IDA20 - An Overview - Building Back Better from the Crisis - Towards a Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Future

Jul 19, 2026

IDA20: An Overview outlines how the International Development Association (IDA) responds to setbacks faced by the world’s poorest countries. The document frames impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the growing climate crisis on poverty reduction and achievement of the SDGs. It presents IDA20’s overarching theme, special themes including human capital, climate change, gender, fragility, and jobs, and explains cross-cutting priorities. It also details how IDA will deliver measurable results through strengths, innovations, and a proposed financing package.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages34

Reading Time1 h 26 min

Executive Summary

Introduction

The Challenge for IDA20

Backsliding on Poverty and Achievement of the SDGs

Heightened Financing Needs in IDA Countries

IDA20 Strategic Framework

IDA20 Overarching Theme

Special Themes

Human Capital

Climate Change

Gender and Development

Fragility Conflict and Violence

Jobs and Economic Transformation

Cross-Cutting Issues

Crisis Preparedness

Governance and Institutions

Debt

Technology

IDA20 Achieving Impact

IDA’s Strengths and Innovations

Delivering Results and Measuring Impact

Proposed IDA20 Financing Package

Conclusion

List of Annexes

Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized IDA20: AN OVERVIEW Building Back Better from the Crisis: Towards a Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Future June 11, 2021 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Fiscal Year (FY) = July 1 to June 30 All dollar amounts are US dollars CCAP COVID-19 DPF DSF DSSI FCS FCV GBV GDP GRID GW HCI IBRD IDA IEG IFC IFF Climate Change Action Plan Coronavirus Disease 2019 Development Policy Financing Debt Sustainability Framework Debt Service Suspension Initiative Fragile and Conflict-affected Situations Fragility, Conflict and Violence Gender-Based Violence Gross Domestic Product Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development Gigawatt Human Capital Index International Bank for Reconstruction and Development International Development Association Independent Evaluation Group International Finance Corporation Illicit Financial Flows IMF JET LIC MIGA MDB MSME MTR ODA PBA PPE PSW RMS SDFP UN WBG WFP WHO WHR International Monetary Fund Jobs and Economic Transformation Low-Income Countries Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Multilateral Development Bank Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Mid Term Review Official Development Assistance Performance-Based Allocation Personal Protective Equipment Private Sector Window Results Measurement System Sustainable Development Financing Policy United Nations World Bank Group World Food Programme World Health Organization Window for Host Communities and Refugees TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... I I. INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................1 II. THE CHALLENGE FOR IDA20 .......................................................................................1 A. Backsliding on Poverty and Achievement of the SDGs .................................................... 1 B. Heightened Financing Needs in IDA Countries................................................................4 III. IDA20 STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK................................................................................5 A. IDA20 Overarching Theme .............................................................................................5 B. Special Themes ...............................................................................................................6 i. Human Capital ...........................................................................................................6 ii. Climate Change .........................................................................................................8 iii. Gender and Development...........................................................................................9 iv. Fragility Conflict and Violence ................................................................................ 10 v. Jobs and Economic Transformation ......................................................................... 11 C. Cross-Cutting Issues ....................................................................................................12 i. Crisis Preparedness .................................................................................................. 12 ii. Governance and Institutions ..................................................................................... 13 iii. Debt......................................................................................................................... 14 iv. Technology .............................................................................................................. 15 IV. IDA20 ACHIEVING IMPACT.........................................................................................15 A. IDA’s Strengths and Innovations ......................

FAQs

What major drivers of setbacks to development are highlighted for IDA20?

The overview cites COVID-19 impacts alongside the growing climate crisis, which together erode development progress for countries eligible for IDA financing and threaten SDG achievement.

What special themes does IDA20 focus on?

IDA20 special themes include human capital, climate change, gender and development, fragility conflict and violence, and jobs and economic transformation.

How will IDA20 ensure measurable impact and results?

The document emphasizes delivering results and measuring impact by leveraging IDA strengths and innovations, supported by a proposed financing package and a results measurement approach.

Jul 19, 2026

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