The World Bank‘s $4.1bn (£2.6bn) investments in forestry over the past 10 years have done little to reduce poverty, improve conservation, tackle climate change or benefit local communities in developing countries, a study by its own inspectors has found.
Bank Information Center coordinates sign-on letter to the World Bank regarding the need for explicit protections for children in the World Bank safeguards review process
The World Bank must take a stand on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities to become a leader in inclusive international development said the Disability and World Bank Safeguards Campaign, a partnership between the Lebanese Physical Handicapped Union and the Bank Information Center. For Immediate Release International Day of Persons with Disabilities World Bank: …
A network of Indonesian civil society organizations and indigenous peoples groups wrote to the Forest Investment Program (FIP) sub-committee that met in Istanbul early this week, urging members to prioritize legal reforms in the forestry sector. The sub-committee endorsed the Indonesian Plan while the substantive and process flaws remain intact.
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
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.