Data for Development: An Evaluation of World Bank Support for Data and Statistical Capacity
This evaluation assesses how effectively the World Bank has supported development data production, sharing, and use, and suggests ways to improve its approach.
The World Bank Group Partnership with the Philippines, 2009–18
This Country Program Evaluation (CPE) assesses the development effectiveness of the World Bank Group program in the Philippines between 2009 and 2018.
Solomon Islands : Rural Development Program
The Solomon Islands Rural Development Program (Phase I) was the Bank’s first major intervention in Solomon Islands following the Tensions of 1998-2003. The project envisaged making the government more visible in rural…
China - Second Tianjin Urban Development and Environment Project and Chongqing Small Cities Infrastructure Improvement Project
This Project Performance Assessment Report assesses two urban development projects in China, the Second Tianjin Urban Development and Environment Project (2003 to 2012) and the Chongqing Small Cities Infrastructure…
North Macedonia - Regional and Local Roads Program Support Project
This PPAR assesses the development effectiveness of the Regional and Local Roads Program Support project in North Macedonia, which was approved in 2008. The original development objective of the project, “to reduce cost…
Early-Stage Evaluation of the International Development Association's Sustainable Development Finance Policy (Approach Paper)
IEG is undertaking an early stage evaluation of Sustainable Development Finance Policy (SDFP) of the International Development Association (IDA), which came into effect on July 1, 2020. The SDFP, adopted in response to…
Managing Urban Spatial Growth: An evaluation of World Bank support to land administration, planning and development (Approach Paper)
Managing urban spatial growth matters to reduce poverty and promote shared
prosperity. As cities sprawl they become more unequal and inefficient. Land markets enable urban development through private investments in…
Haiti - Port-Au-Prince Neighborhood Housing Reconstruction
Haiti is one of the poorest countries worldwide, and it has suffered from a long history of natural disasters, compounded with high poverty, weak institutions, and political instability. A major earthquake struck Haiti…
Nicaragua - offgrid rural electrification (PERZA) project
The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank Group prepared this Project Performance Assessment Report (PPAR) on the Nicaragua Offgrid Rural Electrification Project. PERZA’s development objectives were to…
Between Worlds: Reducing Pastoral Vulnerability
In this IEG Project Lessons series, we highlight the findings of a recently released assessment of Phase I and Phase II of the World Bank financed, and IFAD co-financed, Pastoral Community Development Program in Ethiopia