2026-07-01http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/418385Infrastructure development in the past was often implemented without adequately taking into consideration the possible negative environmental and social impacts. Drawing from the experience of the Bumbuna Hydropower project in Sierra Leone, this paper proposes to complement safeguard policies by establishing, at the beginning of the project identification phase, two-way communication mechanisms and a continuous consultation process, allowing the government and the donors to interact with key stakeholders.application/pdftext/plainCC BY 3.0 IGOhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igoWorld BankACCOUNTABILITYBEHAVIORSBOUNDARIESCAPCITIESCITIZENSCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCIVIL WARCLIMATE CHANGECOMMUNITIESCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY SUPPORTCONSULTATIONDECISIONMAKINGDEFICITSDEMOCRACYDEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVESDISCOURSEDISCUSSIONDISCUSSIONSDISSEMINATIONDISTRICTSDOCUMENTSECONOMIC GROWTHENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSETHICSETHNIC GROUPETHNIC GROUPSFOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONSFORESTSGOVERNMENT CAPACITYGRASS-ROOTSGROSS NATIONAL INCOMEHOUSEHOLDSHOUSINGHUMAN DEVELOPMENTIDEASINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIESINFORMED DECISIONSINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYINVENTORYJOURNALISTSLACK OF INFORMATIONLEADINGLEGAL STATUSLESSONS LEARNEDLEVEL OF KNOWLEDGELOCAL AUTHORITIESLOCAL CAPACITYLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL COMMUNITYLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL POPULATIONSMEDIAMEMORYMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALNATIONAL LEVELNATIONAL PRIORITYNATURAL RESOURCESNEEDS ASSESSMENTPEACEPOLICY MAKERSPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOWERPROGRESSPROJECT APPRAISALPROJECT IMPLEMENTATIONPROJECT PREPARATIONPUBLIC OPINIONPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SUPPORTPURCHASING POWERPURCHASING POWER PARITYQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY OF LIFERADIORELIGIOUS GROUPSRESPECTRISK MANAGEMENTRURAL COMMUNITIESSMALL ENTERPRISESSOCIAL ACTIONSOCIAL ASSESSMENTSOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURESOCIETIESSOCIETYSOURCES OF INFORMATIONSTAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENTSUBSIDIARYSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTOWNSTRANSPARENCYVILLAGESWATER USE