Environment matters at the World Bank : annual review - fall 1998 (English)
Abstract
The fall issue of the annual review on the environment highlights the World Bank's work in FY98 in the promotion of sustainable use of resources. Each operational region and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) contributed with a look at their ...
See More +The fall issue of the annual review on the environment highlights the World Bank's work in FY98 in the promotion of sustainable use of resources. Each operational region and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) contributed with a look at their past year's work in global environment, accomplishments, lessons learned and future outlooks within their portfolios. A series of thematic reviews covers subjects on health costs issues resulting from urban air, and solid waste pollution; on the need to build on institutional capacity to attain environmental objectives; on the environmental consequences of water transfer schemes; on innovation in developing indicators to track environmental change. Reviews on global climate change; social development; protection for natural habitats; and, the importance of public-private partnerships in creating a consensus for achieving environmental goals are also subjects covered in this issue.
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Environment matters at the World Bank : annual review - fall 1998
integrated coastal zone management;social safeguard policy;land use;sustainable use of forest;brazilian rain forest;stratospheric ozone depletion;solid waste management
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See More + system;monitoring and evaluation system;urban air quality management;ambient air quality monitoring;national parks and reserves;contamination of drinking water;Country Assistance Strategies;country assistance strategy;sustainable forest management;Natural Resource Management;socially sustainable development;natural resource base;sense of ownership;free market economy;standard of living;natural resource sector;sustainable development agenda;reduction of pollution;corporate environment strategy;Lead in Gasoline;environmental action;sustainable land management;Environmental Management Plan;flora and fauna;environmental hot spots;traditional energy sector;national environmental priority;conservation trust fund;global environmental issue;spatial development;migration of worker;efficient water use;lowland forest area;capacity building component;urban air pollution;global environmental problem;basic human need;climate change issue;local climate data;emissions reduction target;agriculture and livestock;energy and water;benefits of trade;act of defiance;Mental health;land use planning;slash and burn;crime and violence;natural disaster preparedness;river basin management;agriculture and forestry;secondary wastewater treatment;economic sector work;Energy & Environment;irrigation and drainage;power generation facility;effective environmental compliance;greenhouse gas emission;areas for protection;local land use;forest management system;urban poverty assessment;renewable energy development;large urban areas;solid waste pollution;protected area;Environmental Assessment;Public-Private Partnership;environmental objective;economic crisis; ; Sustainable development; Water management; Environmental economics; Pollution; Pollution prevention; Global climate change; Social development; Sustainable forestry; Forestry; Natural resource conservation; Indigenous population; Capacity building; Private-public partnerships; Water transfer
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