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 strugg

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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 assessm

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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 r

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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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PPIAF Supports Private Sector Participation in the Solid Waste Sector in Ethiopia (Impact Stories)

In 2002, PPIAF supported the government of Ethiopia in the formulation of a strategy for private sector involvement in municipal solid waste management sector, including genera

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Upstream Reduction of Solid Waste Generation: Implications on Dioxin and Furan Emission

 Burning of garbage is prevalent in Latin America at poorly managed disposal sites and when it is used as a means of disposal at the household level in rura

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Viability of Current and Emerging Technologies for Domestic Solid Waste Treatment and Disposal: Implications on Dioxin and Furan Emissions

This study was undertaken to identify and assess the technologies available worldwide for treatment and disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW), and to make a ge

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PPIAF Supports Private Sector Participation in the Solid Waste Sector in Ethiopia (Impact Stories)

In 2002, PPIAF supported the government of Ethiopia in the formulation of a strategy for private sector involvement in municipal solid waste management sector, including genera

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Municipal Solid Waste Management in Small Towns : An Economic Analysis Conducted in Yunnan, China

Municipal solid waste management continues to be a major challenge for local governments in both urban and rural areas across the world, and one of the key issues is their fina

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Solid Waste Management in Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, and Romania: A Cross-Country Analysis of Sector Challenges Towards EU Harmonization

The European Union (EU) sets the policy framework for municipal solid waste management that drives reform initiatives in new EU member st

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