Communities → Use of Resources
- Central Asian waters - Social, economic, environmental and governance puzzle
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December 1, 2008 12:08
This book includes 11 articles that scrutinize the economic, environmental, social and governance challenges of Central Asia. The book consists of two parts. The first one, consisting of three chapters, provides an introduction to the issue and institutions. The second part of the book includes eight research articles.
- Options for Continuing Energy Reforms in Uzbekistan
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October 8, 2008 14:13
Current paper explores energy perpectives in Uzbekistan by sectors (electric power, heating, water) and offers recommendations to the government on priority areas.
- Quasi-Fiscal Activity in the Energy Sector in Belarus
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June 17, 2008 12:52
This paper aims to produce the estimation of the “quasi-fiscal activities” in the Belarusian energy sector.
- Flexible mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol in Central and Eastern Europe
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March 3, 2008 13:51
The paper gives an overview of the challenges and practices in the field of climate protection in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). It provides a critical analysis of the link between climate change issues and energy sector reforms in the course of socio-economic transition.
- Informed Citizenry, Accountable Government and the Effective Management of Oil Resources
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March 3, 2008 11:14
This policy study addresses only one of the variables needing to be employed in the struggle against the resource curse in Azerbaijan, i.e. improved transparency and accountability in the use of oil resources.
- Covering oil – a reporter’s guide to energy and development
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February 27, 2008 15:30
For the vast majority of people in most resource-rich countries, natural wealth does not translate into prosperity, but instead leads to environmental and economic devastation, and hampers democratic reform. Only an informed public can hold leaders to account. Yet local reporting often overlooks the legal, economic, and environmental implications of resource extraction. This guide aims to encourage rigorous reporting on these issues by providing practical information.
- Caspian oil and gas: the facts at the end of the year 2000
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February 27, 2008 15:29
This paper examines the political and economic implications on the Caspian region following the recent confirmation of the volume of supplies of crude oil found there. Though estimated at twice as large as the amount of oil reserves beneath the North Sea, in terms of the world’s energy balance the amounts discovered in the Caspian region are not of great significance, claims the author of this paper.
- The Gas Industry in Moldova: A Burden of Ignorance or Neglect? What is More?
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January 18, 2008 17:04
The problem of supplying households and industry with natural gas became a sensitive issue on the entire European continent. Lack of agreement between Russia and Ukraine, the blockade of natural gas supply in the middle of the winter of 2005 and 2006, the struggle for taking control over the gas transit lines situated on the territory of Ukraine, which neighbors Moldova, shuttered the minds in the last years and generated some dubious reactions over the existing state of relations in the former soviet region, which have been established after the „more or least pleasant divorce” of its former republics and provoking tensions with the Central and Western European states.
- Energy Shocks and Macroeconomic Management: Policy Options for Belarus
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January 18, 2008 16:40
This paper provides an overview of the facts related to the energy shock and quantify its effect on the trade balance. Also the macroeconomic implications of the energy shock.
- The Macroeconomic Impact of Gas Price Increase in Belarus: Quantitative Assessement
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January 18, 2008 16:37
The paper sheds a light on this issue evaluating the impact of gas price increase based on computable general equilibrium model.
- Economics of Nuclear Power Development in Belarus
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January 18, 2008 14:04
The objective of the study is to provide a balanced assessment of the benefits and the costs of nuclear power development, and to give neutral policy advice.
- Improving Energy Efficiency of the Belarusian Economy: an Economic Agenda
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January 18, 2008 12:18
This paper considers measures to improve incentives for efficient energy use and measures to improve it.
- Guidelines for Renewable Energy Policy in Belarus
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January 18, 2008 12:17
In this paper we discuss the role that renewable energy sources (RES) can play in a sustainable energy policy in Belarus, and the opportunities and threats that are posed by RES policy.
- Renewable Energy Resources: the Past, Present and Future
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January 18, 2008 12:16
This background paper describes some of the existing concepts related to the energy policy of a country and analyzes different RES advantages and limitations. As well the paper outlines some EU experiences of using and stimulation renewables.
- The role of natural resources in fundamental tax reform in the Russian Federation
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December 3, 2007 17:36
The author provides estimates of the average and total current rent on crude oil, natural gas, and round wood in Russia. The sum of appropriated rent on oil and gas was estimated at US$9 billion in 1999 (in excess of $15 billion in 2000), or about 18 percent of consolidated tax revenues.
- Will the Kyoto Protocol affect growth in Russia?
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December 3, 2007 16:53
In light of the recent argument that rapid economic growth in Russia over the next decade, might result in emissions higher than the Kyoto target, thereby putting much-needed growth at risk, the authors revisit the discussion on the costs and benefits of ratification of the Kyoto Protocol by Russia. They conclude that even under a very high economic growth assumption, and even under very conservative assumptions about the decoupling between carbon dioxide emissions, and economic growth, Russia still benefits from a net surplus of emissions allowances, and thus will not see its growth adversely affected by the Kyoto target.
- Institutional and policy analysis of river basin management: the Warta River Basin, Poland
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November 26, 2007 17:51
The authors describe and analyze the emergence of river basin management in the Warta River Basin of Poland. The Warta basin's 55,193 km2 cover approximately one-sixth of Poland, and the Warta is a principal tributary to the Oder. Water management issues include pollution of the Warta and its main tributaries, prompting cities to rely on groundwater supplies that are beginning to show signs of overdraft, and growing problems of water allocation and scarcity as the basin urbanizes and industrializes.
- Regulatory effectiveness and the empirical impact of variations in regulatory governance - electricity industry capacity and efficiency in developing countries
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November 26, 2007 17:50
The authors assess for 28 developing countries over the period 1980-2001 whether the existence of a regulatory law and higher quality regulatory governance are significantly associated with superior electricity outcomes. Their analysis draws on theoretical and empirical work on the impact of independent central banks and of developing country telecommunications regulators.
- Small-scale private service providers of water supply and electricity : a review of incidence, structure, pricing, and operating characteristics
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November 26, 2007 17:49
This paper summarizes the key findings and conclusions of a literature review of small-scale private service providers (SPSPs) of water supply and electricity conducted over a six-month period in 2003. It draws on more than 400 documents-including journals, articles, reports, case studies and project reports-which have been disaggregated and referenced in a publicly available database.
- The impact of energy price changes in Moldova
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November 26, 2007 17:48
This study examines the potential impact of higher energy prices on the economy of Moldova by simulating the likely macroeconomic consequences of recent and future price increases. Moreover, it estimates the direct impact on individual households using data drawn from the 2004 Household Budget Survey.
