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Missing Food: The Case of Postharvest Grain Losses in Sub-Saharan Africa
This report is based on the desk study undertaken by experts of the U.K. Natural Resources Institute (NRI).Low-income, food-deficit countries have become especially concerned about the global and…
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Opportunities for Private Sector Participation in Agricultural Water Development and Management
This study examines ways to increase food security, reduce poverty and achieve economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa with ‘water’ through increased participation of the private sector and public…
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A Harvest of Practical Insights
This SmartBook presents practical lessons learned by staff from across the IFC and the World Bank, on approaches for engaging in agriculture that have led to success (includes lesson on Punjab Silos…
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Handshake Issue #5: Food & PPPs
Handshake Issue #5: Food & PPPs examines how public-private partnerships (PPPs) in agriculture can help governments feed generations to come.
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Public-Private Transportation Act Guideline : Virginia Department of Transportation.
Section 21: “Unsolicited Proposals” sets out how intellectual property in unsolicited proposals will be dealt with.
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State-of-the-Art Tibar Bay Port Brings Largest Ever Private Investment to Timor-Leste
A greenfield container port in a region with significant biodiversity, including mangrove and coral habitats of protected species). The early E&S studies led to a change in site location within…
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Accelerating Infrastructure Delivery
Infrastructure is an important driver of economic competitiveness in the present globalized investment landscape. Yet the divergence between the need for infrastructure and the ability…
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The corporate muddle of Manila's water concessions
The Corporate Muddle of Manila's Water Concessions:How the world's biggest and most successful privatisation turned into a failure A study commissioned by WaterAid.
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Tajikistan : Providing Reliable Electricity in the Pamir Mountains
Report on the First Public-Private Energy Sector Partnership in Tajikistan
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Somalia : Amidst the rubble, a vibrant telecommunications infrastructure
Article describing the creation of a network of private operators in 1998 providing satellite communication. By 2007, the country’s telephone coverage reached 87 percent.
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A review of road maintenance by the South African National Roads Agency
In South Africa, a review of road maintenance by the South African National Roads Agency indicates that delaying road maintenance for three years leads to increased costs of six times…
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The Operational Performance of PFI Prisons
REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL HC 700 Session 2002-2003: 18 June 2003
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Risk Allocation in Toll Highway Concessions in Spain
The objective of this study is threefold. First, the consequences of the economic recession that struck Spain beginning in 2008 on the outcome of the concession contracts are assessed. Second, the…
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Deterring Corruption and Improving Governance in the Urban Water Supply & Sanitation Sector: A Sourcebook
This sourcebook focuses exclusively on network providers in the urban water and sanitation sector— the “water sector” for short. Of course, this doesn’t mean that small-scale, informal providers…
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Deterring Corruption and Improving Governance in the Electricity Sector
This Sourcebook is a set of modules with a coherent framework. Part I on assessing corruption risk, and Part II on reducing corruption, are divided into modules on particular topics of interest to…
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Deterring Corruption and Improving Governance in Road Construction and Maintenance
This is a Sourcebook on road construction and maintenance. The focus is on roads—and not other forms of transportation infrastructure, such as aviation, railways, ports, waterways and shipping, or…
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Mitigating the Impact of Drought on Energy Production and Fiscal Risk in Uruguay
Uruguay’s state-owned public electric company, Administración Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas (UTE) generates more than 80% of its energy needs from hydropower plans. When rainfall and/…
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Performance-Based Contracting for Non-Revenue Water Reduction Training
This page contains materials that were presented at the Non-Revenue Water Performance-Based Contracts training held in Washington DC on March 22, 2017.These materials can be used as guidance for…
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How can Multinationals engage with governments to support economic growth?
Multinational corporations are increasingly recognized as a key partner for governments in development planning, resource mobilization, and project investment and implementation. The nature of…
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Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Water Utilities
This study seeks to contribute to the understanding of the performance of PPP projects in urban water utilities in developing countries. It focuses on projects in which a private operator is…
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Maintaining roads: Experience with output-based contracts in Argentina
This paper examines the Argentine government's usage of output-based contracts with the private sector for rehabilitation and maintenance has responded to this challenge in its non-concessioned…
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The Public-Private Tug-of-Water—Water Privatisation in Mumbai: An Analysis of the Water Distribution Improvement Project in the K-East Ward
The experience of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai provides an example of weak planning in the water sector.
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Performance-Based Contracting Tools for Non-Revenue Water Reduction Case Studies
Service Contract: Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamResources:Increasing Water Supply to Customers through a Performance-Based Contract for NRW ReductionCase Study on the Performance-Based Contract in Ho…
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Performance-Based Contracting Tools for Non-Revenue Water Reduction Tools & Resources
GuidelinesPerformance-Based Contracting for Non-Revenue Water Operational Manual An overview of the process of developing a PBC from the screening phase through contract design. It also includes…
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Performance-Based Contracting Tools for Non-Revenue Water Reduction Project Preparation Process
Step 1: ScreeningIn this step, a utility:confirms that NRW reduction is a priority for improving utility performance,assesses whether a PBC is a viable method for achieving this based on client…