Documents & Reports
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Climate trends and impacts in China (Chinese)
This discussion paper summarizes observed and projected trends in extreme weather events, present-day climate variability, and future climate change and their impacts on China's different regions. Findings...
Report No.: 85055 Document Date: September 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Sall,Christopher
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Climate trends and impacts in China (English)
This discussion paper summarizes observed and projected trends in extreme weather events, present-day climate variability, and future climate change and their impacts on China's different regions. Findings...
Report No.: 85055 Document Date: September 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Sall,Christopher
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A risk management approach to climate adaptation in China (English)
This discussion paper provides the analytical backdrop for a series of papers on managing climate- and weather-related risks in China. It reviews and synthesizes the growing literature on risk-based management...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 85056 Document Date: June 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Sall,Christopher
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A risk management approach to climate adaptation in China (Chinese)
This discussion paper provides the analytical backdrop for a series of papers on managing climate- and weather-related risks in China. It reviews and synthesizes the growing literature on risk-based management...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 85056 Document Date: June 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Sall,Christopher
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The role of agriculture in a modernizing society : food, farms, and fields in China 2030 (English)
China's success in addressing food problem after adopting the reforms in 1978 has been nothing less than remarkable. Grain output (rice, wheat and maize) has almost doubled and most hunger has been eliminated...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 77367 Document Date: May 1, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Christiaensen,Luc
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China - Water pricing and water user associations sustainability (Chinese)
Improved irrigation water pricing sufficient to cover Operation and Maintenance (O&M) and management costs for end-canal irrigation or tertiary facilities is a vital requirement for efficient irrigation...
Document Type: Policy Note Report No.: 66032 Document Date: December 1, 2011 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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China - Water pricing and water user associations sustainability (English)
Improved irrigation water pricing sufficient to cover Operation and Maintenance (O&M) and management costs for end-canal irrigation or tertiary facilities is a vital requirement for efficient irrigation...
Document Type: Policy Note Report No.: 66032 Document Date: December 1, 2011 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Mongolia - Air quality analysis of Ulaanbaatar : improving air quality to reduce health impacts (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main report (English)
Ulaanbaatar's population has likely been facing air pollution challenges for several decades, through the development of Ulaanbaatar (UB) as a growing industrial city with increased construction, traffic...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 66394 Document Date: December 1, 2011 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Livernash,Robert,Warwick,Edward Charles
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Overview of the current situation on brownfield remediation and redevelopment in China (English)
The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the current situation of brownfield management in China for World Bank staff and relevant government officials in order to help raise awareness of...
Document Type: Other Environmental Study Report No.: 57953 Document Date: September 1, 2010 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Xie,Jian,Li,Fasheng
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China - International experience in policy and regulatory frameworks for brownfield site management (Chinese)
Recurring environmental incidents have led to increased public awareness of the threats of environmental pollution to public health and rapid urbanization is driving up land prices in Chinese cities. As...
Document Type: Other Environmental Study Report No.: 57890 Document Date: September 1, 2010 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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China - International experience in policy and regulatory frameworks for brownfield site management (English)
Recurring environmental incidents have led to increased public awareness of the threats of environmental pollution to public health and rapid urbanization is driving up land prices in Chinese cities. As...
Document Type: Other Environmental Study Report No.: 57890 Document Date: September 1, 2010 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Overview of the current situation on brownfield remediation and redevelopment in China (Chinese)
The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the current situation of brownfield management in China for World Bank staff and relevant government officials in order to help raise awareness of...
Document Type: Other Environmental Study Report No.: 57953 Document Date: September 1, 2010 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Xie,Jian,Li,Fasheng
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Mongolia - Air pollution in Ulaanbaatar : initial assessment of current situation and effects of abatement measures (Mongolian)
The discussion paper presents preliminary findings for dissemination to initiate a discussion on the short-term and long-term emission reduction strategies for reducing Ulaanbaatar's (UB) air pollution...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 52970 Document Date: December 1, 2009 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Mongolia - Air pollution in Ulaanbaatar : initial assessment of current situation and effects of abatement measures (English)
The discussion paper presents preliminary findings for dissemination to initiate a discussion on the short-term and long-term emission reduction strategies for reducing Ulaanbaatar's (UB) air pollution...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 52970 Document Date: December 1, 2009 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Timor-Leste - Country environmental analysis (English)
The Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) for Timor-Leste identifies environmental priorities through a systematic review of environmental issues in natural resources management and environmental health...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 66717 Document Date: July 1, 2009 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Bojo,Jan P.,Ruiz Nunez,Fernanda
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Strategic environmental assessment in East and Southeast Asia : a progress review and comparison of country systems and cases (English)
Since the 1970s, East and Southeast Asia have experienced rapid economic growth and an increasing range of environmental challenges. Many countries in the region still lack the capacity to assess and manage...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 48750 Document Date: June 1, 2009 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Dusik,Jiri,Xie,Jian
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Mongolia - Air quality analysis of Ulaanbaatar : improving air quality to reduce health impacts (Vol. 2 of 2) : Annex A (English)
Ulaanbaatar's population has likely been facing air pollution challenges for several decades, through the development of Ulaanbaatar (UB) as a growing industrial city with increased construction, traffic...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 66394 Document Date: May 1, 2009 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Livernash,Robert,Warwick,Edward Charles
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What's driving the wildlife trade? A review of expert opinion on economic and social drivers of the wildlife trade and trade control efforts in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, and Vietnam (English)
Worldwide there is a high, and in many cases growing demand for wild plants and animals and products made from them. Wild species are used as the source of a wide variety of goods, including foods, medicines...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 46791 Document Date: October 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Philippines - Involuntary resettlement : policy and institutional frameworks, practices, and challenges (English)
This study reviews the policy and institutional framework for involuntary resettlement in the Philippines. Its purpose is to assess the prospect of harmonizing the country's involuntary resettlement framework...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 52296 Document Date: July 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Tuyor,Josefo,Lazaro,Victoria Florian S.
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Climate resilient cities : a primer on reducing vulnerabilities to climate change impacts and strengthening disaster risk management in East Asian cities (English)
A primer on reducing vulnerabilities to climate change impacts and strengthening disaster risk management in East Asian cities is prepared as a guide for local governments in the East Asia Region to better...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 44926 Document Date: June 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Prasad,Neeraj,Ranghieri,Federica,Shah,Fatima Zehra,Trohanis,Zoe Elena