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Since its unveiling in October 2013, China s Belt & Road Initiative (B&R) has promoted Eurasian trade and integration along the Silk Road Economic Belt and the Maritime Silk Road.
This report responds to a request from the Royal Government of Cambodia for the World Bank to assess the current state of its Digital Economy and identify policies such as supporting the development of digital skills and completing regulatory framework.
This paper provides a preliminary assessment of expected benefits of government-backed identification systems for firms across a variety of industries.
Parties involved (public and private): Risen Energy (China) Co. Ltd. (The Developer), EBRD and Green Climate Fund (Lenders), Risen Energy (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd. (EPC Contractor), Financial Settlement Centre (the Offtaker).
The circular economy is now core policy for a growing number of countries with leadership from Finland, the European Union and Canada, but it is also taking a strong hold in Asia as Japan and China implement circular economic policies to transition them to a sustainable inclusive future.
Given its share of greenhouse gas emissions, infrastructure needs to be decarbonised as part of the long-term transition to net zero and the limitation of global warming to 1.5%.
This strategy document is a development document for Can Tho. This document outlines the challenges and obstacles to economic development in Can Tho, environmental quality protection, poverty alleviation, human resource development and financial resources. The strategy document also outlines some monitoring and evluation frameworks.
The Madrid 360 Environmental Strategy was presented in September 2019 to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) emitted into the atmosphere by 11.3% by 2023, a reduction of 1,563 tonnes of NOx per year
An innovative offtake was structured for the new sewage treatment plant in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, where Indian Oil will use treated wastewater to cool its refinery, which will save 20 million liters of fresh water every day
The Climate and Disaster Risk Screening Tools developed by the World Bank, provide a systematic, consistent, and transparent way of considering short- and long-term climate and disaster risks in project and national/sector planning processes.
The Climate and Disaster Risk Screening Tools developed by the World Bank, provide a systematic, consistent, and transparent way of considering short- and long-term climate and disaster risks in project and national/sector planning processes.
In an effort to serve as a 'one stop shop' for climate-related information, data, and tools, the World Bank created the Climate Change Knowledge Portal (or CCKP).
CFA is a 4-year programme funded by the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Aims to identify and develop pipelines of bankable climate-related projects that can attract investment at scale from the private sector. In 2017, Nigeria took part in the inaugural pilot CFA process The CFA initiative has since been extended to Mexico, Colombia, Peru, South Africa & Turkey. Stakeholders involved Conceiver: Ian Callaghan Associates Funder: UK Government (BEIS) Neutral convener for the CFA process: Nigerian Economic Summit Group
The European Investment Bank adopted its Climate Strategy on 22nd September 2015, following a comprehensive review, including a formal public consultation that was launched in January 2015.
This paper examines climate-change impacts on hydropower generation using an econometric model of the determinants of hydroelectric generetion.
UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure in collaboration with the University of Sharjah, intended to develop new asphalt binder specifications for the UAE to help mitigate the environmental impacts of climate change by building a climate model and running different Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenarios.
The LTIIA's report on Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: How to scale up private investment examines the current state of climate-resilient infrastructure investment and brings forward recommendations and proposals.

Marsh & McLennan Companies Asia Pacific Risk Center estimates that between 55-65 percent of projects in Asia are not bankable without support from government or multilateral development banks.
