World Bank Institute

HCC Meeting

Cologne, Germany

09 May 2006

WBI in the World Bank Group

World Bank Institute (WBI)

International Bank

for Reconstruction

and Development

International

Development

Association

International

Finance

Corporation

Multilateral

Investment

Guarantee Agency

International Center

for the Settlement of

Investment Disputes

World Bank Group

WBI at a Glance FY05/06 Learning activities annually – more than 900

Client participants worldwide - nearly 110,000

Partner institutions - 200 formal partners

Global Development Learning Network - 76 centers

Representation in the field: Burkina Faso, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, France (Marseilles, Paris), Ghana, India, Nigeria, Russian Federation, Senegal, Tanzania, Tunisia

Number of focus countries - 45

WBI Thematic ProgramsThematic Learning Programs

Sustainable Development Environment , NRM, & Climate

Change Water & Rural Development

Human Development Education Health & AIDS

Finance und Private Sector Development

Financial Sector Capacity Development

Private Sector Development Public – Private Partnerships in

Infrastructure Urban & City Management

Poverty Reduction and Macro-economic Development

Poverty & Growth Public Sector Governance Social Protection & Risk Management Trade

Focus Country Activities

Global & Regional Activities

Tailor-made Country Learning events include skill building courses and seminars, workshops,

South-South Knowledge exchange incl. on Biofuels (planned)

Technical assistance include multi-year organization support and twinning

Global and Regional Programs include conferences, Carbon Expo, flagship courses

Building SynergiesGlobal Center of Excellence on Climate

Change Adaptation to Climate Change

AFR, Impact on Agriculture, 11-country study

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency RE Toolkit for Practitioners South-South Exchange in Biofuels Development

Waste Management Capacity building in SWM in India

Sustainable Transport Global assessment of mitigation potential

Water, Agriculture and Natural Resources Management Integration with adaptation activities

CF-Assist – WBI: Strategic Fit

Strong organizational and strategic fit with capacity building mandate

High potential for integrating CC into mainstream capacity building

Organizational commitment for program growth and creation of centers of excellence

Wide partnership base across the world, and linkages with stakeholders

“Arm’s length” with WB’s commercial operations in carbon finance to avoid potential conflicts of interest