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Local Governments Climate Finance Instruments - Global Experiences and Prospects in Developing Countries
This joint publication of the World Bank and the UN Capital Development Fund aims to help cities and local governments better understand the various climate finance instruments and sources available…
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Rising to the Challenge: Success Stories and Strategies for Achieving Climate Adaptation and Resilience
Success Stories and Strategies for Achieving Climate Adaptation and Resilience. Building on what can be learnt from these initiatives, this report aims to frame the adaptation and resilience (A&R…
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World Development Report 2025 - Standards for Development
A World Bank Group Flagship Report.World Development Report 2025: Standards for Development provides the most comprehensive assessment of the global landscape of standards today and how they can be…
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Rethinking Resilience: Adapting to a Changing Climate
The publication, Rethinking Resilience, urges developing countries to adopt policies that empower individuals, households, farms, and firms to take proactive measures. Resilience measures should…
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Business Ready (B-READY) 2025
The World Bank Group, Business Ready (B-READY), assess the business and investment environment worldwide annually. B-READY improves upon and replaces Doing Business.The Business Ready (B-READY) 2025…
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Digital Progress and Trends Report 2025: Strengthening AI Foundations
The Digital Progress and Trends Report (DPTR) 2025, Strengthening AI Foundations, is the second in the Digital Progress and Trends Report series, providing a comprehensive, data-driven snapshot of…
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Understanding Transport Resilience: Assessment Approaches and Tools
The report highlights two emerging tools that reflect recent advancements in the cost efficiency of resilience analysis:The Global Resilience Index (GRI), developed by the University of Oxford and…
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The Container Port Performance Index 2020 to 2024: Trends and Lessons Learned
The Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) provides a global benchmark of how container ports perform in handling vessel calls.Developed jointly by the World Bank and S&P Global Market…
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Just Transition Tool for Private Sector Activities
The Just Transition Tool for Private Sector Activities provides actionable guidance to policymakers for developing place-based economic strategies that leverage the private sector to deliver…
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Big Data Toolkit for Transport Sector Engagements Across the Project Cycle
Data underpins every aspect of the investment project lifecycle and is essential for policy dialogue.This toolkit demonstrates how analyses of congestion patterns or the identification of…
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A Toolkit for Redefining Opportunities for Women in Transport
A Toolkit for Redefining Opportunities for Women in Transport is a comprehensive resource designed to empower transport sector professionals and policy makers to address disparities in mobility,…
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Gender Toolkits
Gender PPP ToolkitsGender PPP ToolkitThis toolkit provides practical tools and guidelines for developing gender responsive PPPs. Gender responsive PPPs incorporate design features, measures, and…
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Credit Rating Stylized Analytical Tool
The World Bank has developed a technical assistance (TA) package to assist governments in improving the management of explicit and implicit contingent liabilities from public corporations. It…
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Scenario Analysis Tool for Assessment and Monitoring of Government Guarantees: A Guidance Note
This paper, Scenario Analysis Tool for Assessment and Monitoring of Government Guarantees: A Guidance Note, describes the methodology, gives examples, and gives directions on using the…
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World Bank Group Debt & Fiscal Risks Toolkit
World Bank Group Debt and Fiscal Risks Toolkit
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Fiscal, Financial and Risk Management Toolkits
Toolkits to support financial decision making, risk allocation and value-for-money assessments in PPP Project planning and implementation.Fiscal Risk and Financial Assessment ToolsPublic-Private…
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Legal and Governance Toolkits
Explore toolkits that support strong legal foundations, and transparent governance:Legal and Institutional FrameworksLegal & Institutional Frameworks in Africa: A comparative analysis - PPPs and…
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Community-Driven Development Toolkit: Governance and Accountability Dimensions
Community-Driven Development Toolkit: Governance and Accountability Dimensions
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Stakeholder and Community Engagement Toolkits
Find toolkits on effective stakeholder and community engagementCommunity-Driven Development Toolkit: Governance and Accountability Dimensions - The Toolkit is organized into a Guidance Note and…
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Structure - Primer on Project Development Funds
A PDF’s structure is a key determinant of its effectiveness and ability to ensure the quality and efficiency of project preparation. However, PDFs function within and alongside the broader PPP…
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Executive Summary - Primer on Project Development Funds
Executive SummaryProject development funds (PDFs) are dedicated vehicles that governments establish to systematically support the preparation of public-private partnerships (PPPs). The lack of…
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Introduction - Primer on Project Development Funds
Introduction Governments are constrained in their ability to invest sufficiently in infrastructure development. Governments have long been unable to meet infrastructure investment needs due to…
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Motivations and Experience - Primer on Project Development Funds
Constrained financial resources are a key impediment to the preparation of bankable projects and the overall success of PPP programs.1 The allocation of additional, dedicated funding to PPP project…
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Funding - Primer on Project Development Funds
PDFs are often thought of primarily as a funding source. Although it is clear that PDFs are much more than this, decisions related to how PDFs are funded, and the quantum of funds they are able to…
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Lessons for Practitioners - Primer on Project Development Funds
There is no one “right” PDF design, only a PDF design which best supports project preparation in a particular jurisdiction. PDFs take a wide range of forms, whether an independent legal entity with…