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GPOBA/World Bank report captures lessons in financing municipal solid waste
A new report on municipal solid waste management , sponsored by the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid, takes a look at results-based financing (RBF) in eight different municipal solid waste (MSW) projects, capturing new and important lessons for financing projects in this sector.
Irrigation Study and Webinar Explore Using OBA/RBF
Access to irrigation is a challenge for small-scale farmers in developing countries, particularly when it comes to financing that access against future production. On October 8, GPOBA featured a webinar with irrigation specialists from GPOBA, the World Bank, the IFC and the Water and Sanitation Program
GPOBA, The World Bank and IFC; Lessons Learned in Conflict Situations
Lessons from a West Bank solid waste management project – supported by the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA) -- were featured during a recent seminar at the World Bank Group (WBG) headquarters.
Zambia: Sida Gives Additional $5.8 Million for Electricity Access
Washington, August 7, 2014 – The World Bank, acting as administrator for the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA), has received a supplemental contribution of US$5.8 million (SEK 38,500,000) from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) to extend electricity access to approximately 22,000 low-income households and 5,000 micro and small en
World Bank/GPOBA grant extends electricity in Vanuatu
Port Vila, July 2, 2014 – The World Bank, acting as administrator for the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA), has signed an agreement with the Republic of Vanuatu to grant US$4,850,000 to provide on-grid electricity connections to nearly 22,000 low-income residents.
Output-Based Aid brings development to the very poorest; Community of practice looks to the future
Large development projects too often fail to include the poorest citizens, and output-based aid (OBA) is one mechanism the World Bank Group is using to increase access to basic services like electricity, water, sanitation and education.
Mali: US$5M Grant Agreement to Extend Electricity to 130,000 Low-income Rural Beneficiaries
GPOBA has agreed to provide a US$5.0 million grant to co-finance Mali's Rural Electrification Hybrid System Project, which aims to expand rural access to modern energy services and to increase renewable generation in target areas..
Kenya: World Bank grants US$4.3 million to extend water and sanitation services to 80,000 residents in Nairobi’s informal settlements
This project follows up on the Maji ni Maisha project that provides access to water for community groups. A key difference is the important addition of sewerage services and sanitation facilities to informal settlements in the Nairobi area.