During the Civil Society Organization Town Hall at the World Bank Annual General Meeting in Tokyo, 2012, a CSO representative from Belgium asked whether President Kim is committed to ensuring that the Safeguards will not be diluted during the review process. Here is President Kim’s response: In the area of safeguards, I agree with you. …
Members of Congress, including Democratic Leader Pelosi and members of House Financial Services Committee, write to U.S. agencies and World Bank President Kim to back proper U.S. government oversight, independent accountability mechanisms and stronger safeguard policies
Results of the CSO self-selection process for observers for Africa, Asia, Latin America and developed countries to the UNREDD Policy Board announced
World Bank proposal to reform Investment Lending Operational Policies threaten to dilute key Safeguard enabling requirements and could severely reduce accountability at the Bank. Together with other recent developments, these reforms to investment lending suggest a systematic dilution of the Bank’s social, environmental, and transparency standards, most of which have been undertaken through non-transparent and non-participatory processes.
A CSO critique of the preliminary findings of the World Bank 2012 Development Policy Retrospective calls for policy changes to strengthen environmental risk assessment, improve accountability for results and enhance governance.
July and August press coverage and developments on the World Bank-financed Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project in Gujarat, India
In a meeting with Bank staff, Egyptian civil society and affected residents of North Giza farming communities raised concerns about a power project’s impacts on local livelihoods and the environment.
The World Bank has published a guidance note on how best to engage with local communities throughout a project cycle.
New papers show how the World Bank safeguards work with local laws. Though they are essential in order to preserve the well-being of people around the world, the way the safeguards fit in with local laws and pre-existing policies can be messy and complex. In order to help our allies to better understand how the safeguards …
In a second open letter, Indonesian NGOs detail their needs so that an open dialogue can take place.