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  India and China to Face Severe Water Crisis by 2030: IFC Report
  So it is high time for developing countries to wake up, get into serious mode, chalk out some plans, and implement them to utilize water sensibly, stop wasting it and start conserving water.
  by jaideepkhanduja / on Nov 26, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “world bank”

• What worries the BRICs

  
  MacroScope — Authority: 419
  Some fascinating data about the growing power of emerging markets, particularly the BRICs, was on display at the OECD s annual investment conference in Paris this week. Not the least of it came from MIGA, the World Banks Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, which tries to help protect foreign direct investors ...
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• What worries the BRICs

  
  Global Investing — Authority: 122
  Some fascinating data about the growing power of emerging markets, particularly the BRICs, was on display at the OECD ’s annual investment conference in Paris this week. Not the least of it came from MIGA, the World Bank’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, which tries to help protect foreign direct ...
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• World Bank / Over $5.5 billion in New Investment for Clean Energy Technology in the Middle East and North Africa Region

  
  Database of Press Releases related to Africa — Authority: 493
  World Bank / Over $5.5 billion in New Investment for Clean Energy Technology in the Middle East and North Africa Region  WASHINGTON, December 10, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Clean Technology Fund (CTF) approved financing of $750 million on December 2, 2009, which will mobilize an additional $4.85 ...
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• Curapipe’s Little Pigs Tackle Leaky Pipes and Faulty Oil Pipelines

  
  Green Prophet — Authority: 505
  Curapipe’s solution is designed to seal leaks fast, with little inconvenience to the customer. Most kids know that some little pigs ate roast beef, some stayed home and some had none. Today, some new little pigs from Israel are going out to fix pipes – tackling a billion dollar problem in the world’s water, ...
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• J. Burke Knapp dies; World Bank executive led Arena Stage

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 959
  J. Burke Knapp, 96, a World Bank executive who spent more than 20 years as chief of staff to the international finance institutions president and immersed himself in Washingtons cultural life as president of Arena Stage in the 1960s, died Nov. 22 at a hospital in Palo Alto, Calif. He had...
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• Copenhagengate

  
  RedState — Authority: 785
  [ Im doing some work for an old friend over at a new site: Speak Out For America . Normally, Id leave that stuff there, and do my other stuff here...but this is a big story that needs to be discussed-leaks and the leakers that leak them...and Im especially fond of the title as well... ] The top story from ...
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• Copenhagen DOES Throw The Developing World Under The Bus

  
  PA Pundits - International — Authority: 534
  Nine weeks ago, in early October I ran a series of three posts speculating on why I thought that the UNFCCC COP15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen would fail. Those posts are here , and here , and here , with an update here . Two weeks earlier than that, in September, I also posted this post , speculating ...
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• Leaked Document Shows Rich Nations Plan Climate Coup in Copenhagen By John Vidal

  
  Creative-i — Authority: 146
  The UN Copenhagen climate talks are in disarray today after developing countries reacted furiously to leaked documents that show world leaders will next week be asked to sign an agreement that hands more power to rich countries and sidelines the UN’s role in all future climate change negotiations.
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• Afghanistan Schools: Of Bombs, Grenades & Hope

  
  The Moderate Voice — Authority: 706
  How do you defeat your perceived “enemy”? Use bombs, grenades and drones? Substitute the bombs with books? Or, have a mix of both? Greg Mortenson, a humanitarian worker and author of two best-selling books, has demonstrated the power of books, and education, even in the highly violence-ridden worlds of Pakistan ...
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• International Anti-Corruption Day 2009: An Hour of Silence to Reflect and Reboot

  
  The Kaufmann Governance Post — Authority: 107
  As Wednesday, December 9th dawns, there is a dim reminder that one is supposed to ‘celebrate’ International Anti-Corruption.   ‘Dim reminder’ to ‘celebrate’ in quotation marks indeed, because unfortunately anti-corruption continues to be largely in the back-burner for most world powers, for most ...
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• Treasury: Geither Testimony On G20 Coordination

  
  Newsroom Magazine — Authority: 128
  After the experiences of the Great Depression and World War II, the United States led in the creation of the international financial system that anchored prosperity and stability for more than 60 years. Today, that system must be reformed to address 21st century challenges.Timothy GeithnerSecretary Of The United ...
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• Leaked climate draft sparks anger

  
  Dandelion Salad — Authority: 493
  Dandelion SaladAlJazeeraEnglishDecember 08, 2009The climate change conference in Copenhagen is barely under way and already a leaked draft agreement is pitting developing nations against their wealthier counterparts.If the documents are accurate, the proposal would see more power in the hands of rich nations, the ...
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• Copenhagen: Leaked draft deal widens rift between rich and poor nations

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Climate talks are in disarray barely days into the summit, putting at risk international unity to fight global warming Three hours after the "Danish text" had been leaked to the Guardian, Lumumba Di-Aping, the Sudanese chairman of the group of 132 developing countries known as G77 plus China, spelt out exactly ...
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• WB sets up trust to rebuild terror-hit areas in Pakistan

  
  AIndiaNews.com — Authority: 153
  ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has set up a trust fund to rebuild areas hit by terrorism in Pakistan. This was said by the World Bank’s Country Director for Pakistan Yusupha B. Crookes at a media briefing in the federal capital today (Tuesday). The briefing was arranged by Minister of State for Finance Hina Rabbani ...
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• Hopenhagen Falling Apart

  
  Vancouver Secrets — Authority: 133
  Guardian: The UN Copenhagen climate talks are in disarray today after developing countries reacted furiously to leaked documents that show world leaders will next week be asked to sign an agreement that hands more power to rich countries and sidelines the UN’s role in all future climate change negotiations. The ...
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• Copenhagen: 7 Lessons Learned From a Decade of Carbon Finance

  
  Renewable Energy News Syndicator — Authority: 162
  Almost a decade after launching the world’s first carbon fund, the World Bank said it has learned a series of lessons about the regulation, oversight and scaling process of the carbon funds and greenhouse reduction projects that it has overseen. The World Bank, which spoke about these lessons at the Copenhagen ...
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• Copenhagen: 7 Lessons Learned From a Decade of Carbon Finance

  
  Earth2Tech — Authority: 662
  Almost a decade after launching the world’s first carbon fund, the World Bank said it has learned a series of lessons about the regulation, oversight and scaling process of the carbon funds and greenhouse reduction projects that it has overseen. The World Bank, which spoke about these lessons at the Copenhagen ...
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• World Bank Public Sector Opportunities in Latin America

  
  PFM Blog — Authority: 121
  Posted by Bill Dorotinsky The World Bank is seeking a Lead Public Sector Management Specialist, and a Senior Public Sector Management Specialist to work on the Latin America and Caribbean Region. These positions, located in Washington, DC, are high-profile appointments...
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• The Antichrist Incorporated – A Must Read

  
  Pak Alert Press — Authority: 584
  Let us dig down into history and find out how this system of antichrist emerged. What are the attributes of this system and how we can save ourselves and lives of others from this age of deception? I am sure that for most of you, the historical evidence revealed in the article will be shocking [...]
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• Inquiry Raises More Questions in Case of Arrests After ’02 Protest in Capital

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 905
  Repercussions continue after police arrested, hogtied and confined for hours hundreds of peaceful protesters and bystanders at an I.M.F./World Bank demonstration.
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