Documents & Reports
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The cost of irrigation water in the Jordan Valley (English)
Jordan is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world. Its annual renewable resources of 145 cubic meters per capita are far below the threshold of severe water scarcity of 500 cubic meters...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 104504 Document Date: April 1, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Van Den Berg,Caroline,Agha Al Nimer,Sana Kh.H.,Fileccia, Turi,Gonzalez,Luz Maria,Wahseh, Suhail
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Groundwater quality protection : guide for water utilities, authorities municipal, and environmental agencies : Protección de la calidad del agua subterránea : guía para empresas de agua, autoridades municipals, y agencias ambientales (Spanish)
Document Type: Water & Sanitation Discussion Paper Report No.: 103129 Document Date: February 1, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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The Water Expert Team (WET) (English)
The Water Expert Team (WET) is a technical support service that identifies and mobilizes on-demand high level expertise to address complex water challenges in World Bank operations. World Bank operational...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 102743 Document Date: January 1, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Mapping results from space : satellite data show impact of investments on agricultural and water use efficiency in Uttar Pradesh, India (English)
India is home to one-sixth of the world’s total population and its population is expected to grow by 34 per cent in the period 2005-30. Uttar Pradesh, located in northern India, is one of the country’s...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 97156 Document Date: May 1, 2015 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Gaur,Anju,Yu,Winston,Garcia Ramirez,Danielle Alejandra
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The hydropower sustainability assessment protocol for use by World Bank clients : lessons learned and recommendations (English)
As a mature technology, hydropower has by far the largest installed capacity of any renewable source of electricity generation. In 1998, in the face of escalating pressure, the World Commission on Dams...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 89147 Document Date: June 30, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Liden,Mats Johan Rikard,Lyon,Kimberly Nicole
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Applying results-based financing in water investments (English)
Given the broad array of issues and the complexity faced by the water sector as a whole (from irrigation to flood protection, to water conservation and hydropower), there is great demand for future exploring...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 89326 Document Date: May 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Rodriguez,Diego Juan,Suardi,Mario Alejandro,Ham,Marcel,Mimmi,Luisa Maria,Goksu,Amanda Joan
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A regional approach to reducing pollution in the Adriatic sea (English)
The Adriatic Sea is a cultural and economic anchor of the Mediterranean region, best known for its deep blue water, sandy beaches, and biodiversity. The 75 million residents of its six riparian countries...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 83260 Document Date: December 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Andricevic, Roko,Goksu,Amanda Joan,Kisevic, Mak,Lutalo,Sanyu Sarah Senkatuka,Marino,Manuel G.,Rodriguez,Diego Juan,Trumvic, Ivica,Webster, Mike,Van De Kamp Pakulski,Ingrid Maria Imelda
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Water Partnership Program (WPP) annual report and phase one summary 2012 : Sharing smart solutions in water (English)
This report concerns the major impact of the Water Partnership Program (WPP) phase one (2009-2012) in each of the World Bank's six regions, as well as its global impact on knowledge and innovation. The...
Document Type: Annual Report Report No.: 80385 Document Date: July 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Rodriguez,Diego Juan,Schuring,Matthijs Christiaan,Constantinou,Nansia,Goksu, Amanda,Garcia Ramirez,Danielle Alejandra,Mimmi,Luisa Maria
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The water portfolio of the World Bank : insights from a review of fiscal year 2011 (English)
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 79798 Document Date: June 14, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Lyon,Kimberly Nicole,Scheierling,Susanne M.
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Malawi - Water sector investment plan (Vol. 2 of 2) : Final report : volume two (English)
This report provides an investment plan, and associated funding plan, for the water and sanitation sector in Malawi, from now until 2030. The aim is to maximize the benefits to the country of expanding...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 80143 Document Date: May 31, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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The SIASAR initiative : an information system for more sustainable rural water and sanitation services (English)
The Rural Water and Sanitation Information System (SIASAR) is an innovative platform de-signed to monitor the development and performance of rural Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) services. Through this...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 76977 Document Date: February 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Pena Pereira Weiss,Lilian,Michaud,David,Biau,Julie
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Towards progress on sanitation : the case of Cameroon (English)
Access to sanitation in Cameroon fell from 61 percent in 2000 to 58 percent in 2010. While rates of access to drinking water and improved sanitation in Cameroon are higher than average for sub-Saharan...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 80104 Document Date: February 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Van Ginneken,Meike,Drozdz,Jan,Vargas-Ramirez,Miguel
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Integrated urban water management : lessons and recommendations from regional experiences in Latin America, Central Asia, and Africa (English)
The purpose of this report is to review a set of Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) initiatives and pilot studies funded by the World Bank’s Water Partnership Program (WPP) in Latin America and the...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 75043 Document Date: November 1, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Closas,Alvar Eduardo,Rodriguez,Diego Juan,Schuring,Matthijs Christiaan
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Renewable energy desalination : an emerging solution to close the water gap in the Middle East and North Africa (English)
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is one of the most water-stressed parts of the world. In just over 25 years, between 1975 and 2001. Looking to the future, MENA's freshwater outlook is expected...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 73070 Document Date: September 26, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Water Partnership Program (WPP) annual report 2011 : Strengthen, secure, sustain (English)
While economic development continues to pull countries out of poverty, current growth patterns have proven to be unsustainable and inefficient, and are increasing inequality rather than reducing it. The...
Document Type: Annual Report Report No.: 72028 Document Date: July 1, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Grow in concert with nature : sustaining East Asia's water resources through green water defense (English)
As countries develop, the demand for water increases while water supply becomes less certain and is often not enough to meet demand. In general, pressures from both environment and human activities can...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 70604 Document Date: June 21, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Jiang,Liping,Li,Xiaokai,Turner,Graeme
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Malawi - Water sector investment plan (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main report : volume one (English)
This report provides an investment plan, and associated funding plan, for the water and sanitation sector in Malawi, from now until 2030. The aim is to maximize the benefits to the country of expanding...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 80143 Document Date: May 31, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Addressing water resources management in the Mekong Delta (English)
The Mekong Delta is the major pillar of Vietnam's agriculture, accounts for more than 25 percent of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and is the origin of some 90 percent of its rice exports and...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 80107 Document Date: April 1, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Design of water consumption based water rights administration system for Turpan prefecture of Xinjiang China (English)
China's increasingly serious water crisis threatens to become a potentially limiting factor of future economic growth and national development. Turpan Prefecture, located in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 80108 Document Date: April 1, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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A case study of public-private and public-public partnerships in water supply and sewerage services in Dar es Salaam (English)
In 2003, following a long and costly selection process, City Water Services (CWS), a private operator was engaged under a lease contract with the Dar es Salaam Water and Sewerage Authority (DAWASA) to...
Document Type: Other Public Sector Study Report No.: 69032 Document Date: April 1, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed