Global gas flaring tracker report 2023
The latest Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report, a leading global and independent indicator of gas flaring, finds that global gas flaring decreased by three percent to 139 bcm in 2022 from 144 bcm in 2021.
The World Bank
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Niger country environmental analysis
Niger is a fragile country, marked by a poorly diversified economy and extreme poverty. Climate change, rapid demographic growth, and weak governance are major threats to Niger's growth. These changes
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The climate change and conflict nexus in West Africa: a new approach for operationally relevant vulnerability assessments
This report advances usable knowledge on how climate change and conflict interact in the region. Its findings contribute to a growing body of research examining the links between climate change and conflict
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Welfare and climate risks in coastal Bangladesh: the impacts of climatic extremes on multidimensional poverty and the wider benefits of climate adaptation
It is widely recognized that climate hazards impact the poor disproportionately. However, quantifying these disproportionate hazard impacts on a large scale is difficult given limited information on households’
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The costs of environmental degradation from plastic pollution in selected coastal areas in the United Republic of Tanzania
Plastic waste negatively impacts ecosystems, public health, and local economies in Tanzania. For example, marine plastic and microplastic wastes contaminate beaches, sea grass areas and coral reef habitats,
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Unblocking sector financing for universal access to water supply and sanitation in Kenya
This note summarizes the findings of the water supply and sanitation subsector review conducted through the lens of a public expenditure and institutional review. The review seeks to support the government
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Digital Africa: technological transformation for jobs
All African countries need better and more jobs for their growing populations. "Digital Africa: Technological Transformation for Jobs" shows that broader use of productivity-enhancing, digital technologies
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The economics of electric vehicles for passenger transportation
"The Economics of Electric Vehicles for Passenger Transportation" provides answers to three critical questions: Why should developing countries pursue e-mobility? When does an accelerated transition to
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Mobility and development, Spring 2023: innovations, policies, and practices
This third issue of the Mobility and Development periodical unpacks an exciting transport sector narrative through seven articles. The issue explores the challenge and outlook on transport decarbonization.
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Women, business and the law 2023
“Women, Business and the Law 2023” is the ninth in a series of annual studies measuring the laws and regulations that affect women’s economic opportunity in 190 economies. The project presents eight indicators