As interest grows in results-based
financing (RBF), the need for reliable verification systems
intensifies. Independent verification is a key component of
OBA, which...
In the Indian federal structure, rural
sanitation is a state government responsibility. However,
since this sector has been identified as a development
priority, the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 110905Date: June 1, 2016
This edition, based on the original Art
of Knowledge of Knowledge Exchange: A Results-Focused
Planning Guide for Development Practitioners, is customized
for practitioners...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 107500Date: June 1, 2016Author:
Kumar,Shobha ;
Coombes,Yolande ;
Vovides,Yianna
To achieve the twin goals, the World
Bank Group (WBG) needs to better understand what works and
the reasons why, and draw lessons and good practices from
experience....
This practical notes series is devised
as a how-to guide that captures the evolution of Public
Private Dialogues (PPD) and the challenges faced by
practitioners since...
In the context of the strategic
discussions on its Forward Look, the WBG is assessing how
its four arms – IDA, IBRD, IFC and MIGA – can best support
clients in meeting...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 106108Date: May 24, 2016
The Country Partnership Framework (CPF)
for Montene gro covers the period from July 1, 2015 to June
30, 2020 (fiscal years 2016-2020). This CPF builds on the
results...
Type: Country Assistance Strategy DocumentReport#: 105039Date: May 24, 2016
These remarks were delivered by Jim Yong
Kim, President of the World Bank Group, at the High-level
Roundtable on Humanitarian Financing at the World
Humanitarian Summit...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 129877Date: May 23, 2016Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
These remarks were delivered by Jim Yong
Kim, President of the World Bank Group, at the Leaders'
Segment of the World Humanitarian Summit, in Istanbul,
Turkey. He applauds...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 129906Date: May 23, 2016Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
There is no doubt that the poorest
people are already and will continue to be most severely
impacted by climatic changes, including shifting trends as
well as more frequent...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7677Date: May 17, 2016Author:
Tschakert,Petra
This issue includes the following
headings: The Social Determination of Behavior; Social Norms
and Development Economics; Behavioral Insights to Improve
Development...
Much of the power to reduce climate
emissions lies now with cities rather than national
governments. There is a window of opportunity to build
climate-smart cities in...
The choices developing countries make
today in building and expanding transport networks will
irreversibly shape development for the next century. That is
why urgent...
This paper presents a model to assess
the socioeconomic resilience to natural disasters of an
economy, defined as its capacity to mitigate the impact of
disaster-related...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7663Date: May 9, 2016Author:
Hallegatte,Stephane ;
Bangalore,Mook ;
Vogt-Schilb,Adrien Camille
These remarks were delivered by Jim Yong
Kim, President of the World Bank Group, at the 2016 Climate
Action Summit, in Washington, DC. He acknowledges an
unprecedented...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 129878Date: May 5, 2016Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
Chile has fairly developed payment,
clearing, and settlement infrastructures. Sistema
liquidación bruta en tiempo real (real time gross settlement
(LBTR) is largely...
Type: Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP)Report#: 110704Date: May 1, 2016
The report is based in the diverse
challenges faced by the environment and natural resource
sector in Argentina, especially those relating to new
challenges in the rural...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 109527Date: May 1, 2016
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