The year 2016 marks the culmination of WAVES' work with the first five core implementing countries, who have consolidated their technical work and set up dedicated units to take ownership of NCA implementation. The three newer countries are in the midst of their implementation phase. The next phase of the program known as WAVES+ will run from 2016 to 2020 and aims to engage more countries, emphasize policy applications, support more south-south knowledge exchange, and integrate NCA more effectively into World Bank operations.