Life Haven Independent Living Center, a member of the Philippine Coalition on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, releases its most recent case study on the impact of the World Bank funded National Community Driven Development Program (NCDDP) on persons with disabilities in the Philippines. The Community Driven Development approach allows empowered …
After The ECONOMIST was inundated with responses to its misguided article (“Right cause, wrong battle”, April 12th), the magazine has now published a letter from Gender and SOGI (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) activists from around the world online, in addition to several letters to the editor in its print version. BIC, the Council for Global …
Photo: Gerald Simmons CC BY 2.0 Model Proposal: Climate Change Assessment (CCA) Safeguard Policy Submission to the World Bank Safeguard Policy Review Unlike many institutions, the Bank has not yet formally integrated climate issues into its operational policies. Most notably, the current Safeguard Policy framework does not adequately address the challenges a changing climate presents …
The Bank Information Center (BIC), in collaboration with the Mesoamerican Alliance of People and Forests (AMPB), held the Second International Workshop on Social and Environmental Safeguards on March 15th and 16th in San Jose, Costa Rica, with broad participation by Mesoamerican indigenous and community leaders. The event was the second workshop held by BIC in …
The World Bank hosted a panel discussion on the “Economic Cost of Homophobia,” featuring a study that measures the economic impact of excluding LGBT communities in India. Dr. M.V. Lee Badgett, Professor of Economics at University of Massachusetts-Amherst, presented the preliminary findings of the study. Here are a few figures from the presentation: More Info:
The Bank Information Center, in collaboration with the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests, will hold the “Second International Workshop on Social and Environmental Safeguards in Indigenous Territories and Forest Communities of Mesoamerica” in San Jose, Costa Rica on March 15th and 16th. The main objective of the workshop is to facilitate discussions of regional safeguards principles …
The World Bank’s Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) is the subject of this case study prepared by BIC in partnership with Indian researcher, Simpreet Singh. The study looks into the impacts of MUTP on children in the surrounding communities that were displaced by the project. Singh’s research was also the subject of two articles recently …
Community Controlled Impact Assessment and Impact and Benefit Agreements: Relevance for upward harmonization of World Bank Group Safeguard Policies Dr. Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh, Professor of Politics and Public Policy in the School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University, Australia met with the World Bank during the week of November 18 to advocate for the inclusion …
As the consultation period of the first phase of the World Bank safeguard policy review and update concluded at the end of April, two coalitions of civil society organizations submitted comments on Forests and Natural Habitats Operational Policies The two CSO submissions outlined opportunities, concerns, and recommendations for the revision of Forests and Natural Habitats …
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