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The World Bank in Madagascar: adapting to fragility and governance challenges
An evaluation of the World Bank’s engagement in Madagascar during fiscal years 2007-2021 finds a Bank that is increasingly attuned to political economy risks. Yet elite capture remains difficult to overcome.
Complementary Interventions for Agrifood System Development – Insights and Lessons
Agrifood systems are key towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, including ending hunger and malnutrition, poverty, and addressing climate change. Yet, despite their importance, agrifood systems face…
How the Wapenhans report came to change the World Bank 30 years ago
Thirty years ago, the Wapenhans report sounded the alarm over the World Bank’s worsening portfolio quality and sparked changes in how the Bank manages the quality and results of its projects. This two-part blog series…
The World Bank Group in Madagascar
This evaluation assesses the development effectiveness of the World Bank Group’s engagement with Madagascar during Fiscal Years 2007–21.
🎧 Lessons Unwrapped from Tackling Plastic Waste
Every year, the world generates 2 billion tons of trash, including 400 million tons of plastic. Most of this waste is mismanaged, piling up and flowing into our oceans, adding to greenhouse gas emissions and land…
Gabon - Country Partnership Framework Completion and Learning Review : IEG Review
This review of the World Bank Group’s
(WBG) Completion and Learning Review (CLR) covers the period
of the Country Partnership Framework (CPF) FY18-21,
including its update in the…
Addressing rural water supply gaps with performance-based financing: lessons from Vietnam
The share of the world’s rural population with access to safely managed drinking water services reached 60% by 2020, but still lags behind a comparative rate of 85% among urban populations, according to the World Health…
Uruguay - Completion and Learning Review of the Country Partnership Framework for FY16-FY20 : IEG Review
This review of the World Bank Group’s
(WBG) Completion and Learning Review (CLR) covers the period
of the Country Partnership Framework (CPF) FY18-21,
including its update in the…
Building inclusive, productive, and sustainable agrifood systems
Well-functioning agrifood systems play an important role in increasing food and nutrition security, reducing poverty, especially in low-income countries (LICs), and meeting climate and environment goals for sustainable…
Albania - Completion and Learning Review of the Country Partnership Framework for FY15-FY21 : IEG Review
This review of the World Bank Group’s
(WBG) Completion and Learning Review (CLR) covers the period
of the Country Partnership Framework (CPF), FY2015-FY2020,
and updated in the…