Management Response to the 2021 Independent External Review of the World Resources Institute

The World Resources Institute (WRI) responds to a 2021 external review that found the organization achieved 71% of its 2018-2022 strategic targets. WRI commits to improving its monitoring and evaluation systems, increasing flexible funding, and deepening the integration of poverty, gender, and social equity (PGSE) into its operations. The organization plans to create new senior roles to enhance strategic alignment and global network performance, while balancing high-quality research with the urgency of climate action.

• WRI achieved 71% of its targets for the 2018-2022 Strategic Plan with one year remaining in the period, and its work did not materially slow despite the global pandemic.
• The organization acknowledges a need for a 'step change' in its ability to monitor and evaluate impact, intending to implement a new monitoring and evaluation system developed specifically for WRI and integrate these processes into all work areas.
• WRI identifies a gap where organizational growth has outpaced the development of core institutional capacity, stating that substantially more flexible revenue is required to achieve its objectives.
• The organization aims to better integrate poverty, gender, and social equity (PGSE) across the institute, noting that while there is evidence of integration in the ARI Africa strategy, further work is needed through training and the use of political economy analyses (PEA) and 'do no harm' assessments.
• WRI intends to strengthen its global network and 'One WRI' approach by better aligning budget, staff, and strategy, and will create a new senior role to support a just transition at the country level.

APA

World Resources Institute (2022). Management Response to the 2021 Independent External Review of the World Resources Institute. https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2022-02/2021-external-review-wri-management-response.pdf

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Management Response to the 2021 Independent External Review of the World Resources Institute. 2022. https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2022-02/2021-external-review-wri-management-response.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{worldresourcesinstitute2022management, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Management Response to the 2021 Independent External Review of the World Resources Institute}}, publisher = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2022}, month = jan, url = {https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2022-02/2021-external-review-wri-management-response.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }