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  1. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2014
    Cambodia

    The conversion of lands used for food crop production to other uses, the ongoing expansion of cultivated areas, and the situation of unused or under-used cropland in Cambodia needs to become closely regulated. The problem of unused and under-used agricultural lands being held for speculative purposes requires serious attention. Specific policy actions could include promulgating agricultural land law and land-use regulations and creating a national Agricultural Land Research and Development authority. These and other recommendations are proposed in this policy brief.

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    May, 2014

    The great 21st-century migration into cities will present both a great challenge for humanity and a significant opportunity for global economic growth. This paper describes the diverse patterns that define this metropolitan migration. It then lays out a framework for understanding the costs and benefits of new arrivals through migration's externalities and the challenges and policy tradeoffs that confront city stakeholders.

  3. Library Resource
    February, 2014

    Economists seeking explanations for the
    global financial crisis of 1997-99 are reaching consensus
    that a major factor was weak financial institutions, which
    resulted in part from inadequate government regulations. At
    the same time many developing countries are struggling with
    an overregulated financial system-one that stifles
    innovation and the flow of credit to new entrepreneurs and
    that can stunt the growth of well-established firms. In

  4. Library Resource
    March, 2014

    The analysis reported here was prompted
    by a realization that there was little reliable and
    consistent information on what proportion of household
    income is spent on urban public transport. The information
    available uses inconsistent definitions of what costs are
    included and how income is measured, making comparisons
    between cities difficult. The authors report here on about a
    dozen studies that have addressed the issue of

  5. Library Resource
    July, 2014

    The World Bank's revised forest
    policy came into being in 2002 and covers all types of
    forests. It has the following key objectives: (i) harnessing
    the potential of forests to reduce poverty in a sustainable
    manner; (ii) integrating forests effectively into
    sustainable development; and (iii) protecting vital local
    and global environmental services and values. The policy
    enables the bank to fully engage in forestry throughout the

  6. Library Resource
    July, 2014
    Eswatini

    This history illustrates a number of
    themes encountered in Swaziland that faces developing
    countries and their external partners in Africa and beyond.
    Firstly, the history relates the experience of a small and
    comparatively insular country in addressing complex
    challenges deriving from rapid urbanization and, as a
    result, the growing need to adapt governance systems and
    structures. A second key issue is the challenge that small

  7. Library Resource
    August, 2014
    North Macedonia

    The present study examines the
    challenges facing municipal governments in FYR Macedonia.
    The introductory chapter provides some further context for
    these developments, in terms of the challenges they pose
    for urban areas and their governments. Chapter Two examines
    issues for financial management of municipalities under the
    decentralized regime, and the attendant need for improving
    local government capacity. The third chapter highlights

  8. Library Resource
    April, 2014

    Sana'a is located in an upland
    basin at an altitude of 2300 meters within a mountainous and
    semi-arid region of Yemen. Because of its high altitude, the
    city enjoys a moderate climate year around. The main rainy
    season is in summer. The nearest port is Hodeidah, roughly
    250 kilometers away. Bound by mountains and steep slopes to
    the east and west, the city has few options but to expand
    primarily along its north and south axes within its basin.

  9. Library Resource
    August, 2014
    Egypt

    The objective of this paper is to
    present a succinct and up-to-date review of the urban sector
    in Egypt, with a focus on issues for which there is new
    insight or emerging government interest. The two main themes
    of the report are the challenges facing the urban sector and
    the policy implications at various levels of government.
    Some of the reports mains findings are: urbanization in
    Egypt takes on forms and processes which are not well

  10. Library Resource
    May, 2014

    Global concerns about climate change
    have led to the development of new market based mechanisms
    aimed at reducing the concentration of greenhouse gases
    (GHGs) in the atmosphere. These carbon trading schemes
    enable countries or entities within countries to trade
    'carbon credits' in order to increase the economic
    efficiency of transitioning to a low carbon economy. A
    sub-set of these markets involve the generation of carbon

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