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This study provides unique information on underground gas storage (UGS) in Europe and Central Asia in the following areas: new and emerging technologies and improvements in UGS; current UGS status in...

Humanitarian Emergencies and Warlord Economies in Liberia and Sierra Leone examines the correlations between humanitarian emergencies and political economies of these failing states. The publication...

Health Status and Health Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa discusses the main changes in infant, child and maternal mortality which have occurred over the period 1960-1995. It also analyses the main...

War, Hunger and Displacement uses econometric methods and case-study evidence to examine the political economy of complex humanitarian emergencies, multidimensional crises characterized by warfare...

This study re-examines the rationale for development aid; revisits the development debate that accompanied its growth; and draws conclusions for aids' performance which may influence the future. The...

This study looks at the performance of exports in Chile for the period 1960-1995. It identifies the main trends in the growth of exports and attempts to assign responsibility to various factors for...

South-North Challenges in Global Forestry addresses the types of transitions operating in global forestry and evaluates the significance of trends. The publication is part of an applied research and...

The present study examines privatization in transition economies of Eastern and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. It addresses trade-offs in the choice of privatization methods, the choice...

This publication examines the impact of the transition to a market economy on health and education in transitional Asia, with particular focus on Vietnam. Several lessons emerge from the empirical...

In analyzing Viet Nam's recent economic adjustments, this publication discusses that country's macroeconomic instability and the evolution of privatization and industrial policy. It also addresses the...

This publication is prepared in the framework of the United Nations Development Account project “Promoting Energy Efficiency Investments for Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development”...

This publication is prepared in the framework of the United Nations Development Account project “Promoting Energy Efficiency Investments for Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development”...

Coal mines are not only a safety management challenge but also a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Methane release during coal mining creates unsafe working conditions in underground coal...

Coal mines are not only a safety management challenge but also a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Methane release during coal mining creates unsafe working conditions in underground coal...

This publication represents the final report of the United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources (UNFC) Mapping Task Force, however it should be seen as an interim...

Developments in the energy markets, particularly for hydrocarbons, over the last decade have contributed to an increased sense of vulnerability among countries about the future availability of...

Developments in the energy markets, particularly for hydrocarbons, over the last decade have contributed to an increased sense of vulnerability among countries about the future availability of...