Meeting notes of 'Private sector investment in energy lending and climate finance'
IDA
Infrastructure
News
World Bank drawing in climate funds?
A much awaited November report from the UN high level advisory group on climate change finance (AGF) drew criticism for recommending an increasing role for multilateral development banks (MDBs). The noise generated by the report also highlights concerns about the development of a new fund hoped to be decided in Cancun, additional trust funds announced at the Bank and the continued roll-out of the Bank-housed climate investment funds (CIFs).
Finance
News
IDA - World Bank angling for increased funding
The World Bank used its October annual meetings to lobby donors to increase funding to the International Development Association (IDA, the Bank's low-income country arm), but official papers suggest the majority of increases will likely come from its own coffers, while NGOs remain sceptical.
Accountability
Analysis
Submission to the International Development Committee of the UK parliament: inquiry into the World B
The UK should not increase its contribution to IDA in the current replenishment. Instead, it should focus on achieving substantial reforms of the World Bank and IFC in key areas, including health, gender, climate and energy, and the private sector, and in radically improving the legitimacy, transparency and accountability of the institution.
IFI governance
News
World Bank-IMF annual meetings 2010
Analysis, news, and about the events inside and around the World bank/IMF annual meetings 2009. This page is being updated regularly.
Environment
Commentary
Climate sabotage: Bank undermines direct access to UN Adaptation Fund
The World Bank is actively undermining the ability of the Philippines to directly access urgently needed climate adaptation finance without involving intermediaries.
Accountability
Analysis
Submission on the World Bank and IFC to DFID's multilateral aid review
As the UK government reviews its funding and relationships with multilateral organisations, we argue that the World Bank Group's poor performance, lack of country ownership and accountability, and tendency to 'mission creep', require a focus on institutional and policy change at the Bank, and no increase in funding.
Accountability
Background
Meeting of UK NGOs and Susanna Moorehead, UK Executive Director to the World Bank, and Rachel Turner
Notes of the meeting
IFI governance
Analysis
Analysis of World Bank voting reforms
The World Bank will continue to be overwhelmingly dominated by rich countries, which stunts its legitimacy and limits its capacity to serve the interests of developing countries.
Infrastructure
Background
Meeting on the World Bank with DFID
Notes of a meeting between Rachel Turner of DFID and UK NGOs, April 2010
IFI governance
News
World Bank-IMF spring meetings 2010
Analysis of governance reforms and other decisions made at the 2010 World Bank and IMF spring meetings
Accountability
News
Education strategy review: has the Bank learned its lessons?
The World Bank launched a review of its education strategy in January with a concept note setting out key challenges and principles for a sector where its activities have come under sustained criticism.
