In June the new UK coalition government announced a hasty review of its funding to multilaterals, including the World Bank Group.
Climate change
Environment
Analysis
The World Bank: Access or impediment to climate finance?
Proposals to place climate funds at an institution like the World Bank, over which developing countries have limited ownership, have undermined the process of negotiations through the UNFCCC. However, G77 countries have stood against the World Bank and have firmly supported placing climate finance under the UN, despite a diversity of positions. Lobbying by the World Bank and key donors both in international and bilateral discussions to secure a significant and decisive position for the Bank with
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.
Infrastructure
Analysis
Climate Investment Funds Monitor 2
As pilot countries are selected and funding allocated, concern mounts over poor consultation, the weakness of some country proposals, and failure to address governance issues.
Accountability
Background
Meeting of UK NGOs and Susanna Moorehead, UK Executive Director to the World Bank, and Rachel Turner
Notes of the meeting
Infrastructure
News
World Bank clings to fossil fuels, stumbles on clean energy
The World Bank's energy lending suggests that it remains wedded to fossil fuels, as independent evaluators and civil society groups raise serious concerns about its approach to energy efficiency and renewables.
Environment
News
Resistance to Bank's role in climate finance as alternatives gain traction
As talks aim toward an agreement on climate finance in December in Cancun, fault lines remain about the role of the World Bank. Contradictions in recent Bank lending and contributions to alternative financing mechanisms have fuelled ongoing debates about the Bank’s role.
Infrastructure
Analysis
Clean energy targets for the World Bank
This paper questions what the World Bank counts as clean energy and whether it reports on its energy lending in an accountable way. The concerns it highlights demonstrate the need for a far more rigorous and transparent approach, subject to independent monitoring.
Infrastructure
Background
Meeting on the World Bank with DFID
Notes of a meeting between Rachel Turner of DFID and UK NGOs, April 2010
Environment
Background
Financing the response to climate change: special drawing rights (SDRs) for climate finance
Civil society event at the World Bank spring meetings 2010, 22 April
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