Written feedback on Phase 2 of the World Bank Safeguards Review The Phase 2 Consultation period of the World Bank Safeguards Review is now closed. The documents below were submitted as formal feedback to the World Bank Safeguards Team between September 2014 and March 2015. These submissions contain the concerns of civil society organizations, national governments, and the …
The perceived high costs of World Bank safeguards are often used to justify the simplification of the policies. In fact, the evidence behind the claims of excessive safeguard costs is surprisingly flimsy.
When: Thursday, 18 September at 10.00 Where: Avenue Marnix 17, 1000 Brussels, Belgium 30 years ago activists in India’s Narmada Valley protested against a mega-dam project funded by the World Bank. The protections their protests helped secure at the Bank – the ‘Safeguard Policies’ – are now under threat. Despite promises not to dilute the strength of …
ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow has urged World Bank President Jim Yong Kim to ensure that the institution he leads adopts a labor standard lending requirement that is as comprehensive as those adopted by other multilateral development banks, and to correct the major weaknesses in the draft “labor safeguard” that was recently issued for consultation.
See a collection of letters from Civil Society, news articles and more capturing reactions to the draft Environmental and Social Framework policy.
A leaked draft of the World Bank’s proposed new Safeguard Policies appears to reverse a generation of gains.
Adebisi Alimi, one of BIC’s partners in the Gender & SOGIE safeguard campaign published an article on homophobia’s negative impact on development. He was part of the first delegation of activists ever to visit the World Bank and advocate for Gender & SOGIE inclusion during the 2014 Spring Meetings. The following is an excerpt: This year, …
The pressure is mounting for the World Bank to adopt a climate safeguard The following map shows where Civil Society groups have spoken out for a climate change policy at the World Bank. Over 100 Civil Society Organizations representing more than 60 countries have been reaching out to the Executive Directors of the World Bank …
On April 12, 2014, the World Bank held a session for civil society during Spring Meetings in Washington, DC entitled “Safeguards Review and Update: Setting Standards for Sustainable Development.” A full eighteen months after the World Bank initiated the review of its social and environmental safeguard policies, the review process is once again moving …