Improving financial inclusion is linked to at least 9 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and is considered by the World Bank Group as a key enabler of its mission of creating a world free of poverty on a livable planet.This episode b

S3E5 | Reaching women and girls trapped in violence and conflict

Feb 26th, 2024 23m 31s

The World Bank is committed to reaching women and girls trapped in fragile, conflict-affected and violent contexts with support aimed at meaningful and lasting change. How is the World Bank approaching this challenge? What lessons can be learne

S3E4 | Lessons on creating an enabling environment for private sector climate action

Nov 29th, 2023 19m 29s

This episode explores how countries can better engage the private sector towards addressing climate change and its impact and the role that the World Bank and other international organizations play in this.

S3E3 | Part 2: Taxes, the social contract, and financing development

Nov 6th, 2023 18m 48s

The second episode on this series about taxes, or domestic revenue mobilization, features a conversation between IEG host Jeff Chelsky and Rusudan Kemularia, Head of the Tax Inspectors Without Boarders Secretariat at the Organization for Econom

S3E2 | Part 1: Taxes, the social contract, and financing development

Nov 6th, 2023 26m 9s

On the first episode of this series about taxes, or domestic revenue mobilization, the World Bank’s Director for Governance Global Practice, Arturo Herrera Gutierrez, and IEG host Jeff Chelsky, discuss how the World Bank can most effectively su

S3E1 | Comment la Banque mondiale peut s’inspirer de son engagement au Maroc pour son nouveau modèle stratégique dans les pays à revenu intermédiaire

Oct 31st, 2023 28m 11s

Une récente évaluation menée par le Groupe indépendant d'évaluation (IEG) offre des enseignements pour orienter l'avenir de l'assistance de la Banque mondiale au Maroc, tout en mettant en lumière les principes fondamentaux d'une collaboration e

S2E6: Additionality in the private sector and the experience of the International Finance Corporation

Jun 8th, 2023 21m 56s

Additionality is the unique value that Development Finance Institutions offer to private companies in low- and middle-income countries without crowding out private investments. This episode demystifies additionality and explores how to identify

S2E5: Boosting Energy Efficiency to Power a Green Future

May 3rd, 2023 21m 13s

Boosting energy efficiency is critical for addressing climate change. This episode explores lessons on how to scale up energy efficiency efforts to fully realize their potential.

S2E4: Lessons from Developing Resilient Agrifood Systems

Feb 6th, 2023 28m 31s

Dr. Agnes Kalibata, president of AGRA, explores with host, Brenda Barbour, the importance of resilient agrifood systems in promoting long-term food security, and how the World Bank Group and other actors can support countries in developing agri

S2E3: Lessons for Future Crises from the World Bank Group’s Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic

Jan 18th, 2023 27m 30s

This episode unpacks lessons about factors that facilitated the World Bank Group's strong response to the pandemic and explores areas that can be strengthened to boost crisis preparedness as we navigate compounding crises.Related ResourcesI

S2E2: Lessons from Shifting Paradigms in Disaster Risk Reduction

Dec 22nd, 2022 28m 35s

Disasters caused by natural hazards increasingly threaten the lives and livelihoods of the world’s poor. In this episode, we will explore how a more severe risk environment has been reshaping the way the World Bank and its partners approach dis

S2E1: Lessons Unwrapped from Tackling Plastic Waste

Sep 20th, 2022 19m 38s

Every year, the world generates 2 billion tons of trash, including 400 million tons of plastic. Most of this waste is mismanaged, piling up and flowing into our oceans, adding to greenhouse gas emissions and land and water pollution. A long-ter

S1E6: Learning from Development Policy Financing

May 17th, 2022 28m 25s

Development Policy Financing (DPF) is a major instrument of multilateral development banks and has played a prominent role in the World Bank’s pandemic response. Also known as policy-based lending, DPF is a fast-dispersing instrument that provi

S1E5: Learning from Data Innovation

Mar 25th, 2022 24m 5s

Data are vital for understanding the progress and impact of strategies in global development. New technologies coupled with increased computing power are creating opportunities for gathering and analyzing ever larger amounts of data from a grea

S1E4: Learning the Lessons of Fragility, Conflict and Violence

Mar 2nd, 2022 23m 34s

More than a billion people live in areas affected by fragility, conflict, and violence. Climate change and the COVID pandemic threaten to drive that number even higher. How have the World Bank Group and the range of actors involved in developme

S1E3: Debt Déjà Vu: Learning from Previous Waves of Debt Crises to Weather Current and Future Storms

Feb 8th, 2022 25m 59s

What have we learned from tackling previous debt crises? We discuss the conditions that steered low-income countries into the current wave of debt distress and possible paths development organizations can take to prevent a new crisis.

S1E2: Measuring Results in Global Development

Jan 6th, 2022 23m 46s

What have we learned about measuring results in international development? We are less than a decade from delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs touch on some of the most profound challenges facing humanity, such as en

S1E1: Learning from the Frontlines on Adapting to Climate Change

Nov 1st, 2021 21m 11s

Millions of people rely on natural resources for their livelihoods and well-being. What have we learned from climate adaptation efforts to preserve and manage natural resources and their impact on local communities?Climate change is accelerati

Introduction: What Have We Learned?

Jul 22nd, 2021 1m 18s

Welcome to the evaluation podcast from the World Bank Group’s independent evaluation arm, IEG, where we reflect on the lessons learned from tackling pressing challenges in international development.

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