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1. Title

   Addressing China's water scarcity: recommendations for selected water resource management issues

   Description

   This report reviews water scarcity in China, assesses policy and institutional requirements for addressing it, and recommends key areas for strengthening and reform. It brings together the main findings and recommendations from over 30 technical reports, case studies, and background papers prepared for the World Bank’s Analytical and Advisory Assistance (AAA) programme entitled “Addressing China’s Water Scarcity: From Analysis to Action”. The document, report no.47111, was published by The World Bank in 2009.

   Author

   Jian Xie; Andres Liebenthal; Jeremy J Warford; John A Dixon; Manchuan Wang; Shiji Gao; Shuilin Wang; Yong Jiang; Zhong Ma

   Publisher

   The World Bank Group

   https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/2585

2. Title

   Financing energy efficiency: lessons from Brazil, China, India, and beyond

   Description

   This book examines a number of recent energy efficiency programmes in developing countries and transition economies. It reviews successes and failures and brings together lessons learned. Topics discussed include: the persistence of energy inefficiency; models for delivering energy efficiency investments; identifying and developing energy efficiency investment projects; the delivery of financing; and, investment delivery mechanisms. The country case studies include China and India. This book, no.42529, was published by The World Bank in 2008.

   Author

   Robert P Taylor; Chandrasekar Govindarajalu; Jeremy Levin; Anke S Meyer; William A Ward

   Publisher

   The World Bank Group

   https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/6349

3. Title

   One goal, two paths: achieving universal access to modern energy in East Asia and the Pacific

   Description

   This flagship report addresses the lack of access to electricity and to modern cooking solutions in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region. It discusses: designing and delivering a national electrification programme for universal access; and the statuses and challenges of delivering modern cooking solutions. This report, no.64669, was published by The World Bank in 2011.

   Publisher

   The World Bank Group

   https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/2354

4. Title

   World development indicators 2017

   Description

   World Development Indicators 2017 (WDI 2017) provides a compilation of relevant and internationally comparable statistics about global development compiled by the World Bank from officially recognised international sources. The World Development Indicators database has been improved to include more indicators that cover the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and more data disaggregated by sex, age, wealth quintile, and urban or rural location. New data includes access to clean cooking fuels and the number of industrial design applications registered globally. Please note: Data on the SDGs are now presented in a new companion publication, Atlas of SDGs 2017, which analyses and visualises World Development Indicators data to explore progress toward the goals for 2030 and catalyses discussion of measurement issues and data needs. Coverage 1960-2016. Last updated April 2017

   Publisher

   The World Bank Group

   https://www.dropbox.com/s/fbnl9uyvnzlwpnz/WDI_csv%202017%20%281%29.zip?dl=0