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1. Title

   Environment provisions in regional trade agreements: lessons for China

   Description

   This policy note discusses the integration of environmental concerns into regional trade agreements and considers implications for China. The note, no.51316v2, was published by The World Bank in June 2009.

   Publisher

   The World Bank Group

   https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/3122

2. Title

   Implementation guidelines for poverty and environment work in Southwest Chnia

   Description

   Research work coordinated by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) China in 2003-2005, to prepare Implementation Guidelines for Poverty and Environment Work (IGPEW), is summarised. Research was carried out in two Chinese provinces, Yunnan and Sichuan, relating to the government's on-going Village-Based Integrated Poverty Reduction Plan for Poorer Western Regions. This report, no.69468, was published by The World Bank in June 2005.

   Publisher

   The World Bank Group

   https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/8242

3. Title

   Improving indoor air quality for poor families: a controlled experiment in Bangladesh

   Description

   Factors affecting indoor air pollution in Bangladesh were determined and analysed to determine whether changes in these factors significantly affected air pollution. The factors studied were construction materials, space configurations, cooking locations, and household ventilation practices (use of doors and windows). This 2007 study is part of an investigation into health risks in the environment undertaken by The World Bank Sustainable Rural and Urban Development Team, Development Research Group, and forms Policy Research Working Paper 4422.

   Author

   Susmita Dasgupta; Mainul Huq; M Khaliquzzaman; David Wheeler

   Publisher

   The World Bank Group

   https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/7609

4. Title

   Indoor air pollution: at a glance

   Description

   This brief note describes the health effects of indoor air pollution, actions which can be taken to reduce this pollution (improved cooking/heating devices, improved living environment, behavioural change), The World Bank's role and best practice/lessons learned. This document, no.20946, was published by The World Bank in 2003.

   Author

   Kirk R Smith

   Publisher

   The World Bank Group

   https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/9723