Evaluating Interventions for Managing Inclusive Urban Growth

The Independent Evaluation Group is a branch of the World Bank that evaluates the organization’s project portfolio. It focuses on the effectiveness of instruments used by the World Bank to enhance its clients’ ability to manage inclusive urban growth and meet the demands outlined in the New Urban Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). SDG contains goals set by the UN seeking to improve urban planning and management through participatory and inclusive approaches. The Capstone team conducted analyses of the World Bank’s urbanization reviews in 14 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The team developed a set of tools and instruments that will be used to gather data from national and subnational stakeholders. The tools, which focus on housing, slum upgrading, land use planning, land management, and land development, will be piloted in Colombia and Rwanda.