The Country Opinion Survey in Costa Rica assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Costa Rica perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in Costa Rica on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Costa Rica; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in
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- Disclosure Date
- 2024/11/04
- Disclosure Status
- Disclosed
- Doc Name
- FY 2024 Costa Rica Country Opinion Survey Report
- Pages
- 42
- Published in
- United States of America
- Series Name
- Country Opinion Survey Program (COS);
- Unit Owning
- Corporate Communications (ECRCC)
- Version Type
- Final
- Volume No
- 1
Table of Contents
- Slide 1 1
- Slide 2 2
- Slide 3: Contents 3
- Slide 4: Objectives 4
- Slide 5: Methodology Overview 5
- Slide 6: Overall Context 6
- Slide 7: Increased Familiarity with the World Bank 7
- Slide 8: Stakeholders Most Familiar with the UN and IDB 8
- Slide 9: Respondents Trust More Academia, Civil Society, and the UN 9
- Slide 10: Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group 10
- Slide 11: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Consistent with FY21 11
- Slide 12: Local Government Stakeholders More Positive about WBG 12
- Slide 13: Familiarity Leads to More Positive Perceptions 13
- Slide 14: Costa Rica is Nearly On Par with Other Latin America and the Caribbean Countries on KPIs 14
- Slide 15: Stakeholder Trends Across Performance Indicators 15
- Slide 16: World Bank Group’s Support for Development Areas 16
- Slide 17: Development Areas for WBG Focus 17
- Slide 18: Effectiveness of WBG’s Sectoral Support 18
- Slide 19: World Bank Group’s Engagement on the Ground in Costa Rica 19
- Slide 20: The WBG is Seen as a Long-Term Partner 20
- Slide 21: The WBG Seen as Effectively Collaborating with the National Government and Other Donors and Partners 21
- Slide 22: Stakeholders Want the Bank to Collaborate More with Local Government, Civil Society, and Private Sector 22
- Slide 23: World Bank Group’s Financial Instruments and Knowledge Work 23
- Slide 24: Respondents Identify Financial Resources, Technical Assistance, and Implementation Support as the Bank's Most Valuable Activities in Costa Rica 24
- Slide 25: WBG Seen as Insisting on Accountability Through its Lending 25
- Slide 26: 32% of Respondents Have Used the WBG’s Knowledge Work; Those Who Have Were Significantly More Satisfied 26
- Slide 27: Working with the WBG Increases Costa Rica’s Institutional Capacity 27
- Slide 28: The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Costa Rica 28
- Slide 29: How can the Bank increase its effectiveness? Open-Ended Responses More engagement with stakeholders, capacity building, and investment to better align with Costa Rica’s needs, context, and capacity. 29
- Slide 30: How can the Bank increase its effectiveness? Open-Ended Responses Enhance collaboration with local governments and civil society, prioritize investments in education and infrastructure, and strengthen public sector capacity to effectively manag 30
- Slide 31 31
- Slide 32: Communication and Outreach 32
- Slide 33: Events, e-Newsletters, and Direct Messaging were Most Preferred for Receiving WBG Communication 33
- Slide 34: More than Half Engaged with the WBG Recently, Most Often through Newspapers, Social Media, and Direct Contact 34
- Slide 35: WBG Economic Forecasts and Work on Climate Change were the Most Commonly Recalled Topics 35
- Slide 36: Climate Change Communications can be More Impactful when Related to Decrease in Water Availability, Droughts, and Heatwaves 36
- Slide 37: Sample Demographics and Detailed Methodology 37
- Slide 38: Sample Demographics 38
- Slide 39: Sample Demographics (continued) 39
- Slide 40: Detailed Methodology 40
- Slide 41: Indicator Questions 41
- Slide 42: Thank you 42
