World Bank2013-07-092013-07-092003-06-30https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14414This report is the first step in a process toward using environmental damage cost assessments for priority setting and as an instrument for integrating environmental issues into economic and social development. The report provides estimates of damage cost for several areas of the environment: air, water, land and forests, and waste disposal. The estimates should be considered as orders of magnitude and a range is provided to indicate the level of uncertainty. As areas of priority are identified, further analysis will be required for more accurate estimates. Due to data limitations, the damage cost of environmental degradation has not been estimated in several areas: industrial, hazardous, and hospital waste disposal; unsanitary landfills; degradation of natural ecosystems and biodiversity; and groundwater resource degradation and over-extraction. In addition and due to the complexity of the problem, the report only partially captures damage resulting from soil degradation. The report points t the need to further assess and quantify current and potential future damage costs related to those impacts.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAIR POLLUTION CONTROLCOST CONTROLWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTWATER POLLUTION CONTROLENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONREPLACEMENT COSTSAIR POLLUTION CONTROLAGRICULTURAL LAND DAMAGEWATER POLLUTION HEALTH ASPECTSSOIL DEGRADATIONDEFORESTATIONFOREST MANAGEMENTENERGY CONSUMPTIONWASTE DISPOSAL COSTSWASTE DISPOSAL IN RIVERS & LAKESWASTE DISPOSAL IN GROUNDWASTE DISPOSAL INTO SOILWASTE DISPOSAL INTO ATMOSPHEREACCIDENTAL POLLUTIONADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURESAIR POLLUTANTSAIR POLLUTIONAIR QUALITYAIR QUALITY DEGRADATIONAQUIFERSBASINSBIODIVERSITYCARBONCARBON DIOXIDECARDIOVASCULAR DISEASESCHILD MORTALITYCHROMIUMCIVIL SOCIETYCLEANER PRODUCTIONCLIMATE CHANGECOASTAL AREASCOASTAL ZONESCODCOMBUSTIONCOMMUNITY ACTIONCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCONTINGENT VALUATIONCONTINGENT VALUATION METHODCOPPERCROP ROTATIONDEATHSDEBTDEFORESTATIONDIESELDISCHARGEDOWNSTREAM FLOWSDRINKING WATERECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC SITUATIONECONOMIC VALUEECOSYSTEMEMISSIONSENERGY EFFICIENCYENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTSENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNSENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGEENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICSENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIONENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL POLICIESENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCESEPIDEMIOLOGYEQUILIBRIUMEVAPOTRANSPIRATIONEXCHANGE RATEFACTORIESFAMILIESFARMERSFERTILIZERSFISHINGGROUNDWATERHAZARDOUS WASTEHEALTH CONDITIONSHEALTH PROBLEMSHEAVY METALSHEDONIC PRICEHIGH WATERHOSPITAL WASTEHYGIENEINDOOR AIRINDOOR AIR POLLUTIONINDUSTRIAL WASTEINDUSTRIAL WASTESINFECTIOUS DISEASESINTERVENTIONIRREVERSIBILITYLAKESLAND DEGRADATIONLAWSLEGISLATIONLIFE EXPECTANCYLIVING CONDITIONSMALNUTRITIONMIGRATIONMINESMORBIDITYMORTALITYMPSNATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICSNATURAL RESOURCESNITROGENNON-USE VALUESOILOXYGENPARTICULATE MATTERPESTICIDESPHOSPHATEPOLLUTANTSPOLLUTIONPOLLUTION CONTROLPOLLUTION REDUCTIONPOPULATION GROWTHPOTABLE WATERPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPRECIPITATIONPREMATURE DEATHPREMATURE MORTALITYPROGRAMSPUBLIC HEALTHPUMPINGQUALITY OF LIFEQUALITY OF WATERRESPIRATORY ILLNESSRESPIRATORY ILLNESSESRIVERSSALINITYSCIENCESSEASEA WATERSEDIMENTSSOCIAL SERVICESSOIL DEGRADATIONSOIL EROSIONSOIL PRODUCTIVITYSOILSSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENTSULFURSULFUR DIOXIDESURFACE WATERSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTOXIC SUBSTANCESTRAVEL COST METHODURBAN AIR POLLUTIONURBAN POLLUTIONUSE VALUEVICTIMSWASTEWASTE MANAGEMENTWASTE TREATMENTWASTEWATERWATER DEMANDWATER FLOWSWATER LEVELSWATER POLLUTIONWATER QUALITYWATER QUALITY DEGRADATIONWATER RESOURCESWATER SCARCITYWATER SHORTAGEWATER SHORTAGESWATERFLOWWATERSWATERSHEDWATERSHED MANAGEMENTWILLINGNESS TO ACCEPTWILLINGNESS TO PAYWTPZINC AIR POLLUTION CONTROLCOST CONTROLWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTWATER POLLUTION CONTROLENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONREPLACEMENT COSTSAIR POLLUTION CONTROLAGRICULTURAL LAND DAMAGEWATER POLLUTION HEALTH ASPECTSSOIL DEGRADATIONDEFORESTATIONFOREST MANAGEMENTENERGY CONSUMPTIONWASTE DISPOSAL COSTSWASTE DISPOSAL IN RIVERS & LAKESWASTE DISPOSAL IN GROUNDWASTE DISPOSAL INTO SOILWASTE DISPOSAL INTO ATMOSPHEREWorld Bank10.1596/14414