February 24, 2014
From the paper:
Workshop Objectives
CGD convened experts in nutrition and/or innovative finance in Washington DC and London for a workshop on February 24th about Development Impact Bonds (DIBs). The objective of the workshop was to initiate a discussion among various actors who have been exploring or are interested in exploring how a DIB structure
could be used to improve development outcomes in the nutrition sector. The workshop sought to stimulate more concrete thinking on this topic and organize a discussion around a few key questions, including:
- Is a DIB suitable for the nutrition sector? Can DIBs address current challenges in this
- sector?
- Do suitable outcome indicators and evidence-based interventions exist to design a
- nutrition DIB?
- What might some of the obstacles to implementing a DIB be?
- What might be an appropriate scale for pilots be?
- Who are the potential players and what are the next steps?
The discussion covered three broad topics: clarifying concepts around what DIBs are and the value that they can add; considering design issues for a nutrition DIB; and identifying possible ways to move towards implementation.
Topics
CITATION
Perakis, Rita. 2014. Workshop Summary: Exploring Development Impact Bonds in Nutrition . Center for Global Development.DISCLAIMER & PERMISSIONS
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