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Inclusion of LGBTI+ Persons in Workplaces in Thailand
World Bank - 2022
Thailand is widely considered progressive among developing and middle-income countries regarding the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex (LGBTI+) people. Thailand has made progress in developing legislation to stop LGBTI+ discrimination, including adopting the Gender...
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Smoke-Free Workplaces
World Bank - 2012
Smoking harms the health of smokers and those around them. Smokers are at far higher risks of strokes, heart attacks and other cardiovascular diseases; cancers of the lungs, mouth, larynx, bladder, pancreas, kidneys and stomach; emphysema, bronchitis, and tuberculosis. These diseases cause...
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The growth of transport sector CO2 emissions and underlying factors in Latin America and the Caribbean
Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2008
in fuel mix, modal shift, and economic growth, as well as changes in emission coefficients and transportation energy … intensity. The key finding of the study is that economic growth and the changes in transportation energy intensity are the main … effective in countries where the transportation energy intensity effect is the main driver of carbon dioxide emissions growth …
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Republic of Yemen : City and Inter-City Land Transport Sector - Strategy Note
World Bank - 2012
The World Bank's study covered all modes of city and inter-city land transport, also designated in this report under the name of 'road transport'. However, the report focuses on the Governments two main concerns: the urban bus and taxi sector, which performs poorly and is a major cause of the...
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A Strategy for Slovakia's Transport Sector
World Bank - 2001
Slovakia's transport sector has not suffered from the dramatic reductions in demand and neglect of its infrastructure that have afflicted many of its neighbors. However, current under-maintenance is eating away at the stock of transport infrastructure and is unsustainable in anything more than...
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Tonga Transport Sector Review
World Bank - 2012
This review aims to identify ways of improving the structure and efficiency of the transport sector in Tonga. It seeks to provide a coherent and consistent analysis and evaluation, recommending appropriate directions and actions; identifies institutional structures for policy and planning,...
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Romania - Functional Review : Transport Sector
World Bank - 2013
This report describes the results of the Functional Review of the transport sector in Romania. During its early transition years, Romania implemented radical structural reforms in the institutions of the transport sector, but over the last decade there has been concern that these changes have...
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Turkey - Transport Sector Expenditure Review : Synthesis Report
World Bank - 2013
Turkey is an upper-middle income country with a population of 73 million. It has a diversified economy with a strategic geographical position, located on the southeastern side of Europe and southwestern side of Asia. Continued economic growth, combined with increases in the urban population,...
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Bosnia and Herzegovina - The Road to Europe : Transport Sector Review - Main Report
World Bank - 2013
This report highlights deficiencies and indicates priorities for a prospective national transport strategy and action plan for further consideration by key stakeholders. The overall objective should be the development of a transport system, and an institutional framework, that facilitates rather...
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West Bank and Gaza - Transport Sector Strategy Note
World Bank - 2013
The purpose of this Transport Sector Note (TSN) is to assist the Palestinian Authority (PA) in developing a strategy for the sector that can aid in addressing the immediate constraints and transport issues in support of the PA's effort to revive the national economy, improve mobility and reduce...
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