Evaluative Directions for the World Bank Group's Safeguards and Sustainability Policies

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dc.creatorDani, Anis
dc.creatorFreeman, Ade
dc.creatorThomas, Vinod
dc.date2012-03-19T09:04:23Z
dc.date2012-03-19T09:04:23Z
dc.date2011
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:01:57Z
dc.descriptionThe financial and food crises are reminders of the growing challenges countries face in sustaining economic growth and lifting the living standards of the poor. Equally, the emerging impacts of global warming on natural disasters and on agriculture are warning signs of the urgency to care for the environment and society. Recent global experience in the financial and environmental arenas demonstrates clearly the need to put in place and enforce regulatory frameworks that balance costs and benefits, both private and social. In this context, the crucial questions in the recent evaluation by the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank Group's safeguards and sustainability policy framework concern the effectiveness of the instrument in mitigating adverse environmental and social impacts of development programs, and suggesting ways to improve the results. IEG's evaluation covered projects approved from FY1999 to FY2008. During this period, social and environmental effects were significant in half of World Bank projects 1,402 with commitments of $109 billion; 88 percent of projects financed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) 1,662 with commitments of $35 billion; and 217 guarantees by the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). The main thrust of the evaluation findings is that the World Bank Group's safeguards and sustainability policies have helped avoid or mitigate large-scale social and environmental risks in the projects it financed, but many projects with substantial environmental and social impacts remain of concern primarily because of inadequate supervision and follow-up.
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dc.identifier978-1-60244-185-8
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2339
dc.identifier10.1596/978-1-60244-185-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/414457
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relationEvaluation Brief ; No. 15
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectABATEMENT
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITIES
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectADB
dc.subjectADEQUATE DISCLOSURE
dc.subjectADVISORY SERVICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTORS
dc.subjectALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectBANK LENDING
dc.subjectBANK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectBENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectBORROWER
dc.subjectBORROWING
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCOMPLAINTS
dc.subjectCONFLICT OF INTEREST
dc.subjectCONFLICTS OF INTEREST
dc.subjectCOST ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCOST EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectCOST SAVINGS
dc.subjectCRISES
dc.subjectCURRENT COSTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectDISPLACEMENT
dc.subjectDIVISION OF LABOR
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEIB
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectEQUITIES
dc.subjectEQUITY INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectEXCLUSION
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGUARANTEE AGENCY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS PEOPLES
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FINANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LAW
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LAWS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT BANK
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLENDING POLICIES
dc.subjectLENDING PORTFOLIO
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMORAL HAZARD
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectOMBUDSMAN
dc.subjectPEER REVIEW
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOOR CLIENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR FINANCING
dc.subjectREAL SECTOR
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectREMEDY
dc.subjectREORGANIZATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRESOURCE USE
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSOCIAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectSOCIAL COSTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAINS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTECHNICAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectWORKING CONDITIONS
dc.titleEvaluative Directions for the World Bank Group's Safeguards and Sustainability Policies

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