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Towards Urban Resilience: An Evaluation of the World Bank Group’s Evolving Approach 2007-2017 (Approach Paper)
Half of humanity – 3.5 billion people – lives in cities today and by 2030, 60% of the world’s population will live in urban areas. Urbanization has the potential to lift people out of poverty and increase prosperity,…
Conversations: Strengthening the role of data in policy making-Perspectives from the World Bank Group, OECD, and AidData
Excerpts rom a recent panel discussion about how to strengthen data production and its use for development and policy making
Rwanda Country Program Evaluation FY09-17 (Approach Paper)
The primary goal of this evaluation is to assess the Bank Group’s development effectiveness in Rwanda during the period FY09-17 and to inform the design and implementation of future WBG activities in Rwanda. The Country…
Two to Tango: An Evaluation of World Bank Group Support for Fostering Regional Integration (Approach Paper)
Three overlapping forces shape economic and political systems in the contemporary world order: globalization, regionalism and nationalism. The first wave of regionalism in the 1960-1980 was primarily driven by the trade…
An Evaluation of World Bank Group Support in Conflict Induced Situations of Forced Displacement (Approach Paper)
This proposed evaluation aims to inform the World Bank Group’s scaling up of support to situations of forced displacement. It will focus on the World Bank Group’s emerging goals and catalytic role in countries and…
Conversations: How can the Private Sector Contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals?
Excerpts from a high-level panel discussion about the opportunities and challenges for businesses looking to invest in ways that will contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals.
Harnessing the Power of the Private Sector In Support of Sustainable Development
This Annual Meetings event will explore emerging opportunities and trends for tapping private capital to advance the 2030 agenda.
Getting to the Sustainable Development Goals- How can we Harness the Private Sector?
What role should multilateral development institutions like the World Bank Group play in boosting private sector investment in the SDGs, and what can countries do differently to become more attractive investment…
Staying on track with the Sustainable Development Goals- What evaluation can teach us
What IEG has learned about the Sustainable Development Goals through evaluating the World Bank Group’s work.
Conversations: Are multilateral development banks still relevant today?
Leaders from the major multilateral development banks, gathered in Rome for the Spring Meetings of the Evaluation Cooperation Group, discussed the future and relevance of multilateral development banks (MDBs).