Loening, EstherTineo, Luis2013-10-162013-10-162012-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16175With pressure for greater accountability and value for money in public budgets, widening the use of results-based financing (RBF) and setting up adequate independent mechanisms to verify results is becoming increasingly important. In January 2012, the World Bank launched the Program-for-Results (PforR), an innovative financing instrument that disburses funds upon delivery of verified results in developing country programs. Until now, the use of independent verification has been limited to output-based aid (OBA), which is one of the RBF modalities; however, there is potential for more widespread use of independent verification. This note highlights lessons from projects funded by the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA) and the World Bank, and discusses elements that can best ensure the independence and effectiveness of a verification system.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SERVICESACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGANTI-CORRUPTIONAUDITORSAUDITSBASIC SERVICESBIDDINGBUSINESS RELATIONSHIPCAPABILITIESCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCIVIL SOCIETYCOLLUSIONCOMMUNITIESCONFIDENCECONFLICT OF INTERESTCONTRACT AWARDCONTROL SYSTEMSCUSTOMER SATISFACTIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPING COUNTRYELECTRICITYEND USERSEQUIPMENTGEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTIONGOVERNMENT ENTITYHOUSEHOLDSIMPLEMENTING AGENCIESIMPLEMENTING AGENCYINNOVATIONSINNOVATIVE FINANCINGINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINTERNAL CONTROLINTERNAL CONTROLSLICENSEMANAGEMENT SYSTEMMATERIALMOBILE PHONEOPERATING ENVIRONMENTOUTPUTOUTPUTSOUTSOURCINGPERFORMANCE OF SERVICE PROVIDERSPHONEPHONESPROTOCOLPROTOCOLSPROVISION OF WATERQUALITY OF WATERREGULATORREGULATORY AUTHORITYREGULATORY BODIESRELIABILITYREPUTATIONRESULTRESULTSRURAL WATERRURAL WATER SUPPLYSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICE PROVISIONSTATE GOVERNMENTTELECOMTELECOMMUNICATIONSTHIRD-PARTY ENTITIESTRAFFICTRANSPARENCYUNIVERSAL ACCESSURBAN AREASUSERSVERIFICATIONVERIFICATIONSWATER PROJECTSWATER SCARCITYWATER SERVICESWATER SUPPLYWATERSHEDSWorld Bank10.1596/16175