Energy and Environment Reviews (EERs) are a specific example of upstream analytical work on environmental issues related to the energy sector. The importance of energy and environment issues has been highlighted in the new World Bank Environment Strategy and in the World Bank's environmental strategy for the energy sector (June 2000). EERs have been largely supported by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), but they have also been supported as part of the World Bank's country and sector assistance programs.
Three general types of EERs have been undertaken:
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full-scale, which look comprehensively at energy and environment issues in one of more sectors in a country
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rapid assessments
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targeted issues, such as fuel quality, sulfur emissions, or indoor air quality
Full-scale EERs are underway or have been completed in Bulgaria, Egypt, Iran, Macedonia, Sri Lanka, and Turkey, while rapid and more targeted EERs are underway or completed in Bangladesh, Bolivia, China, Mongolia, Thailand, Vietnam, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Region, and Latin America and the Caribbean Region. Information on the EERs supported by ESMAP can be found on their website through the link in the right-hand box.
Although a limited number of EERs have been completed to date, the World Bank is currently reviewing the results and impacts that EERs have had, and to what extent, and in what ways, EERs can be a useful tool for influencing energy and environment policy and interventions in client countries.
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