Results-Based Financing for Municipal Solid Waste (English, French and Spanish)

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management is a crucial service provided by cities around the worl

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Climate-resilient, Climate-friendly World Heritage Cities

While the negative impacts of climate change on urban areas are well-known and widely discusse

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Waste PPPs, Handshake Issue # 12

In this issue on waste public-private partnerships (PPPs), experts, entrepreneurs, and activists share innovations that can guide government offici

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Waste in Russia: Garbage or valuable resource? Scenarios for Developing the Municipal Solid Waste Management Sector

Every year, Russia generates 55-60 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) [1] with a per capita average reaching up to 400 kg per year.

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Urban Transport: Can Public-Private Partnerships Work?

Cities exist, grow, and prosper because they take advantage of scale economies and specialization wrought by agglomeration.

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TOD Guide for Communities

This TOD Guide for Urban Communities shares the best practice guidelines in transit oriented development around the world.

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Operationalizing the Urban NEXUS: Towards resource-efficient and integrated cities and metropolitan regions

The study “Operationalizing the Urban NEXUS” is founded on pioneering experiences from cities all over the world that have recognized the crucial interlinkages between sectors such as water, energy

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Success stories in socially responsible public procurement

The report contains a series of success stories on how public authorities have put socially responsible procurement into practice and raise awareness about global supply chain issues in numerous pr

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"Raising the Stakes: A Survey of Public and Public-Private Fund Models and Initiatives to Mobilize Private Investment"

Over the past decade and especially in the past five years, industrialized governments and development finance institutions have launched a multitude of dedicated climate change funds and initiativ

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Inclusion Matters : The Foundation for Shared Prosperity

Today, the world is at a conjuncture where issues of exclusion and inclusion are assuming new

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Successful Local Government Fundraising and Project Pitching

While most local governments struggle to access funds for their low-emission and climate resil

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Culture Counts: Partnership activities of the World Bank and Italian Development Cooperation on Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development

The partnership between the World Bank and Italian Development Cooperation was established around the role of culture in sustainable development.

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Waste in Russia: Garbage or valuable resource? (Russian)

The report is to demonstrate the potential of the waste-recycling sector and offer recommendations for how it can improve.

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Conducting Social Assessments in Urban Solid Waste Management Projects - Social Development How-to Notes - Social Sustainability and Safeguards

The social issues involved in solid waste management (SWM) projects are oftentimes complex and city specific; solutions require a solid understandi

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Violent Conflict and Gender Inequality: an Overview

Violent conflict, a pervasive feature of the recent global landscape, has lasting impacts on h

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The Economics of Uniqueness: Investing in Historic City Cores and Cultural Heritage Assets for Sustainable Development

With rapid urbanization, cities featuring valuable historic cores and heritage assets struggle

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Investment in Urban Heritage: Economic Impacts of Cultural Heritage Projects in FYR Macedonia and Georgia

Although World Bank projects in the cultural heritage field are subject to the usual assessmen

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Municipal Solid Waste Management: Opportunities for Russia - Summary of Key Findings

Municipal solid waste (MSW) management system is one of the key components of a country's overall environmental and resource efficiency framework.

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Handbook on Scaling Up Solid and Liquid Waste Management in Rural Areas

Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) launched by Government of India has been the cornerstone of a decentralized, incentive based approach to achieve ru

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Conserving the Past as a Foundation for the Future: China-World Bank Partnership on Cultural Heritage Conservation

The rich cultural heritage of China is an essential touchstone of its collective identity.

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