Aid Effectiveness For Environmental Sustainability

Author : Yongfu Huang
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811053790
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Aid Effectiveness for Environmental Sustainability written by Yongfu Huang and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-12-28 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection examines the role that foreign aid can play in dealing with the severe global challenge of climate change, one of the most pressing international development issues of the 21st century. Addressing the key threats of rising temperatures, changes in precipitation, coastal erosion and natural disasters, the book considers the implications for policy and future research, particularly in developing countries. Focusing on the worth of foreign aid in ensuring environmental sustainability, this collection consider how it can be used to improve access to sustainable energy, to promote efficient use of energy resources, to improve emission reduction and support the preservation of biodiversity in forests. Advancing our knowledge about foreign aid and climate change, it provides policy recommendations for the donors and recipient country governments. A cutting edge text on one of the most pressing international development issues of this century, this is key reading for all scholars of international development and climate change.

Author : Robert L. Hicks
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199582793
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Greening Aid? written by Robert L. Hicks and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-02-04 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than three decades, the impact of aid on the global environment has been the subject of vigorous protest and debate. With billions spent on environmental aid each year, this groundbreaking text seeks to understand why aid is given, how effective it is, and whether aid is actually going to the places with the greatest environmental need.

Author : Paul Faust
Publisher : Anchor Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 3960672160
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Does Aid Contribute to Sustainable Development Goals? Empirical Evidence from a Donor Comparison written by Paul Faust and published by Anchor Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Good Health, Well-being and Quality Education – these are the first priorities of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were launched jointly by all UN Member States on January 1, 2016. The agenda of this agreement contains 17 main goals with a total of 169 targets and is dedicated to improving global living conditions and to address issues of environmental and economical sustainability with a planning horizon through to 2030. Development assistance from economically advanced countries, also referred to as aid, is one of the major means to provide financing for countries with less developed economies that face severe social problems, and which often cannot handle these problems alone. Previous studies have shown, however, that aid is ineffective and recommend comprehensive restructuring of the common aid practices. Investigations that analyse the pattern of aid flows find, moreover, that granting aid to certain recipient countries cannot only be explained by altruistic motives. They show that several strategic or non-strategic reasons have a high explanatory power for individual donor aid allocation. Against this background, the present study explores aid effectiveness of distinct bilateral donors. This is achieved by a large-scale panel data analysis applying per-capita economic growth, infant mortality and primary growth as indicators for measuring the contribution of aid to achieving the different SDGs.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264167897
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Greening Development Enhancing Capacity for Environmental Management and Governance written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-25 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This policy guidance outlines a number of steps to be considered when building capacity for greening national development planning, national budgetary processes and key economic sector strategies.

Author : Ismail Serageldin
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780821335499
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Effective Financing of Environmentally Sustainable Development written by Ismail Serageldin and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1996 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmentally Sustainable Development Proceedings Series No. 10.Presents the proceedings of the World Bank's Third Annual Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Development, held in October 1995. The conference included roundtable discussions, a variety of speakers, and associated conferences and events co-sponsored by nongovernmental organizations and other institutions.

Author : Don Melnick
Publisher : Earthscan
ISBN 13 : 1844072282
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Environment and Human Well-being written by Don Melnick and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2005 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Millennium Development Goals, adopted at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000, are the world's targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015?income poverty, hunger, disease, exclusion, lack of infrastructure and shelter?while promoting gender equality, education, health and environmental sustainability. These bold goals can be met in all parts of the world if nations follow through on their commitments to work together to meet them. Achieving the Millennium Development Goals offers the prospect of a more secure, just, and prosperous world for all. The UN Millennium Project was commissioned by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to develop a practical plan of action to meet the Millennium Development Goals. As an independent advisory body directed by Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, the UN Millennium Project submitted its recommendations to the UN Secretary General in January 2005. ?The core of the UN Millennium Project's work has been carried out by 10 thematic Task Forces comprising more than 250 experts from around the world, including scientists, development practitioners, parliamentarians, policymakers, and representatives from civil society, UN agencies, the World Bank, the IMF, and the private sector.This report lays out the recommendations of the UN Millennium Project Task Force on Environmental Sustainability. It identifies key environmental challenges, such as degradation of land, watersheds and marine fisheries, deforestation, pollution, and climate change. The Task Force proposes specific interventions and policy changes required to improve environmental management at the country, regional and international level. These bold yet practical approaches will help countries make progress towards environmental sustainability by 2015.

Author : Annamaria La Chimia
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 150992244X
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Public Procurement and Aid Effectiveness written by Annamaria La Chimia and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited collection fills a significant gap in the literature by gathering contributions from the most prominent academics and practitioners of aid and procurement. It explores the economic, political and legal relationship between procurement and aid effectiveness in developing countries, and takes stock of current debates in the field. More specifically, the contributions analyse the failures and successes of current initiatives to foster effectiveness and streamline the aid procurement process, and address current themes emerging in the literature related to development, procurement and aid success. A pivotal and timely publication, Public Procurement and Aid Effectiveness will be of interest to a varied and multicultural international audience and a wide range of actors working on aid effectiveness, development, procurement and good governance initiatives in both donor and beneficiary countries.

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780821381366
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book 2009 Annual Review of Development Effectiveness written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2009-12-04 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Annual Review of Development Effectiveness 2009' presents evidence on the World Bank s efforts in two areas. Part I tracks the outcomes of Bank projects and country programs and the evolution of monitoring and evaluation (M and E). Part II examines the Bank s support for environmentally sustainable development compatible with economic growth and poverty reduction. The Bank s project performance rebounded in 2008, allaying concerns about the weakened performance in 2007. As previous ARDEs have shown, project performance has been improving gradually for 15 years according to the traditional measure percent of projects with satisfactory (versus unsatisfactory) outcomes. But IEG ratings of M and E quality for completed projects indicate considerable room for progress. Information to assess impacts continues to be lacking although preliminary data suggests improvements in baseline data collection. Bank support for the environment has recovered since 2002 due to new sources of concessional finance. The outcomes of environment projects have improved in recent years. A growing number of regional projects are addressing the shared use of water resources. New global partnerships are deepening the Bank s involvement in climate change issues. But M and E remains weak: three-quarters of environment-related projects those managed by sectors other than environment lack reporting of environmental outcomes.

Author : Shiro Hori
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 981133594X
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book International Development and the Environment written by Shiro Hori and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-27 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the interplay between development and the environment, focusing on how to forge social consensus and practices in the international community. Since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, sustainable development has increasingly attracted the attention of the international community, and several international agreements have been concluded to combat issues such as climate change. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were introduced as common objectives, and the Paris Agreement was adopted as a subsequent outcome. In light of today’s globalized world, how to best achieve sustainable development—and prioritize climate change in particular—is an issue involving various perspectives on the environment and economic development in the global community. The book provides students, businesspeople and government officials with a concept of sustainable development that is based on using social consensus, social norms, and practices (cooperative global actions) to achieve common goals. It is divided into three parts, the first of which focuses on the goals and development needed to achieve sustainable development. The second part explores measures to promote sustainable development, while the third highlights current climate change issues and aspects related to the effective implementation of international frameworks.

Author : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher : Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Sustainable Development written by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and published by Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development. This book was released on 2001-06-28 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we meet the needs of today without diminishing the capacity of future generations to meet theirs? This is the central question posed by "sustainable development". OECD countries committed themselves to sustainable development at the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio, yet - almost ten years later - progress accomplished remains partial and uneven. Drawing on analysis carried forward in response to a mandate from OECD Ministers in 1998, this report stresses the urgency to address some of the most pressing challenges for sustainable development. It reviews the conceptual foundations of sustainable development, its measurement, and the institutional reforms needed to make it operational. It then discusses how international trade and investment, as well as development co-operation, can contribute to sustainable development on a global basis, and reviews the experience of OECD countries in using market-based, regulatory and technology policies to reach sustainability goals in a cost-effective way. The report also provides an in-depth analysis of policies designed to address key threats to sustainability in the areas of climate change and natural resource management, as well as of those that respond to sustainability concerns at the sectoral and sub-national level. The common thrust of the report is that substantial opportunities exist to make economic growth, environmental protection, and social development mutually reinforcing.