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Technical Report
This technical report shows the results of the pilot implementation of Natural Capital Accounting (...
Technical Report
Feasibilty of Measuring Tourism Sustainability in the Kyrgyz Republic : A Technical Report (English)
Tourism has the potential to become one of the key sectors that will generate growth and jobs and...
Policy Brief
This insight brief serves to provide a comprehensive overview and enhance understanding of the...
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Towards Ecosystem Accounts For Uganda
The report on “Towards Ecosystem Accounting in Uganda” describes the results of the first iteration for experimental ecosystem accounts in Uganda. It indicates how information in ecosystem accounts could be used to support policy making and ecosystem management.
Statistical and Economic Analysis of Uganda’s Tourism Expenditure and Motivation Survey 2019
WAVES supported the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities (MTWA) to institute a Statistical and Economic Analysis of Uganda’s Tourism Expenditure and Motivation Survey to support government policies aimed at increasing tourism benefits, this analysis is based upon an exit survey of visitors to Uganda in the 2019 high season for tourism.
Uganda Adjusted Macroeconomic Indicators – 2020 Edition
This is the second report of adjusted macroeconomic indicators and countries wealth measure for Uganda.
Uganda Natural Capital Accounting, Environment and Climate Change Programmatic ASA : Natural Capital Accounting : Informing Policy Decisions and Management of Uganda’s Natural Resources (English)
The Government of Uganda has been working to establish a new system of NCA. NCA is a standardized approach to measuring and valuing natural resources. It overcomes the limitations of traditional economic measurements, such as gross domestic product (GDP), that look primarily at income and not at wealth. It provides physical and monetary information about natural capital wealth as well as income and other benefit flows. As such, NCA is already helping to inform key policies and plans in Uganda.
Zambia’s Natural Capital Accounts: Informing Key Policy Priorities
This report summarizes why the Zambian government believes that production of natural capital accounts is a priority and describes how they were produced with the support of the World Bank Wealth Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services (WAVES) program.
Updated Country Brief: Uganda
WAVES has supported Uganda to develop its land and forests accounts. The objective was to mainstream their value into development policy dialogue and planning by using results from the sets of accounts to inform the National Development Plan (NDPIII) and other national and sectoral policies.