World Bank Approaches to the Environment in Brazil: Pollution control in São Paulo
Title | World Bank Approaches to the Environment in Brazil: Pollution control in São Paulo PDF eBook |
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Pages | 96 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Brazil |
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World Bank Approaches to the Environment in Brazil: Overview
Title | World Bank Approaches to the Environment in Brazil: Overview PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | 122 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Brazil |
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World Bank Approaches to the Environment in Brazil
Title | World Bank Approaches to the Environment in Brazil PDF eBook |
Author | John Redwood (III.) |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 126 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
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This study examines how the Bank approached environmental concerns in several large projects in Brazil, so as to draw lessons for future Bank operations involving environmental protection, assessment, and management for the guidelines and procedures that shape these activities. The study also illustrates the evolution of environmental awareness both in the Bank and Brazil, and the growing integration of environmental concerns into Bank-assisted projects over the past two decades. The report traces the direct and indirect impacts of the investments involved on both the natural resource base and existing communities, new settlements, and productive activities and to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of planned mitigatory measures. The report draws lessons in three overlapping areas: environmental protection; environmental assessment and management; and Bank activities and procedures. Preconditions for effective environmental protection are: policy, legal, and regulatory framework; institutional and technical capacity; political commitment and accountability; public awareness and community participation; regulations and economic incentives. It concludes with lessons for environmental assessment and management and recommendations for Bank operations.
World Bank Approaches to the Environment in Brazil: The middle and lower San Francisco valley
Title | World Bank Approaches to the Environment in Brazil: The middle and lower San Francisco valley PDF eBook |
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Pages | 192 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Brazil |
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Greening Industry
Title | Greening Industry PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 172 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780195211276 |
Accompanying CD-ROM contains background and reference material for the text, including the text itself, as well as a slightly modified version of the World Bank's New ideas for pollution regulation (NIPR) web site, current as of 9/29/99. CD-ROM also includes Netscape, Adobe Acrobat, and Real Media audio/video player.
Brazil Water Quality and Pollution Control Project (Loans 3503-BR, 3504-BR, 3505-BR to the States of São Paulo and Paraná), Espírito Santo Water Coastal Pollution Management Project (Loan 3767-BR)
Title | Brazil Water Quality and Pollution Control Project (Loans 3503-BR, 3504-BR, 3505-BR to the States of São Paulo and Paraná), Espírito Santo Water Coastal Pollution Management Project (Loan 3767-BR) PDF eBook |
Author | World Bank. Independent Evaluation Group. Sector, Thematic and Global Evaluation |
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Pages | 42 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Coastal zone management |
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The ratings for the Water Quality and Pollution Control Project to the States of Sao Paulo and Parana were as follows: outcome was satisfactory; sustainability was likely; institutional development impact was substantial; Bank performance was satisfactory; and Borrower performance was satisfactory. The ratings for the Espirito Santo Water Coastal Pollution Management Project were as follows: outcome was moderately satisfactory; sustainability was likely; institutional development impact was negligible; Bank performance was satisfactory; and Borrower performance was unsatisfactory. Some of the lessons learned included: (i) the importance of treating the institutional and environmental objectives as long term program areas, rather than projects, and this requires persistence, patience, and follow up by the Bank; (ii) that integrated approaches work well, for the most part, with low income settlements; (iii) that the hybrid approach represents a useful model for Brazil and elsewhere; and (iv) that metropolitan planning in Brazil requires urgent attention. One of the richest lessons from this assessment, finally, concerns the perceptions and judgments of high level professionals who managed the course of project implementation. Institutional actors were given the scope to form and agree on core values.
Industrial Pollution in Economic Development
Title | Industrial Pollution in Economic Development PDF eBook |
Author | Hemamala Hettige |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 43 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Economic development |
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