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This policy note was prepared in parallel to the report Pakistan at 100, Shaping the Future. The report Pakistan at 100 discusses options to accelerate and sustain growth in Pakistan so that the country becomes an upper middle-income country when it turns 100 years old in 2047. This policy note...
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The World Bank Group (WBG) has been active in public and private sector pollution management for the past several … improved the management of solid and hazardous waste and wastewater, and controlled pollution related to a large variety of … growth, and green development require that pollution management be addressed within a new context …
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huge economic loss, but pollution of environmental resources (air, land, and water) on an unprecedented scale. The Damage …
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The growth and impacts of plastic pollution have emerged as a major environmental challenge globally. Plastic pollution … started to implement policies to manage plastic pollution and its impact, but as yet there is little evidence about their … development and implementation of policies to manage plastic pollution and provide evidence-based policy guidance. The structure …
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To meet carbon emissions targets, more than 30 countries have committed to boosting production of renewable resources from biological materials andconvert them into products such as food, animal feedand bioenergy. In a post-fossil-fuel world, an increasingproportion of chemicals, plastics,...
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overview of agricultural pollution in the Philippines, commissioned by the World Bank. The overview consists of three 'chapters … overview of: (a) the magnitude, impacts, and drivers of pollution related to the crops sector's development; (b) measures that … have been taken by the public sector to manage or mitigate this pollution; and (c) existing knowledge gaps and directions …
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The Madagascar Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) has the following objectives: (i) to facilitate the integration of environment-development priorities in a future Country Assistance Strategy (CAS); (ii) to provide analytical information that can underpin the development of future World Bank...
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currently receiving insufficient attention given their relative significance: (1) in door and urban air pollution, (2) the …
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Since the signing of the Peace Accords in 1996, Guatemala has made substantial progress in consolidating peace and democracy. While progress in socioeconomic development has been uneven, there have been important gains in education and health coverage, sustained increases in social sector...
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