This book was undertaken at a pivotal time in the region. The weak summer monsoon in 2009 created drought conditions throughout Pakistan. This followed an already tenuous situation for many rural households faced with high fuel and fertilizer costs and the impacts of rising global food prices....

Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; Overview; Urbanization, Economic Growth, Energy, and Emissions Trends; Figure O.1 Urbanization Rate; Figures; Figure O.2 Changes in Annual Energy Consumption per Capita, 1990 and 2009; Understanding the Cities: Energy Use and GHG Emissions; Tables;...

C1; C2; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; Background to the Case Studies; Structure of the Case Studies; Box I.1 Key Takeaways from Public Office, Private Interests: Accountability through Income and Asset Disclosure; Boxes; Key Considerations in...

Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Part 1 Overview; Chapter 1 The Role of the Government: Act Now on Domestic Policy and Financing; Global and Regional Context: Governments Are Taking Action, but Mobilizing Substantial Financing Is the Major Hurdle;...

The new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) at its core. A dedicated Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 6) declares a commitment to "ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all." Monitoring progress toward this...

For decades, corruption in Ethiopia has only been discussed at the margins. Perhaps because many have not experienced corruption as a significant constraint to their lives and businesses, or perhaps because a culture of circumspection has dampened open dialogue, Ethiopia has neither seen the...

This book discusses the wide range of challenges faced by policy makers in the pharmaceutical sector, presents the current know-how in terms of policy measures, and provides specific examples of policy packages that can be used in defined circumstances, even if one assumes a certain degree of...

Indigenous peoples across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) already perceive and experience negative effects of climate change and variability. Although the overall economic impact of climate change on gross domestic product (GDP) is significant, what is particularly problematic is that it...

This book provides a much needed look at the impact of climate change on the poor. It convincingly demonstrates that issues of poverty and livelihoods must be integrated into climate change policies to help achieve sustainable development gains. The high incidence of natural disasters, growing...

Slow progress in improving the coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean's (LAC's) traditional social protection (SP) programs, combined with the deepening of democracy, have led to calls for a new social contract to provide effective social protection to all citizens. This book highlights the...