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This policy brief by the World Resources Institute examines the insufficient integration of climate change considerations within the World Bank Group's lending and strategies, proposing structural reforms to improve how Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) address greenhouse gas emissions.

This report by the World Resources Institute analyzes the legitimacy of climate finance institutions, focusing on the redistribution of power, responsibility, and accountability between developed contributor countries and developing recipient countries. It argues that for climate finance to be effective and legitimate, existing institutions must be reformed and new mechanisms created to enhance recipient country ownership and national capacity.

This report by the World Resources Institute examines seven multilateral climate funds, arguing that the proliferation of these funds has created inefficiencies and overlapping roles. It proposes a two-phased reform strategy: short-term operational changes to improve coordination and specialization, and long-term architectural changes that may include the consolidation or closure of certain funds to better catalyze the trillions of dollars in investment needed for a low-emissions, climate-resilient world.