Navigating challenges: Examining the resilience of World Bank Group projects amid the pandemic
This is the first of a series of blogs presenting some of the key findings and lessons from the 2023 Results and Performance of the World Bank Group (RAP) report, the latest annual review of the World Bank Group’s…
What the COVID-19 response reveals about the future of public health surveillance systems: the good, the not yet known and the absent
During the early-stage of the COVID-19 crisis the World Bank and other partners helped countries to implement or improve surveillance systems. But support cannot stop there. There is a need for increased focus on…
Ecuador: A case study in crisis response
The success of World Bank support to Ecuador during the pandemic can be attributed to several driving factors, and offers lessons for the response to future crises.
🎧 Lessons from developing resilient agrifood systems
345 million people in 82 countries were experiencing acute food insecurity by June 2022. Climate change, the Coronavirus pandemic and rising food prices due to the conflict in Ukraine threatened to drive this number…
External Review of IEG sees ‘considerable strides’ over last 7 years
A report by independent experts recognizes progress on learning dimension of evaluations, continued effectiveness during COVID-19, with recommendations for even greater impact.
🎧 Lessons for Future Crises from the World Bank Group’s Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
The World Bank Group delivered a response of unprecedented scale and speed to COVID-19, aiming to address both the immediate health crisis and the economic and social consequences of the pandemic.
In this episode…
Lessons for building on the World Bank’s unprecedented health and social response to COVID-19
By the time COVID-19 was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, the World Bank Group had already committed up to $160 billion in financing in response to the outbreak and had aligned its support with the World Health…
The World Bank’s Early Support to Addressing COVID-19
The first of two reports focused on the early response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), this evaluation assesses how well the World Bank responded to the immediate health threat and how well it focused on protecting…
Tanzania Country Program Evaluation (Approach Paper)
The Country Program Evaluation (CPE) for Tanzania assesses the World Bank Group’s effectiveness and relevance in its work to help Tanzania address its key development challenges. The CPE will encompass two Bank Group…
Confronting the Learning Crisis: Lessons from World Bank Support for Basic Education, 2012–22 (Approach Paper)
The achievement of learning outcomes has been a long-standing challenge for education systems across the developing world and has significant consequences for economic development. To realize the development aims of…