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Managing Urban Spatial Growth
This evaluation offers IEG’s first systematic assessment of the World Bank’s support to the management of urban spatial growth.
The private sector in low income and fragile countries needs more than credit
Lessons from the early implementation of the IDA Private Sector Window (PSW)
The World Bank Group’s Experience with the IDA Private Sector Window: An Early-Stage Assessment
This report is an early-stage assessment of the World Bank Group’s experience with the International Development Association (IDA) Private Sector Window (PSW).
Meet the Evaluator: Bekele Shiferaw discusses the nexus between natural resources and human development
As IEG marked World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought earlier this month, we spoke with Bekele Ambaye Shiferaw, who spent much of his long career focused on environmental degradation and how to stop it. Along…
The Drive for Financial Inclusion: Lessons of World Bank Group Experience – Approach Paper
Financial inclusion is expected to help address poverty and shared prosperity by improving and smoothing household incomes at the same time as reducing vulnerability to shocks, improving investments in education and…
Early Evaluation of the World Bank’s COVID-19 Response to Save Lives and Protect Poor and Vulnerable People (Approach Paper)
Disrupting billions of lives and livelihoods, the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic jeopardizes countries’ development gains and goals on an unprecedented scale. Restoring human capital and maintaining progress on…
Mozambique Country Program Evaluation (Approach Paper)
Mozambique’s recent history is characterized by economic growth, rising inequality, and fragility. After the end of a civil war in 1992, Mozambique enjoyed a sustained period of growth until 2014, positioning it as one…
Towards Productive, Inclusive, and Sustainable Farms and Agribusiness Firms: An Evaluation of the World Bank Group’s Support for Development of Agri-Food Economies (2010-2020) – Approach Paper
Sustainable development of the agricultural sector and the associated agrifood industry is key to ending hunger and poverty and meeting other global goals, such as those related to climate change. Fostering broad-based…
Four Lessons from the Sahel on Land Restoration Programs and their Impact on Vulnerable Populations
World Bank Group support to developing countries to manage their natural resources is critical for poverty reduction. A recent IEG evaluation assessed how well the World Bank has addressed natural resource…
Nepal – Sunaula Hazar Din – Community Action for Nutrition Project
Ratings for the Community Action for
Nutrition Project are as follows: Outcome was moderately
satisfactory, overall efficacy was substantial, Bank
performance was moderately…