The 1.5 billion people question : food, vouchers, or cash transfers? / / Harold Alderman, Ugo Gentilini, Ruslan Yemtsov, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Publications, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (341 pages) : illustrations, tables, graphs |
Disciplina | 363.883 |
Soggetto topico |
Food relief
Public welfare |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4648-1088-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511357603321 |
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Africa in the new trade environment : market access in troubled times |
Autore | Coulibaly Souleymane |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | , : World Bank Publications, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 pages) |
Disciplina | 337 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
KassaWoubet
ZeufackAlbert-G |
Soggetto topico |
International economic relations
International economic relations - Mathematical models |
ISBN | 1-4648-1757-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795602703321 |
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Africa in the new trade environment : market access in troubled times |
Autore | Coulibaly Souleymane |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | , : World Bank Publications, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 pages) |
Disciplina | 337 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
KassaWoubet
ZeufackAlbert-G |
Soggetto topico |
International economic relations
International economic relations - Mathematical models |
ISBN | 1-4648-1757-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910806985603321 |
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Africa's cities : opening doors to the world / / Somik Vinay Lall, J. Vernon Henderson, Anthony J. Venables ; with [nine others] |
Autore | Lall Somik V. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Publications, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (165 pages) : color illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 307.76096 |
Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Africa
Community development, Urban - Africa |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480657103321 |
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Africa's Resource Future : Harnessing Natural Resources for Economic Transformation During the Low-Carbon Transition |
Autore | Cust James |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D. C. : , : World Bank Publications, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (274 pages) |
Disciplina | 620.193 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ZeufackAlbert |
Collana | Africa Development Forum Series |
Soggetto topico |
Carbon
Commodities Economic development - Africa, Sub-Saharan Mines and mineral resources - Africa, Sub-Saharan Oil and Gas |
ISBN | 1-4648-1744-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Main Messages -- Executive Summary -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- The Untapped Economic Potential of Sub-Saharan Africa's Oil, Gas, and Mineral Resources -- The Legacy and Lessons from Africa's Commodity Price Boom and Bust -- Unlocking the Mining Sector's Economic Potential through Regional Integration and the African Continental Free Trade Area -- Looking Ahead to Africa's Resource Future -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 1 The Untapped Economic Potential of Sub-Saharan Africa's Oil, Gas, and Mineral Resources -- Introduction -- The Significant Rise in Resource-Rich Countries across Africa in the Past Two Decades -- The Untapped Resource Potential of Africa -- Unlocking SME Potential in the Mining Sector -- Conclusions -- Policy Recommendations -- Annex 1A Analysis of Trade Elasticities -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 The Legacy and Lessons of Africa's Commodity Price Boom and Bust -- Introduction -- Outcome 1: Economic Growth in Resource-Rich Africa Collapsed Once Commodity Prices Fell -- Outcome 2: Poverty Has Deepened in Resource-Rich Sub-Saharan African Countries -- Outcome 3: Inequality Has Persisted in Resource-Rich Sub-Saharan African Countries -- Outcome 4: Despite Significant Earnings during the Boom, Resource-Rich Africa Failed to Diversify Its Economies -- Export Concentration: The Boom Drove Increased Export Concentration -- Asset Concentration: What Happened to the Wealth of Nations? -- Outcome 5: Governance Was an Important Determining Factor in Outcomes for Resource-Rich Countries -- Governing New Discoveries and Managing Expectations: The Risk of the Presource Curse -- Managing Macroeconomic Risks -- Resource-Backed Loans Carry Hidden Risks -- Conclusions: Insights from the Boom-and-Bust Cycle -- Notes -- References.
Chapter 3 Unlocking the Mining Sector's Economic Potential through Regional Integration and the African Continental Free Trade Area -- Introduction -- The African Continental Free Trade Area -- Tariff Barriers -- Nontariff Barriers: Logistics and Infrastructure -- Policy Impediments: Local Content Policy Requirements and Export Restrictions -- Policy Recommendations -- Tariffs -- Nontariff Barriers -- Policy Impediments -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 Looking Ahead to Africa's Resource Future -- Introduction -- Megatrend 1: The Low-Carbon Transition -- Megatrend 2: Mechanization and Digital Transformation -- Megatrend 3: Environmental Consequences -- Megatrend 4: Long-Term Structural Effects -- Conclusions -- Annex 4A Chile's Nitrate Age, Nitrate Crisis, and Unprecedented Success Story -- Notes -- References -- Boxes -- Box ES.1 Policy Recommendations -- Box 1.1 Strengthening Support to Junior African Mining Companies -- Box 3.1 The Cost of Being Landlocked: The Case of Zambia -- Box 3.2 Alleviating the State-Owned Enterprise Energy Bottleneck in the Mining Sector -- Box 4.1 Will Digital Transformation Adoption Disrupt Work in Africa's Mining Sector? -- Figures -- Figure ES.1 Decline in per Capita GDP Growth Following the Resource Boom -- Figure O.1 Estimated Oil, Gas, Metals, and Mineral in Sub-Saharan Africa, by Year -- Figure O.2 Average Nonrenewable Resource Exports as a Share of Total Merchandise Exports and Average Resource Revenues as a Share of Total Government Revenues, by Region -- Figure O.3 Giant Oil and Gas Field Discoveries, by Region and Decade, 1950-2018 -- Figure O.4 Per Capita GDP Growth before, during, and after the Resource Boom -- Figure O.5 Global Historical and Projected Poverty Headcount, 1995-2030 -- Figure O.6 Total Poverty Headcount, Resource-Rich and Non-Resource-Rich Sub-Saharan African Countries, 1995-2030. Figure O.7 Change in Gini Coefficient in Sub-Saharan African Countries, Preboom versus End of Boom -- Figure O.8 Average Adjusted Net Savings as a Share of GNI and Average Natural Resource Rents as a Share of GDP over the 2004-14 Boom Period in Sub-Saharan African Countries -- Figure O.9 Indexed Worldwide Governance Indicators: Period Averages for Resource-Rich and Non-Resource-Rich African Countries -- Figure O.10 Short-Term Growth Impact of Giant Hydrocarbon Discoveries -- Figure O.11 Overoptimism of Citizens about Macroeconomic Conditions and Living Standards after Hydrocarbon Discoveries -- Figure O.12 General Government Gross Debt in Sub-Saharan Africa, by Type of Resource Endowment, 2007, 2013, and 2018 -- Figure O.13 Africa's GDP-Weighted Employment Growth, by Subsector, Full Free Trade Agreement Long-Term Scenario -- Figure O.14 Fossil Fuel Use, by Resource and Scenario, 2020, 2030, and 2050 -- Figure O.15 Cobalt Exports from Sub-Saharan Africa -- Figure O.16 Production Output, per Person, per Year, for Three Different Types of Platinum Group Metals Mines Owned by Anglo American -- Figure O.17 Average Distribution of Human Capital between Males and Females in Resource-Rich and Non-Resource-Rich Countries, Selected Regions, 2018 -- Figure 1.1 Receipts from Natural Resources, by Country, 2004-14 Average -- Figure 1.2 Nonrenewable Resource Exports as a Share of Total Merchandise Exports, by Region, 2004-14 Average -- Figure 1.3 Resource Revenues as a Share of Total Government Revenues, by Region, 2004-14 Average -- Figure 1.4 Sub-Saharan Africa's Aggregate and per Capita Natural Wealth, 1995-2018 -- Figure 1.5 Active Mineral Exploration Sites per Million Square Kilometers of Surface Area in Key Mining Jurisdictions, 2017 -- Figure 1.6 Mineral Exploration Spending and Discovery Value, Select Countries and Regions, 2007-16. Figure 1.7 World Mineral Exploration Expenditures, Select Countries and Regions, 1975-2019 -- Figure 1.8 Mine-Site Value and Primary Mineral Value, by African Region -- Figure 1.9 Number of African Mineral Discoveries, by Size of Deposit, 1900-2019 -- Figure 1.10 Number of African Mineral Discoveries, by Commodity, 1900-2019 -- Figure 1.11 Number of African Mineral Discoveries, by Type of Exploration Company, 1900-2019 -- Figure 1.12 Giant Oil and Gas Field Discoveries, by Region and Decade, 1950-2018 -- Figure 1.13 Largest Giant Petroleum Discoveries for Host Country Economy, Net Present Value of Discovery Scaled by Share of GDP, 1960-2020 -- Figure 1.14 Actual and Projected Global Metals Demand from EV Lithium-Ion Batteries -- Figure 1.15 Nonrenewable Resource Exports as a Share of Government Revenue, by Region -- Figure 1.16 Changes to the Sub-Saharan African Mineral Commodity Export Structure across Main Importers, 1995-2018 -- Figure 1A.1 Export Supply and Import Demand Elasticities of the SSA Exporters to Main Importers Relative to the Rest of the World, by Chapter -- Figure 1A.2 Effect of Energy Minerals in Sub-Saharan African Export Revenues -- Figure 2.1 Government Revenues and Rents from Natural Resources, Select Sub-Saharan African Resource-Rich Countries, 1990-2020 -- Figure 2.2 Comparison of GDP and Nonresource GDP Growth Rates before, during, and after the Boom, Resource-Rich versus Non-Resource-Rich Countries -- Figure 2.3 Annual Growth of Total Wealth per Capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, Period Averages -- Figure 2.4 Share of the World's Poor in Resource-Rich and Non-Resource-Rich Sub-Saharan African Countries, 1995-2030 -- Figure 2.5 Total Poverty Headcount, Resource-Rich and Non-Resource-Rich Sub-Saharan African Countries, 1995-2030 -- Figure 2.6 Poverty Headcount in Sub-Saharan African Countries, 2003 versus 2014. Figure 2.7 Global Historical and Projected Poverty Headcount, 1995-2030 -- Figure 2.8 Gini Coefficients in Sub-Saharan Africa, Preboom (2003) versus End of Boom (2014) -- Figure 2.9 Change in Gini Coefficient in Sub-Saharan African Countries, Preboom versus End of Boom -- Figure 2.10 Sectoral Composition of Sub-Saharan African Exports, Preboom, Boom, and Postboom Average -- Figure 2.11 Ratio of Resource GDP to Nonresource GDP in Sub-Saharan African Countries, 1998-2003 versus 2014-18 Averages -- Figure 2.12 Export Diversification Index of Sub-Saharan African Countries, 1998-2003 versus 2006-10 Averages -- Figure 2.13 Change in Total Wealth per Capita in Sub-Saharan African Countries, 2004-14 -- Figure 2.14 Average Adjusted Net Savings as a Share of GNI and Average Natural Resource Rents as a Share of GDP over the 2004-14 Boom Period in Sub-Saharan African Countries -- Figure 2.15 Wealth Composition per Capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2004 versus 2014 -- Figure 2.16 Indexed Worldwide Governance Indicators: Period Averages for Resource-Rich and Non-Resource-Rich African Countries -- Figure 2.17 Change in Worldwide Governance Indicator Average Ratings, by Resource-Rich Sub-Saharan African Country, 1998-2003 to 2015-18 -- Figure 2.18 Short-Term Growth Impact of Giant Hydrocarbon Discoveries -- Figure 2.19 Overoptimism of Citizens about Macroeconomic Conditions and Living Standards after Hydrocarbon Discoveries -- Figure 2.20 General Government Gross Debt in Sub-Saharan Africa, by Type of Resource Endowment, 2007, 2013, and 2018 -- Figure 3.1 Africa's GDP-Weighted Employment Growth, by Subsector, Full Free Trade Agreement Long-Term Scenario -- Figure 3.2 International Transport Costs for All Modes of Transport, by Regional Average, 1985-2014 -- Figure 3.3 Gold Production at Acacia's Bulyanhulu Mine in Tanzania, 2016-21. Figure 4.1 Fossil Fuel Use, by Resource and Scenario, 2020, 2030, and 2050. |
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Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 2005, Europe : Are We on Track to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals? |
Autore | Bourguignon Francois |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, USA, : World Bank Publications, 20050301 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.94 |
Collana | Annual World Bank Conference on development economics--Europe Are we on track to achieve the millennium development goals? |
Soggetto topico |
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Public Policy / Economic Policy Economic development Business & Economics Economic Theory |
ISBN |
0-8213-6020-5
1-280-11555-6 9786610115556 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449988203321 |
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Atlas of sustainable development goals 2017 from world development indicators / / World Bank |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Publications, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (131 pages) |
Disciplina | 332.673 |
Collana | World Bank Atlas |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466251603321 |
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Better neighbors : toward a renewal of economic integration in Latin America / / Chad P. Bown [and three others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Publications, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (199 pages) : illustrations, tables |
Disciplina | 338.98 |
Collana | Latin America and Caribbean Studies |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Latin America
Foreign trade regulation - Latin America |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466282803321 |
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Blue Skies, Blue Seas : Air Pollution, Marine Plastics, and Coastal Erosion in the Middle East and North Africa |
Autore | Heger Martin |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | , : World Bank Publications, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (405 pages) |
Disciplina | 551.457 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
VasholdLukas
PalaciosAnabella AlahmadiMala AcerbiMarcelo |
Collana | MENA Development Report |
Soggetto topico |
Coast changes
Pollution - Economic aspects |
ISBN | 1-4648-1813-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Overview -- "Blue" Capital and Three Core Issues -- Road Map to the Report -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Human Advancement and Sustainable Natural Capital Use in the Middle East and North Africa -- Overview -- Improvement in Incomes, Produced Capital, and Human Capital -- Natural Capital Deteriorates as Environmental Degradation Accelerates -- A Lag in Decoupling Growth from Air Pollution and GHGs -- Switching to a Green Growth Path -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Blue Skies for Healthy and Prosperous Cities -- Overview -- How Polluted Are the Cities' Skies? -- The Health and Economic Impacts of Dirty Skies -- Policy Review: How to Get Clear Blue Skies -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 Blue Seas: Freeing the Seas from Plastics -- Overview -- The State of Plastic Pollution in the Seas -- The Environmental, Public Health, and Economic Impacts of Plastic-Polluted Seas -- Policy Review: How to Get Clear, Blue, Plastic-Free Seas -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 Blue Seas: Fighting Coastal Erosion -- Overview -- How Eroded Is the Coast? -- The Economic Impacts of Eroded Coasts -- Policy Review: How to Combat Coastal Erosion -- Notes -- References -- Boxes -- Box 2.1 Green Recovery Goals Guide COVID-19 Responses by Multilateral Organizations -- Box 2.2 Job Creation from Green Growth Strategies -- Box 2.3 Carbon Wealth in the Middle East and North Africa and Its Potential Pitfalls -- Box 3.1 Different Sources and Health Effects of Different PM Diameters -- Box 3.2 Air Quality Monitoring in Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates -- Box 3.3 Reforming Fuel Subsidies: Lessons from International Experience -- Box 3.4 Slashing Fuel Subsidies during Periods of Low Global Oil Prices Reduces Public Discontent.
Box 3.5 Environmental Fiscal Reform: International Experiences -- Box 3.6 Vehicle Technology and Related Regulations in the Middle East and North Africa -- Box 3.7 Fuel Quality Standards in the Middle East and North Africa -- Box 3.8 Public Transportation in Middle East and North Africa's Cities -- Box 3.9 Place-Based Policies and Their Effects on Air Pollution -- Box 3.10 Successful Pollution Abatement Projects in the Middle East and North Africa -- Box 3.11 California's Emissions Trading System -- Box 3.12 Saudi Arabia's Efforts to Increase Energy Efficiency -- Box 3.13 Regional Examples of Investment in Renewable Energy Sources -- Box 3.14 Reducing the "Black Cloud" Phenomenon in Greater Cairo -- Box 3.15 Reusing Crop Residues as Fertilizer with the Happy Seeder -- Box 3.16 Public Awareness Programs on Air Pollution in the Middle East and North Africa -- Box 3.17 Green Space in Cairo, the Arab Republic of Egypt -- Box 4.1 Marine-Plastic Pollution within the International Policy Agenda -- Box 4.2 Identifying the Hot Spots of Marine-Plastic Debris along Morocco's Coasts -- Box 4.3 Green Bond Financing for SWM Systems -- Box 4.4 A Snapshot of the Petrochemical Industry in the Middle East and North Africa -- Box 4.5 Eliminating SUPs in the United Arab Emirates -- Box 4.6 Morocco: Implementing an Ecotax on Plastic Production -- Box 4.7 Tunisia: The ECOLEF Program to Increase Recycling -- Box 4.8 Emerging Alternatives to SUPs in the Middle East and North Africa -- Box 4.9 The EU Plan to Reduce SUP -- Box 4.10 Plastics Circularity and Market Potential: Examples from Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand -- Box 4.11 Integration of Recyclers into Local Waste Management Systems: Examples from Latin America -- Box 5.1 Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa and the Impact of COVID-19 -- Box 5.2 Sediment Budgets and Numerical Modeling in West Africa. Box 5.3 Iraq's Al-Faw Grand Port: Computational Modeling to Eliminate Coastal Erosion -- Box 5.4 Rosetta Promontory: Computational Modeling of Solutions to Fight Coastal Erosion -- Box 5.5 Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Morocco -- Box 5.6 Enhancing Climate Change Adaptation in the North Coast and Nile Delta Regions, the Arab Republic of Egypt -- Box 5.7 India's ICZM Project: A Comprehensive Approach for Combating Coastal Erosion -- Box 5.8 General Overview of Hard-Defense Options -- Box 5.9 Effects of Different Defense Structures in Soliman Beach, Tunisia -- Box 5.10 Building with Nature: Approaches for Beach Replenishment from the Netherlands -- Figure -- Figure ES.1 Urban Air Pollution, Marine-Plastic Pollution, and Net Coastal Erosion, by Region -- Figure 2.1 Capital Accounting Framework -- Figure 2.2 Gross National Income Per Capita, by Subregion, Middle East and North Africa, 1990-2018 -- Figure 2.3 Trends in Access and Use of Basic Sanitation and Drinking Water Services in the Middle East and North Africa, by Subregion, 2000-17 -- Figure 2.4 Trends in Rural Access to Electricity and Total Population's Internet Use in the Middle East and North Africa, by Subregion -- Figure 2.5 Selected Human Capital Indicators in the Middle East and North Africa, by Subregion -- Figure 2.6 Recent Trends in Selected Gas Emissions in the Middle East and North Africa, by Subregion -- Figure 2.7 Volume of Plastic Debris Entering the Seas from the Middle East and North Africa, by Economy, 2010 and 2025 -- Figure 2.8 Average Annual Net Coastal Accretion and Erosion, Global Regions and Middle East and North Africa Subregions, 1984-2016 -- Figure 2.9 Natural Habitat Index Trends in the Middle East and North Africa, by Subregion. Figure 2.10 Sustainability of Water Withdrawals, by Source, as a Share of Total Withdrawals in Middle East and North Africa Economies, 2010s -- Figure 2.11 Mean Sea Level Rise of the Mediterranean Sea, 1993-2020 -- Figure 2.12 Trends in Growth of GNI Per Capita in Relation to CO2 Emissions Per Capita in Middle East and North Africa Subregions and Other Global Regions, 1990-2018 -- Figure 2.13 Growth of GNI Per Capita in Relation to CO2 Emissions Per Capita in Middle East and North Africa Economies, since 1990 -- Figure 2.14 Progress in Decoupling Growth of GNI Per Capita from NOX and SO2 Emissions Per Capita, by Global Region, since 1990 -- Figure 2.15 Extent of Decoupling Growth of GNI Per Capita from NOX and SO2 Emissions Per Capita, Middle East and North Africa Economies, since 1990 -- Figure 2.16 Comparison of Global Regions in Decoupling Growth of GNI Per Capita from Black Carbon Emissions Per Capita since 1990 -- Figure 2.17 Comparison of Global Regions in Decoupling Growth of GNI Per Capita from PM2.5 Exposure since 1990 -- Figure 3.1 Ambient Air Pollution in Urban Areas, by World Region, 2016 -- Figure 3.2 Ambient Air Pollution in Capital Cities of Selected Middle East and North Africa Countries, 2018 -- Figure 3.3 Ambient Air Pollution in Non-Capital Major Cities of Selected Middle East and North Africa Countries, 2018 -- Figure 3.4 Global Comparison of Ambient Air Pollution in Capital or Other Major Cities in Relation to Countries' Income Levels -- Figure B3.1.1 Size Comparisons for PM10 and PM2.5 Particles -- Figure 3.5 Share of Total Mortality Risk from Most Prevalent Causes in the Middle East and North Africa, 2019 -- Figure 3.6 Trends in Risk Exposure, by Cause, in the Middle East and North Africa, 1990-2019 -- Figure 3.7 AAP-Induced Causes of Death in the Middle East and North Africa, 2019. Figure 3.8 Death Rates Attributable to AAP in the Middle East and North Africa, by Economy, 2019 -- Figure 3.9 Total AAP-Related Deaths in the Middle East and North Africa, by Subregion and Economy, 2019 -- Figure 3.10 Trends in Morbidity Due to AAP in the Middle East and North Africa, by Subregion, 1990-2019 -- Figure 3.12 Estimated Effect of Increased AAP Exposure during Pregnancy on Probability of Stunting or Wasting of Children Born 2002-14, Selected Middle East and North Africa Countries -- Figure 3.13 Global Morbidity and Mortality Rates Related to Air Pollution, by Region, 2019 -- Figure 3.14 Decomposition of National Sources of PM2.5 Concentrations in the Middle East and North Africa, by Subregion, 2018 -- Figure 3.15 Decomposition of PM2.5 Sources in Greater Cairo, Summer and Fall 2010 -- Figure 3.16 Decomposition of Air Pollutant Sources, by Sector, in the EEA-33 Countries, 2017 -- Figure 3.17 Average Diesel and Gasoline Pump Prices Per Liter, by Global Region, 2016 and 2018 -- Figure 3.18 Average Diesel Pump Prices Per Liter in the Middle East and North Africa, by Economy, 2016 and 2018 -- Figure 3.19 Average Gasoline Pump Prices Per Liter in the Middle East and North Africa, by Economy, 2016 and 2018 -- Figure B3.7.1 Diesel Sulfur Limits in the Middle East and North Africa, by Economy, 2020 -- Figure 3.20 Shares of Total Population Living in Urban Areas and Country's Largest City, by Global Region, 2018 -- Figure 3.21 Share of All Motorized Trips Using Personal Cars, by Global Region -- Figure B3.8.1 Trips by Public Transportation as a Share of Total Motorized Trips in Selected Cities Worldwide and in the Middle East and North Africa -- Figure 3.22 Energy Use Per Unit of Output and Growth Rate, by World Region -- Figure 3.23 Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Losses, by World Region, 2014. Figure 3.24 Municipal Waste Burned Per Capita in the Middle East and North Africa, by Economy, 2010. |
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Blue Skies, Blue Seas : Air Pollution, Marine Plastics, and Coastal Erosion in the Middle East and North Africa |
Autore | Heger Martin |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | , : World Bank Publications, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (405 pages) |
Disciplina | 551.457 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
VasholdLukas
PalaciosAnabella AlahmadiMala AcerbiMarcelo |
Collana | MENA Development Report |
Soggetto topico |
Coast changes
Pollution - Economic aspects |
ISBN | 1-4648-1813-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Overview -- "Blue" Capital and Three Core Issues -- Road Map to the Report -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Human Advancement and Sustainable Natural Capital Use in the Middle East and North Africa -- Overview -- Improvement in Incomes, Produced Capital, and Human Capital -- Natural Capital Deteriorates as Environmental Degradation Accelerates -- A Lag in Decoupling Growth from Air Pollution and GHGs -- Switching to a Green Growth Path -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Blue Skies for Healthy and Prosperous Cities -- Overview -- How Polluted Are the Cities' Skies? -- The Health and Economic Impacts of Dirty Skies -- Policy Review: How to Get Clear Blue Skies -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 Blue Seas: Freeing the Seas from Plastics -- Overview -- The State of Plastic Pollution in the Seas -- The Environmental, Public Health, and Economic Impacts of Plastic-Polluted Seas -- Policy Review: How to Get Clear, Blue, Plastic-Free Seas -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 Blue Seas: Fighting Coastal Erosion -- Overview -- How Eroded Is the Coast? -- The Economic Impacts of Eroded Coasts -- Policy Review: How to Combat Coastal Erosion -- Notes -- References -- Boxes -- Box 2.1 Green Recovery Goals Guide COVID-19 Responses by Multilateral Organizations -- Box 2.2 Job Creation from Green Growth Strategies -- Box 2.3 Carbon Wealth in the Middle East and North Africa and Its Potential Pitfalls -- Box 3.1 Different Sources and Health Effects of Different PM Diameters -- Box 3.2 Air Quality Monitoring in Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates -- Box 3.3 Reforming Fuel Subsidies: Lessons from International Experience -- Box 3.4 Slashing Fuel Subsidies during Periods of Low Global Oil Prices Reduces Public Discontent.
Box 3.5 Environmental Fiscal Reform: International Experiences -- Box 3.6 Vehicle Technology and Related Regulations in the Middle East and North Africa -- Box 3.7 Fuel Quality Standards in the Middle East and North Africa -- Box 3.8 Public Transportation in Middle East and North Africa's Cities -- Box 3.9 Place-Based Policies and Their Effects on Air Pollution -- Box 3.10 Successful Pollution Abatement Projects in the Middle East and North Africa -- Box 3.11 California's Emissions Trading System -- Box 3.12 Saudi Arabia's Efforts to Increase Energy Efficiency -- Box 3.13 Regional Examples of Investment in Renewable Energy Sources -- Box 3.14 Reducing the "Black Cloud" Phenomenon in Greater Cairo -- Box 3.15 Reusing Crop Residues as Fertilizer with the Happy Seeder -- Box 3.16 Public Awareness Programs on Air Pollution in the Middle East and North Africa -- Box 3.17 Green Space in Cairo, the Arab Republic of Egypt -- Box 4.1 Marine-Plastic Pollution within the International Policy Agenda -- Box 4.2 Identifying the Hot Spots of Marine-Plastic Debris along Morocco's Coasts -- Box 4.3 Green Bond Financing for SWM Systems -- Box 4.4 A Snapshot of the Petrochemical Industry in the Middle East and North Africa -- Box 4.5 Eliminating SUPs in the United Arab Emirates -- Box 4.6 Morocco: Implementing an Ecotax on Plastic Production -- Box 4.7 Tunisia: The ECOLEF Program to Increase Recycling -- Box 4.8 Emerging Alternatives to SUPs in the Middle East and North Africa -- Box 4.9 The EU Plan to Reduce SUP -- Box 4.10 Plastics Circularity and Market Potential: Examples from Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand -- Box 4.11 Integration of Recyclers into Local Waste Management Systems: Examples from Latin America -- Box 5.1 Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa and the Impact of COVID-19 -- Box 5.2 Sediment Budgets and Numerical Modeling in West Africa. Box 5.3 Iraq's Al-Faw Grand Port: Computational Modeling to Eliminate Coastal Erosion -- Box 5.4 Rosetta Promontory: Computational Modeling of Solutions to Fight Coastal Erosion -- Box 5.5 Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Morocco -- Box 5.6 Enhancing Climate Change Adaptation in the North Coast and Nile Delta Regions, the Arab Republic of Egypt -- Box 5.7 India's ICZM Project: A Comprehensive Approach for Combating Coastal Erosion -- Box 5.8 General Overview of Hard-Defense Options -- Box 5.9 Effects of Different Defense Structures in Soliman Beach, Tunisia -- Box 5.10 Building with Nature: Approaches for Beach Replenishment from the Netherlands -- Figure -- Figure ES.1 Urban Air Pollution, Marine-Plastic Pollution, and Net Coastal Erosion, by Region -- Figure 2.1 Capital Accounting Framework -- Figure 2.2 Gross National Income Per Capita, by Subregion, Middle East and North Africa, 1990-2018 -- Figure 2.3 Trends in Access and Use of Basic Sanitation and Drinking Water Services in the Middle East and North Africa, by Subregion, 2000-17 -- Figure 2.4 Trends in Rural Access to Electricity and Total Population's Internet Use in the Middle East and North Africa, by Subregion -- Figure 2.5 Selected Human Capital Indicators in the Middle East and North Africa, by Subregion -- Figure 2.6 Recent Trends in Selected Gas Emissions in the Middle East and North Africa, by Subregion -- Figure 2.7 Volume of Plastic Debris Entering the Seas from the Middle East and North Africa, by Economy, 2010 and 2025 -- Figure 2.8 Average Annual Net Coastal Accretion and Erosion, Global Regions and Middle East and North Africa Subregions, 1984-2016 -- Figure 2.9 Natural Habitat Index Trends in the Middle East and North Africa, by Subregion. Figure 2.10 Sustainability of Water Withdrawals, by Source, as a Share of Total Withdrawals in Middle East and North Africa Economies, 2010s -- Figure 2.11 Mean Sea Level Rise of the Mediterranean Sea, 1993-2020 -- Figure 2.12 Trends in Growth of GNI Per Capita in Relation to CO2 Emissions Per Capita in Middle East and North Africa Subregions and Other Global Regions, 1990-2018 -- Figure 2.13 Growth of GNI Per Capita in Relation to CO2 Emissions Per Capita in Middle East and North Africa Economies, since 1990 -- Figure 2.14 Progress in Decoupling Growth of GNI Per Capita from NOX and SO2 Emissions Per Capita, by Global Region, since 1990 -- Figure 2.15 Extent of Decoupling Growth of GNI Per Capita from NOX and SO2 Emissions Per Capita, Middle East and North Africa Economies, since 1990 -- Figure 2.16 Comparison of Global Regions in Decoupling Growth of GNI Per Capita from Black Carbon Emissions Per Capita since 1990 -- Figure 2.17 Comparison of Global Regions in Decoupling Growth of GNI Per Capita from PM2.5 Exposure since 1990 -- Figure 3.1 Ambient Air Pollution in Urban Areas, by World Region, 2016 -- Figure 3.2 Ambient Air Pollution in Capital Cities of Selected Middle East and North Africa Countries, 2018 -- Figure 3.3 Ambient Air Pollution in Non-Capital Major Cities of Selected Middle East and North Africa Countries, 2018 -- Figure 3.4 Global Comparison of Ambient Air Pollution in Capital or Other Major Cities in Relation to Countries' Income Levels -- Figure B3.1.1 Size Comparisons for PM10 and PM2.5 Particles -- Figure 3.5 Share of Total Mortality Risk from Most Prevalent Causes in the Middle East and North Africa, 2019 -- Figure 3.6 Trends in Risk Exposure, by Cause, in the Middle East and North Africa, 1990-2019 -- Figure 3.7 AAP-Induced Causes of Death in the Middle East and North Africa, 2019. Figure 3.8 Death Rates Attributable to AAP in the Middle East and North Africa, by Economy, 2019 -- Figure 3.9 Total AAP-Related Deaths in the Middle East and North Africa, by Subregion and Economy, 2019 -- Figure 3.10 Trends in Morbidity Due to AAP in the Middle East and North Africa, by Subregion, 1990-2019 -- Figure 3.12 Estimated Effect of Increased AAP Exposure during Pregnancy on Probability of Stunting or Wasting of Children Born 2002-14, Selected Middle East and North Africa Countries -- Figure 3.13 Global Morbidity and Mortality Rates Related to Air Pollution, by Region, 2019 -- Figure 3.14 Decomposition of National Sources of PM2.5 Concentrations in the Middle East and North Africa, by Subregion, 2018 -- Figure 3.15 Decomposition of PM2.5 Sources in Greater Cairo, Summer and Fall 2010 -- Figure 3.16 Decomposition of Air Pollutant Sources, by Sector, in the EEA-33 Countries, 2017 -- Figure 3.17 Average Diesel and Gasoline Pump Prices Per Liter, by Global Region, 2016 and 2018 -- Figure 3.18 Average Diesel Pump Prices Per Liter in the Middle East and North Africa, by Economy, 2016 and 2018 -- Figure 3.19 Average Gasoline Pump Prices Per Liter in the Middle East and North Africa, by Economy, 2016 and 2018 -- Figure B3.7.1 Diesel Sulfur Limits in the Middle East and North Africa, by Economy, 2020 -- Figure 3.20 Shares of Total Population Living in Urban Areas and Country's Largest City, by Global Region, 2018 -- Figure 3.21 Share of All Motorized Trips Using Personal Cars, by Global Region -- Figure B3.8.1 Trips by Public Transportation as a Share of Total Motorized Trips in Selected Cities Worldwide and in the Middle East and North Africa -- Figure 3.22 Energy Use Per Unit of Output and Growth Rate, by World Region -- Figure 3.23 Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Losses, by World Region, 2014. Figure 3.24 Municipal Waste Burned Per Capita in the Middle East and North Africa, by Economy, 2010. |
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