The note reviews country legislation over groundwater resources, specifying many governments have introduced legislation to regulate groundwater development, and to constrain activities that might com...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 30092Fecha: 1 de enero de 2003Autor:
Dumars, Charles ;
Foster, James Stephen ;
Garduno, Hector ;
Kemper, Karin Erika ;
Nanni, Marcella ;
Tuinhof, Albert
A purpose of this book is to present recent World Bank analytical work on the causes of violence and conflict in Colombia, highlighting pilot lending programs oriented to promote peace and development...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 21594Fecha: 31 de diciembre de 2002Autor:
Pastrano, Andres ;
Moser, Caroline O. ;
Lopez-Montano, Cecilia ;
Garcia Duran, Arturo ;
Colleta, Nat ;
Kostner, Markus ;
Cleves, Patricia ;
Mendelson Forman, Johanna ;
Solimano, Andres R.
The issues related to women and gender within the context of the water and sanitation sector, are controversial since 1981-1990 where women were the sole participants in water programs. Since then, th...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 25725Fecha: 31 de diciembre de 2002Autor:
Nino De Guzman, Jessica ;
Zevallos, Mercedes C.
This report examines the effect of gender on socio-economic outcomes in three Caribbean countries: the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica. Organized in three separate country notes, it covers: demo...
Tipo: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector ReportInforme#: 21866Fecha: 11 de diciembre de 2002
Este comunicado de prensa anuncia que la Corporación Financiera Internacional (CFI), entidad del Banco Mundial que promueve el desarrollo del sector privado, anunció un acuerdo para otorgar una línea ...
Tipo: AnnouncementInforme#: 204228Fecha: 2 de diciembre de 2002Autor:
International Finance Corporation
Latin America missed opportunities for rapid resource-based growth that similarly endowed countries-Australia, Canada, Scandinavia-were able to take advantage of. Fundamental to this poor performance ...
Tipo: Policy Research Working PaperInforme#: WPS2935Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2002Autor:
Maloney, William F.
Over the past 40 years, "active" labor market programs (ALMPs) have emerged as an important employment policy tool. Their objective is primarily economic - to increase the probability that the unempl...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 30131Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2002Autor:
Dar, Amit ;
Whitehead, Tim [editor]
In 1994, the World Bank significantly expanded the information that it makes available to the public. In 2001, after a major review of the information disclosure policy, involving extensive public con...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 24100Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2002
Employment protection - the set of rules governing hiring and terminating employees - is a key feature of any country's labor market. What types of contracts will be permitted between employers and em...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 30130Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2002Autor:
Betcherman, Gordon ;
Whitehead, Tim [editor]
This report, Payments and securities clearance and settlement systems in Ecuador, is one of several public reports in the World Bank series, Western Hemisphere Payments and Securities Clearance and Se...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 38837Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2002
This report, Payments and securities clearance and settlement systems in Venezuela, is one of several public reports in the World Bank series, Western Hemisphere Payments and Securities Clearance and ...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 38839Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2002
The international community has made a strong commitment to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Many donor agencies want to know whether microfinance, or financial services for the poor, is an ef...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 34189Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2002Autor:
Sananikone, Ousa
Editorial - decentralization and small towns. A dosifier for constant water disinfection used for human water consumption : water disinfection and health; by Ricardo Rojas and Jose Luis Huaman. Region...
Tipo: NewsletterInforme#: 34807Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2002Autor:
Alvarez, Consuelo ;
Cardenas, Zoila ;
Egocheaga, Julio ;
Godoy, Teresa ;
Huaman, Jose Luis ;
Moscoso, Julio ;
Rojas, Jose ;
Rojas, Ricardo
The increasing complexity of development challenges over the past decade has been addressed by heightened efforts of governments, voluntary organizations, and external assistance agencies to learn fro...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 24575Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2002Autor:
Campbell-Page, Elizabeth [editor-in-chief]
One of the challenges of rural poverty reduction in Latin America is to enhance non-farm economic activity, diversify employment, and foster enterprise activity. Although poverty has decreased over th...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 26725Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2002Autor:
Maria-Valeria Junho Pena, and Kathryn Johns Swartz
Chile's scientific community garners well-deserved respect in the region and worldwide. The country has made significant and fruitful efforts to move towards a leadership position in research among in...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 26726Fecha: 1 de diciembre de 2002Autor:
Holm-Nielsen, Lauritz B. ;
Norsworthy, Leonid Alexander
The field note illustrates the results of a case study in Colombia, experienced in Antioquia, and its evolution until becoming an alternative model for water supply and sanitation service management, ...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 25726Fecha: 30 de noviembre de 2002Autor:
Arevalo-Correa, Carmen ;
Schippner, Beatriz
This document describes the process followed by the Proyecto Piloto de Agua Potable Rural y Salud Comunitaria (PROPILAS) en Cajamarca, Peru, in execution since 1999. Throughout its first phase of impl...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 25291Fecha: 30 de noviembre de 2002Autor:
CARE ;
COSUDE
What has been the impact of the country's economic recession on the health sector and the overall health of Argentinians? This report intends to answer this question based on information available pub...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 25143Fecha: 30 de noviembre de 2002Autor:
Uribe, Juan Pablo ;
Schwab, Nicole
Poor people need financial services to seize business opportunities, to invest in home improvements, and to meet seasonal expenses like school fees and holiday celebrations. They also need financial s...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 34188Fecha: 1 de noviembre de 2002Autor:
Craig, Kim
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