IBRD
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| Name | The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) / "The World Bank" |
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| Geographic Scope | Global |
| Subject Focus/ Expertise | Loans / lending, financing, banking |
| Contact | The World Bank
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See also World Bank Water Supply and Sanitation
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Description
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) along with the International Development Association (IDA) are the two main organisations that make up the World Bank. Together these organizations provide low-interest loans, interest-free credit, and grants to developing countries
The World Bank provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. It is made up of two development institutions owned by 184 member countries—the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). The IBRD focuses on middle income and creditworthy poor countries, while IDA focuses on the poorest countries in the world. Together they provide low-interest loans, interest-free credit and grants to developing countries for education, health, infrastructure, communications and many other purposes.
Mission/Mandate
The World Bank's overarching mission is to free the world of poverty. It's original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II, but now its mission has expanded to fight poverty by means of financing states.
Information Resources/Tools/Materials
Data & Statistics
- Urban/rural WSS data - Maps and Excel spreadsheets on % access to improved water sources and % access to improved sanitation.
- Water Resources Management Data - Maps and Excel spreadsheets on, inter alia, freshwater withdrawals, freshwater resources, water productiveity and water pollution.
Databases
- Private Participation in Infrastructure Database - provides data on more than 4,100 projects in 141 low and middle-income countries. The database is the leading source of PPI trends in the developing world, covering projects in the energy, telecommunications, transport, and water and sewerage sectors.
- The International Benchmarking Network for Water and Sanitation Utilities (IBNET) - the world largest database for water and sanitation utilities performance data. The database contains information from more than 2000 utilities from 85 countries.
Publications
Selected key publications include:
Water, Electricity and the Poor: Who Benefits from Utility Subsidies
Emerging Public-Private Partnerships In Irrigation Development and Management (2007)
Irrigation in Central Asia: Social, Economic and Environmental Considerations
Natural Resources and Violent Conflict: Options and Actions
Click here to view all 400+ water-related World Bank publications.
Work on the ground
Key projects
Selected other projects (by theme)
1. Water Supply & Sanitation
2. Water Resources Management
- Orissa Community Tank Management Project (India, 2008-2014)
- Jiangxi Shihutang Navigation and Hydropower Complex Project (China, 2008-2014)
Click Here for all water related World Bank projects (Water & Sanitation; Water Resources Management; Irrigation & Drainage; & Hydropower).
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