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Author: Lisa Segnestam Publisher: ISBN: Category : Environmental protection Languages : en Pages : 56
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The Environment Strategy emphasizes the need to strengthen the analytical foundation of environmental work at the country level. Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) has been identified as one of the key environmental diagnostic tools for systematically evaluating the environmental priorities of development, and poverty reduction strategies in client countries, the environmental implications of key policies, and countries' institutional capacity, and performance to address their priorities. This report, together with other papers on various aspects of CEA, was prepared as part of the stocktaking exercise for developing guidance on CEA. For more than a decade, various international development organizations, including the Bank, nongovernmental organizations, and client countries, have developed country-level environmental analytic tools to provide inputs to development policies regarding sustainable development issues. This paper reviews international experience with such tools, in particular those prepared, and used by multilateral and bilateral donor organizations. The main purpose of this paper, is to review, and catalogue the key features of selected tools, and help guide the reader to databases, and organizations that provide further information. The paper illustrates the richness, and variety in tools available for undertaking country-level environmental analytic work.
Author: Lisa Segnestam Publisher: ISBN: Category : Environmental protection Languages : en Pages : 56
Book Description
The Environment Strategy emphasizes the need to strengthen the analytical foundation of environmental work at the country level. Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) has been identified as one of the key environmental diagnostic tools for systematically evaluating the environmental priorities of development, and poverty reduction strategies in client countries, the environmental implications of key policies, and countries' institutional capacity, and performance to address their priorities. This report, together with other papers on various aspects of CEA, was prepared as part of the stocktaking exercise for developing guidance on CEA. For more than a decade, various international development organizations, including the Bank, nongovernmental organizations, and client countries, have developed country-level environmental analytic tools to provide inputs to development policies regarding sustainable development issues. This paper reviews international experience with such tools, in particular those prepared, and used by multilateral and bilateral donor organizations. The main purpose of this paper, is to review, and catalogue the key features of selected tools, and help guide the reader to databases, and organizations that provide further information. The paper illustrates the richness, and variety in tools available for undertaking country-level environmental analytic work.
Author: National Research Council Publisher: National Academies Press ISBN: 0309264146 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 421
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The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved dramatically over the past century, Americans live shorter lives and experience more injuries and illnesses than people in other high-income countries. The U.S. health disadvantage cannot be attributed solely to the adverse health status of racial or ethnic minorities or poor people: even highly advantaged Americans are in worse health than their counterparts in other, "peer" countries. In light of the new and growing evidence about the U.S. health disadvantage, the National Institutes of Health asked the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a panel of experts to study the issue. The Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries examined whether the U.S. health disadvantage exists across the life span, considered potential explanations, and assessed the larger implications of the findings. U.S. Health in International Perspective presents detailed evidence on the issue, explores the possible explanations for the shorter and less healthy lives of Americans than those of people in comparable countries, and recommends actions by both government and nongovernment agencies and organizations to address the U.S. health disadvantage.
Author: Michael A. Livermore Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 019993438X Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 352
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This book argues in favor of using cost-benefit analysis globally and examines the positive impact it can have in developing countries using relevant case studies. The book discusses the potential for cost-benefit analysis to provoke a global shift toward stronger and more effective economic policies.
Author: Riki Therivel Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1134176147 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 225
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The practical application of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is becoming increasingly common. A growing number of SEAs are being undertaken around the world, and several countries have issued guidance on how these should be carried out. However, few countries as yet have formal SEA regulations, and few completed SEAs have demonstrated all the elements of current best practice. The Practice of Strategic Environmental Assessment aims to provide a unique analysis of SEAs which have been undertaken, drawing on a variety of methods and circumstances to illustrate how best practice can be achieved, and providing inspiration for those considering studying, commission or carrying out an SEA. Part I sets the rest of the book in context, giving a review of international SEA guidance and regulations, and discussing models and methodologies. Part II then analyses a comprehensive set of case studies from countries which have extensive experience in SEA, or which provide particularly good examples. The case studies are discussed in three sections ? sectoral SEAs, SEAs of land-use plans and SEAs of policies ? and provide examples of different scales and approaches, as well as country-specific experience. The final chapter draws out some constraints to effective SEA, as well as positive themes which show how effective SEA can contribute to wider environmental assessment. Written by an international team of SEA practitioners and experts, this volume will be of particular use to students of environmental policy and management, environmental consultants, local authorities, policy-makers and anyone involved in the commissioning, process or review of SEAs.
Author: Andrea Lenschow Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1136566449 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 251
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Integrating environmental policies into the policies of all other sectors is the core European environmental policy. But there has been no thorough investigation of the political process involved. This volume provides the first. It analyses the process of policy integration - the greening of public policy - across the relevant sectors and countries. It finds significant variation from sector to sector and from country to country, and analyses the reasons for this. (Surprisingly the UK, traditionally the 'dirty man' of Europe is far more actively engaged than environmental 'progressives' such as Germany.) It identifies the obstacles to integration and offers solutions for policy formulation, decision making and implementation at the relevant political levels.
Author: OECD Publisher: OECD Publishing ISBN: 9264400346 Category : Languages : en Pages : 209
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Belgium has made progress in decoupling several environmental pressures from economic growth, in improving wastewater treatment and in expanding protected areas. Regions have achieved high levels of recovery and recycling, and have pioneered circular economy policies. However, further efforts are needed to progress towards carbon neutrality, reduce air and water pollution, reverse biodiversity loss and consolidate results of circular economy initiatives.
Author: Qingfeng Zhang Publisher: Asian Development Bank ISBN: 9290927135 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 335
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This publication presents the results of a 2-year effort to update environmental assessment in the People's Republic of China (PRC). The research was a collaborative effort involving the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the National Development and Reform Commission, and numerous other technical and research institutions in the PRC. Based on this research and extensive consultations, ADB proposes a wide range of programs and policies that will help improve environmental quality despite new and emerging sources of pollution and challenges to natural resources management. Inclusive growth and a green economy are the government's guiding principles for its development agenda under the 12th Five-Year Plan and beyond to 2020. To support these principles, the PRC needs to restructure its economic and fiscal systems to reflect environmental externality, expand the use of market-based instruments to control pollution, and introduce and implement legal reforms to clarify responsibility and promote cooperation.
Author: OECD Publisher: OECD Publishing ISBN: 9264026584 Category : Languages : en Pages : 164
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This Guidance volume explains the benefits of using SEA in development co-operation and sets out key steps for its application based on recent experiences.
Author: Da Zhu Publisher: World Bank Publications ISBN: 1464807558 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 205
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As the country that inspires the world with ‘gross national happiness’ development philosophy, Bhutan is striving to pursue its economic growth while committing to its core values of inclusive and green development. Even with robust economic growth rates, Bhutan’s dependence on imports and hydropower revenues drives the country to search for self-reliant option to fuel the economy while further decarbonizing the economy. Electric vehicle is being explored as one of the key policies to introduce green mobility, reduce fossil fuel imports and put the country firmly on a green growth path. Globally, electric vehicles market and technology are still in the nascent stage but are developing rapidly. The automotive industry has adopted electrification as a pillar of future drive train technology. EV uptake is expected to increase significantly with ongoing improvements in technology and resulting cost decreases in the global market. This report aims to help Bhutan think through various technical and policy issues of introducing electric vehicles in its own context. It analyses a variety of factors that will impact adoption of electric vehicles from technical, market and financial feasibility to consumer awareness and stakeholders’ capacity. It also addresses several policy questions which are at the heart of public debate such as affordability of the government to undertake the program, economic costs and benefits, distributional impact, fiscal, and macroeconomic implications. Drawing from vast international experiences, the report examines in great technical details how global cutting-edge technology like electric vehicles could be pursued in the context of developing economies with different socio-economic characteristics and constraints compared to advanced economies. It will help readers better grasp the technical, financial, economic and social challenges as well as opportunities in initiating electric vehicles program and provide practical recommendations that will be useful for policy makers in designing their own EV initiative.
Author: Lisa Segnestam
Author: Lisa Segnestam
Author: National Research Council
Author: Michael A. Livermore
Author: Riki Therivel
Author: Andrea Lenschow
Author: OECD
Author: Qingfeng Zhang
Author: OECD
Author: Da Zhu
Author: Oecd