The overall purpose was to identify how reconstruction of infrastructure and provision ofessential services could be more effective,especially in countries, such as Lebanon andJordan, facing a massive...
Type: BriefReport#: 108683Date: June 1, 2016Author:
Tayler,Yolanda
Vietnam has achieved impressive results in increasing sanitation coverage. In 1990, only 31 percent of rural households had access to improved sanitation. By 2015, this rate had increased to 70 percent....
Type: BriefReport#: 108375Date: June 1, 2016Author:
Nguyen,Nga Kim ;
Nguyen,Hang Diem ;
Gerwel-Jensen, Lene ;
Nguyen,Minh Thi Hien ;
Nam, Doung Chi
Globally, around 1.1 billion people live without access to electricity. Ensuring universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy by 2030 is one of the Sustainable Development Goals...
Over the last decade, research from many different countries has demonstrated the important role played by teachers in improving students' learning and increasing their competencies. Studies from countries...
In October 2014, the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) initiated a study to document its engagement in the rural sanitation sector in India between 2002 and 2013. The intent was to learn from achievements,...
The World Bank Group’s Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) initiative produces data on education system policies and institutions, analyzes and evaluates their quality, and provides decision...
The purpose of this policy note is to assess the current status of school-based management in elementary and high schools in the Philippines. The findings reported in the note are based on a comprehensive...
In 2008, when GPOBA was preparing the solar PV systems project for the rural poor in Ghana, the country had a relatively high electricity grid access rate for Sub-Saharan Africa, at 54 percent of the population.1...
Providing schools with direct funding to meet their operational needs is the cornerstone of the government's efforts to strengthen school-based management in the Philippines. Over the past five years,...
As interest grows in results-based financing (RBF), the need for reliable verification systems intensifies. Independent verification is a key component of OBA, which links the disbursement of funds to...
This brief talks about achieving sustainable financing for urban transport in developing countries. The state of urban travel in many developing countries is grim. Congestion and low-quality infrastructure,...
Type: BriefReport#: 106752Date: June 1, 2016Author:
Ardila Gomez,Arturo ;
Ortegon Sanchez,Adriana Del Pilar
Nepal has emerged from two decades of significant social, political and economic disruption. In 2016, the electricity sector was in a state of crisis, losing money and suffering from daily power outages....
This activity snapshop brief summarizes facilitating dialogue on index insurance between the public and private sector is to discuss best practices and share their knowledge and expertise on index insurance,...
With development needs outstripping public sector capacity, private sector finance and expertise are becoming increasingly important. OBA and public-private partnerships (PPPs) are innovative mechanisms...
The Vietnamese government has made remarkable gains in improving education outcomes since the early 1990s. But disparities in educational attainment – particularly between income groups – remain. GPOBA’s...
Over the last decade, research from many different countries has demonstrated the important role played by teachers in increasing students’ learning and improving their academic performance. Studies from...
Many developing countries have devolved the responsibility for education services to local governments in an effort to improve educational quality and make public spending more efficient. Advocates of...
The World Bank Group’s Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) initiative produces data on education system policies and institutions, analyzes and evaluates their quality, and provides decision...
OBA and other innovative forms of results-based financing (RBF) are still relatively new to the education sector, but emerging evidence suggests that OBA/RBF may be versatile tools for addressing issues...
This note focuses on the way in which the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) conditionalcash transfer (CCT) program and the national household targeting system for poverty reduction,Listahanan,...
Type: BriefReport#: 119393Date: June 1, 2016Author:
Bowen,Thomas Vaughan
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