Richard Damania, Sébastien Desbureaux, Marie Hyland, Asif Islam, Scott Moore, Aude-Sophie Rodella, Jason Russ, Esha Zaveri

Broschiertes Buch

Uncharted Waters

The New Economics of Water Scarcity and Variability

Beschreibung

Presents new evidence to advance understanding on how rainfall shocks coupled with water scarcity, impacts farms, firms, and families. A key message of this report is that water has multiple economic attributes, each of which entail distinct policy responses.

Autor

The World Bank came into formal existence in 1945 following the international ratification of the Bretton Woods agreements. It is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. The organization's activities are focused on education, health, agriculture and rural development, environmental protection, establishing and enforcing regulations, infrastructure development, governance and legal institutions development. The World Bank is made up of two unique development institutions owned by its 185 Member Countries. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) focuses on middle income and creditworthy poor countries and the International Development Association (IDA), which focuses on the poorest countries in the world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: World Bank Publications
• Seitenzahl: 98
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 186g
• ISBN-13: 9781464811791
• ISBN-10: 1464811792
• Artikelnr.: 49013376