses and organizes sectoral information on water and sewerage services for Peru. It describes the elements for decision-making, it suggests a strategy for realignment of the meso-macro ...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 38734Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2003
The conventional wisdom in mainstream development policy circles is that income transfers to the poor, and safety net policies more generally, are at best a short-term palliative and at worst a waste ...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 27869Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2003Autor:
Ravallion,Martin
Smoking harms the health of smokers and those around them. Smokers are at far higher risks of strokes, heart attacks and other cardiovascular diseases; cancers of the lungs, mouth, larynx, bladder, pa...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 53656Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2003
Colombia is one of the most active Latin American countries in incorporating private sector participation (PSP) in managing water utilities. One of the community's main concerns is that reforms that t...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 26911Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2003Autor:
Sotomayor Araujo,Maria Angelica
To reach large numbers of people, microfinance must eventually move into institutions that are licensed and supervised by a country's financial authorities. A licensed institution can offer savings se...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 34192Fecha: 1 de mayo de 2003Autor:
Rosenberg,Richard
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