The role of hydropower and multi-purpose water infrastructure is expanding, with important opportunities for poverty alleviation and sustainable development. The World Bank Group (WBG), encompassing the World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC), and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), recognizes this timely and important period for hydropower. Since the 2003 commitment of the World Bank to re-engage in water infrastructure, lending has increased significantly. This document, directions in hydropower, outlines the WBG's further commitment. It summarizes key issues in scaling up hydropower: the rationale and context for sector expansion, as well as the risks. It describes the WBG's role in scaling up and sets out priorities for both lending and non-lending activities to strengthen the foundations of the industry. The goal is to maximize the strategic value of hydropower investment to economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable development.
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Fields, Daryl ; Odegard, Lars ; French, Laura ; Revell, Geoff
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Document Date
2009/06/01
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Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
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Report Number
49017
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Volume No
1
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1
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Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Doc Name
Directions in hydropower : scaling up for development
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Keywords
Hydropower;Environment and Social Development;Energy and Mining;information storage and retrieval system;Environmental and Social Impact;economic impacts of climate;demand for energy service;management of water resource;economic and sector work;Environmental and Social Safeguard;integrated water resources management;managing water resource;adaptation to climate variability;United Nations Environment Programme;millennium development goal;response to climate change;environment and social management;environmental and social management;transboundary water resource management;
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Fields, Daryl ; Odegard, Lars ; French, Laura ; Revell, Geoff
Directions in hydropower : scaling up for development (English). Water working notes ; note no. 21 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/846331468333065380/Directions-in-hydropower-scaling-up-for-development