Building the evidence for more effective disaster risk reduction
After a long hiatus due to the COVID crises, governments will come together in Bali this week to discuss progress on the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. Organized by the UN…
🎧 Measuring Results in Global Development
We are less than a decade from delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs touch on some of the most profound challenges facing humanity, such as ending poverty and reducing inequality. What…
World Bank Support to Aging Countries
This evaluation is the first at the Independent Evaluation Group to assess the World Bank’s contribution to diagnosing client countries’ demographic issues related to population aging.
After the Pandemic: evidence for building back better
Charting a path to recovery will require evidence on what is working, why, and for whom.
Covid-19 has exposed the fragilities of aging countries
An IEG report focuses on much needed areas of attention.
Keeping the Private Sector Alive During the Coronavirus (COVID-19): 5 lessons from past crises
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Lessons from Evaluation: Support and Financing to the Formal Private Sector in Response to COVID-19
This note identifies core lessons for the Bank Group on addressing the impact of the crisis on business and enterprises, based on evaluative evidence from the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG). It particularly draws on…
Keeping the private sector alive during the coronavirus (COVID-19): 4 lessons from past crises
How can the World Bank Group help keep the formal private sector alive during the current coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis? Beyond its impact on public health, efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19 are taking a…
Addressing the ‘Infodemic’ to cope with the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic
In addition to tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, governments and professionals responsible for monitoring the progress of policies and evaluating their impact face a phenomenon that has particularly intensified in this…
The World Bank and global collaboration: Lessons for the COVID-19 (coronavirus) response
The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) calls for an international response. But when and why does collective action work best? We studied the World Bank Group’s global collaborations to find out.
The global health…