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

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.