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Informes e investigaciones
Recursos y herramientas de capacitación
Julio 2011
Filipinas
Asia oriental
Oceanía

This technical note on access to finance addresses six questions: 1) what is the access to and use of financial services in the Philippines, how does it vary, and how does it compare to other countries? 2) What financial services are available to different market segments?

Recursos y herramientas de capacitación
Documentos de política y resúmenes
Abril 2011
Mongolia
Asia oriental
Oceanía

Mongolia was hit hard by the global economic recession, notably the fall in commodity prices. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted by 1.6 percent in 2009 after growth of 8.9 percent in 2008. The country is narrowly specialized in production of a few primary goods with minerals comprising 70 percent of total exports.

Informes e investigaciones
Recursos y herramientas de capacitación
Marzo 2011
Indonesia
Asia oriental
Oceanía

The challenges faced by Indonesia in creating a robust Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program are similar to those faced by many other middle-income countries. This paper provides a gap analysis for Indonesia's PPP framework based on lessons learned and good practice from countries with successful PPP programs.

Informes e investigaciones
Recursos y herramientas de capacitación
Diciembre 2011

Cities face significant impacts from climate change, both now and into the future. These impacts have potentially serious consequences for human health, livelihoods, and assets, especially for the urban poor, informal settlements, and other vulnerable groups. Climate change impacts range from an increase in extreme weather events and flooding to hotter temperatures and public health concerns.

Informes e investigaciones
Recursos y herramientas de capacitación
Octubre 2011
África
Asia central
Asia meridional
Europa

The purpose of this paper is to summarize the challenges and the practical successes that a selected number of countries are experiencing in moving towards 'climate-smart' agriculture while also meeting the food requirements of a growing population, broader economic development and green growth objectives.

Informes e investigaciones
Recursos y herramientas de capacitación
Diciembre 2011
Viet Nam
Asia oriental
Oceanía

Weather is the term used to describe the atmospheric conditions (heat, wetness, wind, etc.) prevailing at any one place and time. Climate is the sum of the prevailing weather conditions of a given place over a period of time, typically summed over many decades.

Informes e investigaciones
Recursos y herramientas de capacitación
Febrero 2011
Guyana
América Latina y el Caribe

This report is the outcome of assessment and is intended as an advisory note to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) to enable them to identify a strategy and potential public investments to improve current risk-management practices in the rice supply chain.

Informes e investigaciones
Recursos y herramientas de capacitación
Febrero 2011
Uganda
África

Cattle are one of the main instruments for economic (e.g., milk, meat, and cattle sale) and social (e.g., marriage, death, dispute settlement, and gift giving) exchange in Uganda. They serve as the main source of livelihood for a large majority of rural Ugandans, especially in the cattle corridor.

Informes e investigaciones
Recursos y herramientas de capacitación
Diciembre 2011
Filipinas
Asia oriental
Oceanía

The main report is organized into three parts: part one provides the overall context by describing the level and evolution of poverty and inequality in the Philippines and by analyzing the factors that could be weakening the link between economic growth and poverty reduction. It also provides a brief profile of the poor.

Informes e investigaciones
Documentos de política y resúmenes
Septiembre 2011
América Latina y el Caribe

This book is designed for governments that make decisions on the application of preventive resettlement programs as disaster risk reduction measures, as well as for institutions and professionals in charge of preparing and implementing these programs, civil society organizations participating in resettlement and risk reduction processes, and at-risk communities.

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