Technical Assistance to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for Industrial Environmental Management
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Page : 22 pages
File Size : 50,42 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Economic assistance
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Author :
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Page : 22 pages
File Size : 50,42 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Economic assistance
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Author : Asian Development Bank
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Page : 16 pages
File Size : 26,19 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Environmental management
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Author : S. Tumiwa
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Page : 20 pages
File Size : 37,56 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Economic assistance
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Page : 20 pages
File Size : 34,93 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Business enterprises
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Author : National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies (U.S.)
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Page : 1032 pages
File Size : 46,76 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Balance of payments
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Author : Ernesto Sánchez-Triana
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 30,98 MB
Release : 2014-06-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 146480236X
The extent of urban air pollution in Pakistan—South Asia's most urbanized country—is among the world’s most severe, significantly damaging human health, quality of life, and the economy and environment of Pakistan. The harm from Pakistan's urban air pollution is among the highest in South Asia, exceeding several high-profile causes of mortality and morbidity in Pakistan. Improved air quality management (AQM) in Pakistan can have notable economic and health benefits. For example, the estimated health benefits per dollar spent on cleaner diesel are approximately US $1–1.5 for light-duty diesel vehicles and US $1.5–2.4 for large buses and trucks. This report advocates that Pakistan allocate resources to AQM, because its air quality is severely affecting millions of Pakistanis, and because experiences around the world indicate that interventions can significantly improve air quality. This report details a broad spectrum of research on Pakistan’s AQM challenges, and identifies a comprehensive set of steps to improve air quality. The research presented here underpins the conclusions that addressing Pakistan's urban air pollution requires coordinated interventions to strengthen AQM, build agencies' institutional capacity, bolster AQM's legal and regulatory framework, implement policy reforms and investments, and fill knowledge gaps. However, Pakistan's policy makers face major obstacles, including limited financial, human, and technical resources, and can pursue only a few AQM interventions at the same time. In the short term, Pakistan's AQM should give highest priority to reducing pollutants linked to high morbidity and mortality: PM2.5 (and precursors like SOx and NOx) from mobile sources. A second-level short-term priority could be PM2.5, SOx, and emissions of toxic metals from stationary sources. An important medium-term priority should be mass transportation in major cities, controlling traffic, and restricting private cars during high-pollution episodes. A long-term priority could be taxing hydrocarbons, based on their contribution to greenhouse gases.
Author : National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies (U.S.)
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Page : 326 pages
File Size : 50,79 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Balance of payments
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Author : National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies (U.S.)
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Page : 416 pages
File Size : 43,11 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Balance of payments
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Author : Kulsum Ahmed
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 16,36 MB
Release : 2008-04-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821367633
Environmentally and socially sustainable policies are essential for good governance. Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is the key tool for integrating environmental considerations into policies, programs and plans. This book focuses on SEA applied to policies. Through lessons learned from previous use of SEA on policies, it draws lessons on the strengths and weaknesses of current SEA methodology. It then goes on to analyze how policies are formulated and implemented and proposes a new conceptual framework for conducting SEA of policies thatpotentially could be more useful in influencing decision makers to integrate environmental sustainability considerations into policy formulation and implementation.
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Page : 132 pages
File Size : 37,57 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Contracting out
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