As the biggest carbon emitter in the world, China is facing tremendous pressure domestically and internationally. To promote the international efforts to tackle climate change, the Chinese government…

This paper describes the development and rationale of a holistic and transparent approach for evaluating the ecological, social and economic trade-offs in water allocation in order to set the…

This paper uses empirical data on the crustacean and linefish fisheries to estimate the potential impacts of changes in freshwater flows on the industry, using a modelling approach.

The paper shows that unstructured lending from international credit markets can create incentives to loot the country; and an enhanced likelihood of looting causes greater political instability, and…

The paper gives guidance on the ways of reducing pollution in a township settlement. The average levels of PM10 pollutants in Khayelitsha, a poor informal settlement near Cape Town in South Africa…

This book is the final report from the World Bank's SEA pilot program. It presents the findings and recommendations of the evaluation of the Pilot Program which comprised six SEA pilots on sector…

Se requiere cambio en el clima de la negociación o llegaremos a Río+20 sin acuerdos que se sostengan. Las negociaciones internacionales en cambio climático siguen entrabadas porque el enfoque de los…

Jorge Rivera presents a new theoretical framework for understanding the relationship between protective public policies and business compliance. It is increasingly common for businesses to face public…

This book presents case studies from Pakistan, Costa Rica, South Africa and Ecuador that give a low- and middle-income country perspective on the potential for biofuel development. The focus is on the…