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1 online resource (405 p.) |
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MENA Development Report |
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MENA development report.
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| Contents |
Front Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Overview -- "Blue" Capital and Three Core Issues -- Road Map to the Report -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Human Advancement and Sustainable Natural Capital Use in the Middle East and North Africa -- Overview -- Improvement in Incomes, Produced Capital, and Human Capital -- Natural Capital Deteriorates as Environmental Degradation Accelerates -- A Lag in Decoupling Growth from Air Pollution and GHGs -- Switching to a Green Growth Path -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References |
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Chapter 3 Blue Skies for Healthy and Prosperous Cities -- Overview -- How Polluted Are the Cities' Skies? -- The Health and Economic Impacts of Dirty Skies -- Policy Review: How to Get Clear Blue Skies -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 Blue Seas: Freeing the Seas from Plastics -- Overview -- The State of Plastic Pollution in the Seas -- The Environmental, Public Health, and Economic Impacts of Plastic-Polluted Seas -- Policy Review: How to Get Clear, Blue, Plastic-Free Seas -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 Blue Seas: Fighting Coastal Erosion -- Overview -- How Eroded Is the Coast? |
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The Economic Impacts of Eroded Coasts -- Policy Review: How to Combat Coastal Erosion -- Notes -- References -- Boxes -- Box 2.1 Green Recovery Goals Guide COVID-19 Responses by Multilateral Organizations -- Box 2.2 Job Creation from Green Growth Strategies -- Box 2.3 Carbon Wealth in the Middle East and North Africa and Its Potential Pitfalls -- Box 3.1 Different Sources and Health Effects of Different PM Diameters -- Box 3.2 Air Quality Monitoring in Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates -- Box 3.3 Reforming Fuel Subsidies: Lessons from International Experience |
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Box 3.4 Slashing Fuel Subsidies during Periods of Low Global Oil Prices Reduces Public Discontent -- Box 3.5 Environmental Fiscal Reform: International Experiences -- Box 3.6 Vehicle Technology and Related Regulations in the Middle East and North Africa -- Box 3.7 Fuel Quality Standards in the Middle East and North Africa -- Box 3.8 Public Transportation in Middle East and North Africa's Cities -- Box 3.9 Place-Based Policies and Their Effects on Air Pollution -- Box 3.10 Successful Pollution Abatement Projects in the Middle East and North Africa -- Box 3.11 California's Emissions Trading System |
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Box 3.12 Saudi Arabia's Efforts to Increase Energy Efficiency -- Box 3.13 Regional Examples of Investment in Renewable Energy Sources -- Box 3.14 Reducing the "Black Cloud" Phenomenon in Greater Cairo -- Box 3.15 Reusing Crop Residues as Fertilizer with the Happy Seeder -- Box 3.16 Public Awareness Programs on Air Pollution in the Middle East and North Africa -- Box 3.17 Green Space in Cairo, the Arab Republic of Egypt -- Box 4.1 Marine-Plastic Pollution within the International Policy Agenda -- Box 4.2 Identifying the Hot Spots of Marine-Plastic Debris along Morocco's Coasts |
| Summary |
While economic and social indicators in many Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries have improved over the past three decades, the region's blue natural assets-clean air, healthy seas, and coastlines-have degraded virtually everywhere. Air pollution levels in the region's cities are among the highest in the world. Per capita marine plastic pollution is among the highest in the world; coastal erosion rates are the second fastest in the world. These combined challenges threaten local communities, livelihoods, and economies. In fact, the economic cost of MENA's deteriorating skies and seas is estimated at more than 3 percent of GDP per year. This publication reviews integrated solutions that the authors identify as the "four I's": --Inform stakeholders about the sources of these challenges. --Provide incentives that improve environmental outcomes for the public and the private sector. --Strengthen institutions to lower air and plastic pollution and to mitigate uncontrolled development and erosion of coastlines. --Invest in abatement options and promote sustainable solutions. Restoring MENA's blue skies and seas will benefit the health, livelihoods, and incomes of residents. There will inevitably be trade-offs, but choosing a path of green growth will create jobs, diversify economies, and make the region a better place for current and future generations. The actions of policy makers today will shape the trajectory of economies and communities for decades to come |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Box 4.3 Green Bond Financing for SWM Systems |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Pollution -- Middle East
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Pollution -- Africa, North
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Coast changes -- Middle East
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Coast changes -- Africa, North
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Coast changes
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Ecology
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Pollution
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| SUBJECT |
Middle East -- Environmental conditions
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Africa, North -- Environmental conditions
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| Subject |
Middle East
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North Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Vashold, Lukas
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Palacios, Anabella
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Alahmadi, Mala
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Acerbi, Marcelo
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| ISBN |
1464818134 |
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9781464818134 |
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