Program-for-Results (PforR) Financing: Current Progress and Next Steps

Jan 19, 2012

The Center for Global Development presents

Program-for-Results (PforR) Financing:
Current Progress and Next Steps    


Featuring
Joachim von Amsberg
Vice-President, Operations Policy and Country Services
World Bank


Discussants
Nancy Birdsall
President
Center for Global Development  

Marta Garcia Jauregui
Executive Director for Central America, Mexico, Spain and Venezuela
World Bank

Anne Perrault
Director, International Financial Institutions Program
Center for International Environmental Law


Chair
Lawrence MacDonald
Vice President, Communications and Policy Outreach
Center for Global Development


Thursday, January 19, 2012
10:00am - 11:30am

at
Center for Global Development
1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC
*Please bring photo identification*

Program-for-Results (PforR), a new World Bank lending instrument, is one of several innovative approaches to development aid that focus on measurable development outcomes.  Proponents argue that PforR will help strengthen institutions, build capacity, and enhance partnerships. Critics contend it may bypass hard-won social and environmental safeguards.  This event will include an overview of the approach followed by a panel discussion with aid experts with a variety of perspectives.