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This discussion paper by the Climate Policy Initiative outlines a proposed operating model for multilateral development banks (MDBs) to increase the volume and efficacy of climate finance deployment in response to the climate crisis and other global challenges facing developing countries.

This report surveys the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems of eight multilateral and bilateral financial institutions to determine how they measure the effectiveness of public climate finance. It finds that while most institutions have general results-based frameworks, there is a critical lack of specialized, consistent procedures to measure actual greenhouse gas (GHG) impacts upon project completion. The report highlights the potential of the UNFCCC reporting framework to become a global standard and recommends the adoption of core indicators, real-time evaluations, and more rigorous project selection processes to ensure maximum value for public investment.

An office memorandum dated July 24, 2001, from Ian Johnson, Vice President of ESSI, to Pieter Stek, Chairman of the Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE), requesting endorsement to forward a revised draft of Operational Policy/Bank Procedure (OP/BP) 4.12 on Involuntary Resettlement to the Board of Executive Directors.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute assesses the alignment of energy supply investments from the World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC), and Asian Development Bank (ADB) with the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global temperature rise to well below 2°C.

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 (WRI) evaluates how the World Bank integrates sustainable development and governance principles into a sample of projects approved between January 2012 and June 2013, offering ten recommendations for improvement.