Review and Update of the World Bank Safeguard Policies
On August 4, 2016, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a new Environmental and Social Framework that expands protections for people and the environment in Bank-financed investment projects. The safeguards review included the most extensive consultation ever conducted by the World Bank. It concludes nearly four years of analysis and engagement around the world with governments, development experts, and civil society groups, reaching nearly 8,000 stakeholders in 63 countries. The framework is part of a far-reaching effort by the World Bank Group to improve development outcomes and streamline its work.
Overview
Economic development depends in part upon providing infrastructure and facilities that improve people’s lives and expand economic opportunities. This development can be from a road that allows a farmer to get goods to market, access to electricity so hospitals can refrigerate medicines and children can do their homework at night, providing clean water to reduce the incidence of easily preventable water-borne diseases that kill an estimated 1,400 children every day, or access to local facilities such as schools, clinics or community centers.
Governments in developing countries often turn to the World Bank to help finance infrastructure and service facilities. We fund these projects because we know they can help to reduce poverty and improve living conditions, which is central to achieving the World Bank's goals of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity.
A cornerstone of our work on investment projects is helping to ensure strong protections for people and for the environment. We help do this through policies – often called “safeguards” – that serve to identify, avoid, and minimize harms to people and the environment. These policies require borrowing governments to address certain environmental and social risks in order to receive Bank support for investment projects.
Examples of these requirements include conducting an environmental and social impact assessment, consulting with affected communities about potential project impacts, and restoring the livelihoods of displaced people. World Bank safeguards are widely regarded as an effective way to ensure that environmental and social concerns and community voices are represented in the design and implementation of our projects.
Review and Update of the World Bank's Safeguard Policies
The world has changed since the first of our existing safeguards was developed more than 20 years ago. On August 4, 2016, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a new Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) to help protect people and the environment in the investment projects it finances. This effort is one of several key initiatives, including procurement reform, and the climate and gender strategies, recently undertaken by the Bank to improve development outcomes.
The ESF responds to new and varied development demands and challenges that have arisen over time. The experience and capacity of many borrowers has improved and our requirements have been updated to reflect the realities of today.
This framework will boost protections for people and the environment and drive sustainable development through capacity- and institution-building and country ownership. It will also enhance efficiency for both the Borrower and the Bank.
The framework brings the World Bank’s environmental and social protections into closer harmony with those of other development institutions, and makes important advances in areas such as transparency, non-discrimination, social inclusion, public participation, and accountability – including expanded roles for grievance redress mechanisms. The framework helps to ensure social inclusion, and explicitly references human rights in the overarching vision statement.
In order to support the new framework – and meet additional oversight demands – the World Bank is on a trajectory to substantially increase in funding for the safeguards.
Strengthening national systems in borrowing countries is recognized as a central development goal by the World Bank and most of its shareholders. In line with this goal, the framework places greater emphasis on the use of borrower frameworks and capacity building, with the aim of constructing sustainable borrower institutions and increasing efficiency.
The expanded protections in the framework, which is precedent-setting for the World Bank, include comprehensive labor and working condition protections and community health and safety measures that address road safety, emergency response and disaster mitigation. It also includes a responsibility to include stakeholder engagement throughout the project cycle, and a non-discrimination principle augmented by a new mandatory World Bank Directive that lists examples of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups and explicitly requires staff to assist borrower to consider, mitigate, and manage related issues.
Phase 1
Consultations with a wide range of stakeholders were conducted to seek input on the approach the new safeguards should take based on the Approach Paper. Consultations were held online and face-to-face from October 2012 to March 2014, reaching more than 2,000 stakeholders from over 40 countries from all regions across the world, including submissions of papers from a wide range of organizations and groups. Meetings included expert focus groups on emerging areas and dialogue with Indigenous Peoples. The summary of all feedback received is available: Feedback Summary, Phase 1.
The World Bank team has analyzed the feedback received and worked on a first draft of a proposal for a policy framework to be presented to the Board of Executive Directors in July 2014.
Public Status Reports and Updates: April 12, 2014 | video recording | presentation; October 12, 2013 | video recording | presentation; July 23, 2013 | status report.
FEEDBACK SUMMARIES
Completed Meetings
Date | Title | Location |
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World Bank Review Team: Update on the Safeguards Review (with link to video recording) |
Washington, DC, United States | |
National Indigenous Peoples Dialogue
Documents
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Kathmandu, Nepal | |
Regional Indigenous Peoples Dialogue (Mesoamerica and South America) |
Guna Yala, Panama | |
Regional Indigenous Peoples Dialogue (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Documents
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Cape Town, South Africa | |
Dialogue Meeting with Abya Yala Indigenous Network Technical Committee
Documents
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Washington, DC, United States | |
National Indigenous Peoples Dialogue
Documents
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Beijing, China | |
Regional Indigenous Peoples Dialogue (South East Asia) |
Manila, Philippines | |
National Indigenous Peoples Dialogue
Documents
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Manila, Philippines | |
Meeting with Delegation of Children, Bank Information Center, and Members of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child |
Washington, DC, United States | |
World Bank Review Team: Update on the Safeguards Review (with link to video recording) |
Washington, DC, United States | |
National Indigenous Peoples Dialogue |
Moscow, Russian Federation | |
Latin America Dialogue: Pre-consultation meeting on the Engagement and Dialogue with Indigenous Peoples - Technical Committee
Documents
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New York City, United States | |
Africa Dialogue: Pre-consultation meeting on the Engagement and Dialogue with Indigenous Peoples |
New York City, United States | |
Expert Focus Group on Gender (online focus group)
Documents
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Washington, DC, United States | |
Pre-consultation meeting on the Engagement and Dialogue with Indigenous Peoples |
Lima, Peru | |
Meeting with Participants of the Annual Conference of the IAIA
Documents
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Calgary, Canada | |
Pre-consultation meeting on the Engagement and Dialogue with Indigenous Peoples (Delegations from Nepal, Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Vietnam) |
Bangkok, Thailand | |
Meeting with government representatives |
Washington, DC, United States | |
Meeting on Involuntary Resettlement: Third Party Sponsored
Documents
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Washington, DC, United States | |
Preliminary Report Out on Phase 1 of the Safeguards Review Consultation - Civil Society Policy Forum
Documents
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Washington, DC, United States | |
Pre-consultation meeting on the Engagement and Dialogue with Indigenous Peoples |
San Jose, Costa Rica | |
Expert Focus Group on Human Rights
Documents
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New York City, United States | |
Consultation at the World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty
Documents
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Washington, DC, United States | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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Bhubaneshwar, India | |
Pre-consultation meeting on the Engagement and Dialogue with Indigenous Peoples
Documents
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Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
Meeting with government representatives
Documents
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Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
Expert Focus Group on Climate Change
Documents
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Mexico City, Mexico | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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Bengaluru, India | |
Meeting with government representatives, academia and private sector
Documents
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Bengaluru, India | |
Meeting with civil society organizations
Documents
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New Delhi, India | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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New Delhi, India | |
Meeting with government representatives
Documents
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New Delhi, India | |
Expert Focus Group on Disability
Documents
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Washington, DC, United States | |
Meeting with government representatives
Documents
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Colombo, Sri Lanka | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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Colombo, Sri Lanka | |
Pre-consultation meeting on the Engagement and Dialogue with Indigenous Peoples |
Moscow, Russian Federation | |
Meeting with development partners
Documents
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Colombo, Sri Lanka | |
Meeting with government representatives
Documents
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Astana, Kazakhstan | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting |
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire | |
Meeting with government representatives |
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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Almaty, Kazakhstan | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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Rabat, Morocco | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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Istanbul, Turkey | |
Meeting with government representatives
Documents
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Hanoi, Vietnam | |
Meeting with government representatives
Documents
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Rabat, Morocco | |
Meeting with government representatives
Documents
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Ankara, Turkey | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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Hanoi, Vietnam | |
Expert Focus Group on Labor and Occupational Health and Safety
Documents
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Jakarta, Indonesia | |
Meeting with development partners |
Jakarta, Indonesia | |
Meeting with civil society follow up
Documents
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Jakarta, Indonesia | |
Meeting with private sector |
Jakarta, Indonesia | |
Pre-consultation meeting on the Engagement and Dialogue with Indigenous Peoples
Documents
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Manila, Philippines | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting (via video conference)
Documents
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Chisinau/Bucharest, Moldova,#Romania | |
Meeting with civil society
Documents
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Jakarta, Indonesia | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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Cairo, Egypt, Arab Republic of | |
Meeting with government representatives (via video conference)
Documents
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Chisinau/Bucharest, Moldova,#Romania | |
Expert Focus Group on Free, Prior and Informed Consent of Indigenous Peoples
Documents
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Manila, Philippines | |
Meeting with implementing agencies
Documents
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Jakarta, Indonesia | |
Meeting with government representatives
Documents
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Tbilisi, Georgia | |
Meeting with government representatives
Documents
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Cairo, Egypt, Arab Republic of | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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Tbilisi, Georgia | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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Manila, Philippines | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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Moscow, Russian Federation | |
Meeting with government representatives
Documents
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Moscow, Russian Federation | |
Meeting with development partners |
Manila, Philippines | |
Meeting with Environmental Impact Assessment agencies and consultants
Documents
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Beijing, China | |
Meeting with non-governmental organizations
Documents
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Beijing, China | |
Meeting with government representatives and project management offices
Documents
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Beijing, China | |
Meeting with government representatives
Documents
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Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
Meeting with government representatives
Documents
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Beijing, China | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
Asian Regional Civil Society Meeting: Third Party Sponsored
Documents
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Bangkok, Thailand | |
Information-sharing meeting with private sector |
London, United Kingdom | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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London, United Kingdom | |
Meeting with the European Commission Sustainable Impact Assessment Committee |
Brussels, Belgium | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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Brussels, Belgium | |
Meeting with government representatives
Documents
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Bern, Switzerland | |
Expert Focus Group on Land Tenure and Natural Resources
Documents
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Johannesburg, South Africa | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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Johannesburg, South Africa | |
Meeting with government representatives |
Pretoria, South Africa | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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Lima, Peru | |
Meeting with government representatives
Documents
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Lima, Peru | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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Dakar, Senegal | |
Meeting with government representatives |
Dakar, Senegal | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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Stockholm, Sweden | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting |
Tokyo, Japan | |
Meeting with government representatives |
Tokyo, Japan | |
Meeting with private sector representatives
Documents
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Ottawa, Canada | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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Ottawa, Canada | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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The Hague, Netherlands | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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Oslo, Norway | |
Meeting with government representatives
Documents
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Paris, France | |
Multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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Paris, France | |
Meeting with private sector representatives, MEDEF International
Documents
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Paris, France | |
Public Multi-stakeholder meeting |
Washington, DC, United States |
Submissions
Date | Title | Contributors |
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Recommendations from the Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society (JACSES) |
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Proposal of a Policy on Gender and SOGIE Safeguard |
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Safeguard Model Policy on Climate Change |
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Development for Whom? - from Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP)
Documents
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Indonesian Trade Unions on Labor |
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Human Rights Watch: Abuse-Free Development |
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Reforming the World Bank’s Safeguards - A Comparative Legal Analysis, by Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany |
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Disability and Safeguards: A Case Study from the Philippines (Life Haven) |
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Case study submitted by the Lebanese Physical Handicapped Union |
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Input from the Indian Law Resource Center |
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Lessons from Panel Cases: Inspection Panel Perspectives
Documents
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Input to Safeguard policies Review from Global Witness |
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Input from The Child Labor Coalition |
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Input from Greenpeace International |
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Input from Mekong Watch |
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Recommendations for the Review of the Policy on Involuntary Resettlement |
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Input from the Sustainable Development and Strategies Group |
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Submission from the Bank Information Center for a policy on environment and social assessment and management |
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Input from Egyptian CSOs, NGOs, and Trade Unions on the Safeguards Review and Update |
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Case study from the Bank Information Center and the Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan "Ezgulik" on the need for Child Impact Assessments
Documents
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Presentation on "Lessons from Cambodia and Papua New Guinea for the World Bank Safeguards Review" from Inclusive Development International
Documents
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Input from the World Resources Institute on climate change and safeguards |
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Input from the International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) |
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Case study on the Impact of Involuntary Resettlement on Children
Documents
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Input from Natural Justice |
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Submission from the Bank Information Center on the architecture of safeguard policies |
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Input from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) |
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Input from Lumos on the rights of institutionalised children |
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Input on Disability of the African Youth with Disability Network |
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Submission on World Bank’s Safeguard Policies Review and Update with Regard to Forests |
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Reforming the Involuntary Resettlement Policy |
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Input from Disabled People's International (India) |
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Submission from the Bank Information Center and Global Witness addressing the scope of the safeguards review |
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Input from the Pacific Invasives Partnership (PIP) |
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Input from Indonesian Civil Society on gender |
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Striking the Balance (World Resources Institute)
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Input from the World Resources Institute on a safeguard policy architecture |
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Input from Keeping Children Safe |
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Input from Oxfam |
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Input from American University's Program on International and Comparative Environmental Law |
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Input on Gender from the Global Gender IFI Watcher Network |
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CSO Input on World Bank Forests and Natural Habitats Safeguards |
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Input on tenure of land, housing and natural resources from Oxfam and Inclusive Development International |
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Input from BirdLife International |
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Input from the Social Justice Committee of Montreal |
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Input from International Rivers (24 endorsing organizations) |
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Input on Implementation Challenges from Forest Peoples Program, Urgewald and Bank Information Center
Documents
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Input from Amnesty International
Documents
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Adequate Housing as Right to Adequate Standard of Living: recommendations from the U.N. Special Rapporteur |
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Designing a climate sensitive safeguard policy framework (Input from Sierra Club)
Documents
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Additional Input from Consejo Plurinacional Indigena |
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Input from Latin American Civil Society Organizations to the Safeguards Review |
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Input from Building And Woodworkers International |
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Initial Comments by CSOs |
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Gender Action Inputs |
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Overview of CSO Concerns |
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Response of Indonesian CSOs |
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Input on Protection of the Needs of Children |
Phase 2
On July 30, 2014 the World Bank Board’s Executive Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE) authorized the release of a proposal document for consultation purposes to seek feedback on its content. It has not endorsed the content of the draft, and CODE and the Board will consider the proposed document following such consultations. A background paper was developed for CODE’s discussion of the proposed framework, which can be accessed here. Also see our press release for more information. For questions and comments, please email us. Please also take a look at our Questions & Answers. The World Bank is currently developing a detailed consultation schedule. If you need more information, please contact the safeguards review team at [email protected].
Completed Meetings
Date | Title | Location |
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Experts on ESS8
Documents
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Paris, France | |
Reform update at the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings |
Washington, DC, United States | |
Expert Focus Group on Managing Social Risk
Documents
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New York, United States | |
Consultation with NGOs/CSOs, academia and private sector from Cameroon
Documents
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Yaounde, Cameroon | |
Consultation with government officials from Cameroon
Documents
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Yaounde, Cameroon | |
Regional Consultation with Indigenous Peoples
Documents
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Yaounde, Cameroon | |
Regional Expert Focus Group on Non-discrimination |
Nairobi, Kenya | |
Indigenous Peoples Regional Dialogue |
Villavicencio, Colombia | |
Consultation with Indigenous Peoples
Documents
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Nairobi, Kenya | |
Online multi-stakeholder consultation |
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Consultation with civil society
Documents
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Nairobi, Kenya | |
Consultation with government officials
Documents
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Nairobi, Kenya | |
Expert Focus Group on Cultural Heritage
Documents
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Washington, DC, United States | |
Consultations with international organizations (WHO, ILO, UNHRC) |
Geneva, Switzerland | |
Consultation with civil society |
Rabat, Morocco | |
Consultation with government officials
Documents
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Lima, Peru | |
Consultation with Indigenous Peoples
Documents
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Manila, Philippines | |
Consultation with government officials |
Rabat, Morocco | |
Online multi-stakeholder consultation |
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Multi-stakeholder consultation
Documents
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Lima, Peru | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation |
Melbourne, Australia | |
Consultation with civil society
Documents
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Tunis, Tunisia | |
Consultation with Pacific civil society
Documents
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Sydney, Australia | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation
Documents
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Cusco, Peru | |
Consultation with Pacific governments
Documents
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Sydney, Australia | |
Consultation with government officials
Documents
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Cusco, Peru | |
Consultation with government officials from Tunisia and Djibouti |
Tunis, Tunisia | |
Consultation with civil society
Documents
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Lagos, Nigeria | |
Consultation with government officials
Documents
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Abuja, Nigeria | |
Meeting with IFIs, bilateral organizations, and other development partners
Documents
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Managua, Nicaragua | |
Consultation with government officials
Documents
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Managua, Nicaragua | |
Expert Focus Group on Labor
Documents
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London, United Kingdom | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation
Documents
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Managua, Nicaragua | |
Consultation with civil society
Documents
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London, United Kingdom | |
Consultation with government officials |
London, United Kingdom | |
Multi-sectoral consultations |
Manila, Philippines | |
Regional Caribbean multi-stakeholder meeting
Documents
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Bridgetown, Barbados | |
Regional Caribbean meeting with government officials
Documents
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Bridgetown, Barbados | |
Consultation with private sector
Documents
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Ottawa, Canada | |
Consultation with government officials
Documents
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Ottawa, Canada | |
Consultation with civil society
Documents
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Ottawa, Canada | |
Consultation with civil society
Documents
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Brasília, Brazil | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation |
Jakarta, Indonesia | |
Consultation with government officials |
Jakarta, Indonesia | |
Consultation with private sector
Documents
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Brasília, Brazil | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation
Documents
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Tokyo, Japan | |
Consultation with civil society
Documents
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Beijing, China | |
Consultation with government officials
Documents
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Beijing, China | |
Consultation with civil society |
Patna, India | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation
Documents
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Vienna, Austria | |
Consultation with government officials
Documents
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Bern, Switzerland | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation
Documents
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Bern, Switzerland | |
Consultation with civil society |
New Delhi, India | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation
Documents
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Paris, France | |
Consultation with government officials
Documents
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New Delhi, India | |
Consultation with government, academics, and development partners
Documents
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Kathmandu, Nepal | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation
Documents
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Kathmandu, Nepal | |
Consultation with private sector
Documents
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Asunción, Paraguay | |
Consultation with civil society
Documents
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Asunción, Paraguay | |
Consultation with Indigenous Peoples |
Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
Meeting with NGOs |
Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
Consultation with development partners
Documents
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Asunción, Paraguay | |
Meeting with disability leaders |
Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
Consultation with government officials
Documents
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Asunción, Paraguay | |
Consultation with development partners |
Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
Consultation with government officials and implementing agencies |
Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
Consultation meeting at the 2014 CIVICUS International Civil Society Week (Attendance requires registration at the CIVICUS International Civil Society Week. Registration is now closed.) |
Johannesburg, South Africa | |
Consultation with government officials
Documents
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Brasília, Brazil | |
Consultation with Indigenous Peoples |
Johannesburg, South Africa | |
Expert Focus Group Meeting on Biodiversity (ESS6) |
Sydney, Australia | |
Consultation with NGOs/CSOs from Senegal
Documents
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Dakar, Senegal | |
Consultation with government officials from Senegal
Documents
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Dakar, Senegal | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation on land issues
Documents
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Berlin, Germany | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation on human rights
Documents
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Berlin, Germany | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation
Documents
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Oslo, Norway | |
Consultation with government officials
Documents
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Oslo, Norway | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation
Documents
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Berlin, Germany | |
Consultation with NGOs/CSOs from Belgium and the Netherlands
Documents
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Brussels, Belgium | |
Consultation with government officials from Belgium and the Netherlands
Documents
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Brussels, Belgium | |
Consultation with NGOs/CSOs from Ethiopia/UN/Multilaterals
Documents
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
Consultation with government officials from Ethiopia
Documents
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
Consultation with government officials
Documents
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Bishkek, Kazakhstan,#Kyrgyz Republic,#Tajikistan,#Uzbekistan | |
Consultation with NGOs/CSOs from Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda
Documents
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | |
Consultation with government officials from Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda
Documents
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | |
Consultation with civil society
Documents
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Bishkek, Kazakhstan,#Kyrgyz Republic,#Tajikistan,#Uzbekistan | |
Consultation with civil society
Documents
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Beirut, Lebanon | |
Consultation with civil society
Documents
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Istanbul, Turkey | |
Consultation with government officials
Documents
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Beirut, Lebanon | |
Consultation with government officials
Documents
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Ankara, Turkey | |
Consultation with Ethnic Minorities
Documents
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Hanoi, Vietnam | |
Consultation with government officials
Documents
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Hanoi, Vietnam | |
Consultation with civil society |
Cairo, Egypt, Arab Republic of | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation |
Zagreb, Croatia | |
Consultation with government officials |
Cairo, Egypt, Arab Republic of | |
Consultation with civil society
Documents
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Hanoi, Vietnam | |
Consultation with civil society |
Manila, Philippines | |
Consultation with government officials |
Manila, Philippines | |
Consultation with development partners |
Manila, Philippines | |
Expert Focus Group on Biodiversity with Washington-based biodiversity experts
Documents
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Washington, DC, United States | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation at the Civil Society Forum of the Annual Meetings
Documents
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Washington, DC, United States | |
Consultation with government officials
Documents
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Tbilisi, Georgia | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation
Documents
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Tbilisi, Georgia | |
Meeting with Indigenous Peoples Leaders
Documents
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New York City, United States | |
Meeting with international organizations |
Geneva, Switzerland | |
Consultation at the 2014 African Caucus |
Khartoum, Sudan |
Submissions
Date | Title | Contributors |
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Globalands Paper on draft World Bank standards |
IINAS - International Institute for Sustainability Analysis and Strategy | |
Comments from the government of France |
Government of France | |
Comments from the Government of Germany
Documents
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German Government. | |
HRW submission: Draft ESF |
Human Rights Watch | |
Comments from the Executive Director for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Spain and Venezuela. |
ED José A. Rojas | |
Safeguards and countries impacted by fragility, conflict and violence |
International Alert | |
Contribution du CED à la révision du Document sur le Cadre Environnemental et Social de la Banque Mondiale, Cameroon |
Centre pour l'Environnement et le Développement (CED) | |
Bank on Human Rights Coalition (BHRC) Comments on World Bank's Social and Environmental Safeguards Framework
Documents
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US Government Comments on World Bank Safeguards Review |
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Comments from Society for Historical Archaeology
Documents
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Environmental and Social Standard 1. Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts
Documents
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Disability & World Bank Safeguards Campaign ( on behalf of 235 endorsing organziations) | |
Comments and Recommendations from the Chinese side on the Bank's new Safeguard Policies |
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Comments on first draft ESS 1 from Both Ends |
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Stellungnahme des Lesben- und Schwulenverbands (LSVD) zu dem Entwurf der überarbeiteten Kreditvergabestandards der Weltbank |
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Investor Letter to World Bank Regarding its Draft ESSF and IP |
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Center for Applied Legal Studies: Submissions on the World Bank Environmental and Social Safeguards |
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Civil society submission on biodiversity, forests, and forest dependent peoples |
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ICOMOS Comments on WB Safeguards Consultations |
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Natural Justice Comments on Draft Environmental and Social Framework |
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LRC Submission to the World Bank |
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Comments of Egyptian CSOs-English and Arabic |
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Indian Law Resource Centers' Comments on the Proposed Framework
Documents
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Comments from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) |
The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) | |
Sierra Club: Proposed Edits to ESS3 |
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American University and Washington College of Law Comments on WB ESF
Documents
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Comments on the Draft ESF-ESS10 and Implications on Accountability |
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Cathal Doyle Comments on World Bank Safeguards in Relation to Indigenous Peoples |
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Public health/HIA focused comments on WB's Review and Update of the World Bank Safeguard Policies |
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Bank Information Center Child Rights Submission |
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Response from IPIECAIOGP to the World Bank ESF |
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Society of Africanist Archaeologists (SAFA) Comments on WB Review Guidelines |
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Feedback from Reframe It |
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Bank Information Center submission on ESS10 |
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Comments from BirdLife International on World Bank Safeguards Consultation |
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Comments from Regnskogfondet Rainforest Foundation Norway (RFN) on WB ESF Consultations |
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Oceana's comments on the World Bank’s proposed Environmental and Social Framework |
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ZSL response to safeguards consultation |
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Examen et Mises à jour des politiques de sauvegarde environnementales et sociales |
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Comments on WB ESF from Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment |
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Comments from Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) on WB ESF
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FiA Foundation Comments on WB Safeguards Consultation |
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Submission from Transparency International on World Bank ESF
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German Institute for Human Rights Comments on WBG ESSF |
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TRL Comments on SG Consultation with WB
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International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests |
International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests | |
Submission from Australian Disability & Development Consortium (addc) |
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ESF Comments EDS23
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Comments from Archaeological Institute of America on WB ESF
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Ulu Foundation Comments on World Bank ESF |
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World Archaeological Congress comments on ESS8
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Professor Koji MIZOGUCHI, President of the World Archaeological Congress | |
World Nuclear Association (WNA) Consultation on WB ESF |
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Comments to the proposed E&S Framework from the Nordic Baltic Constituency |
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IDSN Input on the World Bank Safeguard Policies |
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Comments from PAI on WB Safeguards Update |
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Oxfam Comments on Phase Two of World Bank's Safeguards Review |
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Submission on World Bank Safeguard Policy Review, focusing on gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression
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Response to Draft E&S Safeguards by Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme (BBOP) |
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Comments from Save the Children |
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RedLine Documents: Environmental and Social Standards (ESS.1) |
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Comments on the ESF from Vale |
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Latin America Mining Monitoring Programme (LAMMP) Comments on WB ESF |
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Comments on ESS from Society for American Archaeology
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Nobel Women's Initiative (NWI) Comments on WB ESF Policy
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Micon International Limited Comments on World Bank ESS Policy Review
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Comments on the Climate and Resource Efficiency-Related Provisions of the Draft Environmental and Social Framework |
Sierra Club, Bank Information Center, and Oxfam International | |
iRAP Submission on Traffic and Road Safety
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iRAP - Rob McInerney | |
Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association submission
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Submission of the Australian Council of Trade Unions
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Australian Council of Trade Unions | |
UNECE Comments on ESPOO Convention
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Aarhus Comments on First Draft ESF |
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Comments from the Rainforest Fund on WBG ESS 7
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ICAHM Review of Proposed Revision of Safeguard Policies |
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Joint Safeguards Submission on Involuntary Resettlement and Land |
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Submission from Members and Secretariat of the International Land Coalition (ILC) |
Secretariat of the International Land Coalition | |
Relatoria Consulta Banco Mundial com o Setor Privado |
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IDA-IDDC Input on WB Environmental and Social Framework |
Francois Carbonez | |
Gender and SOGIE Model Policy
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Dominik Koehler (on behalf of 67 signatories) | |
Telecommunications Industry Dialogue Submission to the World Bank's Consultations on the Draft Environmental and Social Framework |
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Submission from Asia Indigenous Peoples |
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Comments from Indigenous Peoples Participants on WBG ESS 7 |
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Comments from Latin American and Caribbean Civil Society on WB ESS |
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Cultural Survival’s Statement on World Bank Safeguards Regarding Indigenous Peoples |
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Compilation of Feedback from Members of the International Land Coalition into the Revised World Bank E&S Framework |
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Submission of recommendations from Persons with Disability of Tanzania |
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EMA Submission, Setting Standards for Sustainable Development |
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Comments from Federal Ministry of Environment on WB ESSF |
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Comments on the proposed Environmental and Social Framework from the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Environment |
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WRI Comments on WB Environmental and Social Framework |
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Comments of the Government of India on the World Bank Consultation of the Environment and Social Safeguard Framework Review |
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Consultation Contribution of WWF Austria and WWF Danube Carpathian Program |
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Light for the World Comments on WGB Safeguards Review |
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Commentaires de la Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) |
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Social Justice Connection (SJC) Commentary on WBG Safeguard Policy
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Making Development Sensitive to Disaster Risk |
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IDA-IDDC Submission Regarding the Proposed World Bank Environmental Social Framework |
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IDA-IDDC Submission Regarding the Proposed World Bank Environmental Social Framework |
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IDA-IDDC joint contribution to the proposed World Bank Environmental and Social Framework |
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CERFE Comments on WBG Safeguard Consultations
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Conservation International: Proposed Edits & Comments |
Lawrence Connell | |
Comments from III/3 on WBG Review of ESS 2 |
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Brazilian Government Comments on the Environmental and Social Framework Policy |
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Re-submission of a Climate Change Safeguard Model Policy |
Nezir Sinani (on behalf of 111 signatory organizations) | |
Comments of Special Procedures mandate holders of the U.N. Human Rights Council |
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Comments from the Society for Threatened Peoples (Switzerland) on proposed Environmental and Social Standard 7 (ESS7): Indigenous Peoples |
Christoph Wiedmer | |
Republic of Indonesia Response to WB Safeguard Policies |
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UK Export Finance
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Written Comment from Indonesian Trade Union |
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Comments of the Special Procedures Mandate Holders of the UN Human Rights Council |
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Statement from Tanzanian Indigenous Peoples organizations on the proposed Environmental and Social Framework (27 endorsing organizations)
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Statement from the German Institute for Ecology and Action Anthropology (INFOE) on proposed Environmental and Social Standard 7 (ESS7): Indigenous Peoples
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Comments from Sustainable Development Strategies Group
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APASDEM Commentary on WB Safeguards Review
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Institute for Archaeologists (IfA)
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Mr Tim Howard | |
Letter from Public Services International (PSI) on labor safeguards in the public health sector |
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Letter from Bank on Human Rights and signatories regarding the safeguards consultation process
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Letter on Child Rights and Safeguards from Bank Information Center (with 55 endorsing organizations)
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Comments from the Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development (DCDD) |
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Humane Society International Submission to Safeguards Consultation Phase 2
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Submission from Plan Norway on World Bank Safeguards (with attachment on disability inclusion in ESS1 and ESS10) |
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Submission from Bank Information Center
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Comments from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on the proposed Standard on Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources (ESS6)
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Comments from the Biodiversity Consultancy |
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Joint Nordic CSO Input on World Bank Safeguards (16 endorsing organizations) |
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Comments from the Ministry of Labor in Tajikistan
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Feedback from the Dutch labor union organization FNV (endorsement of ITUC statement)
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Civil Society Statement on World Bank Safeguards (360 endorsing organizations) |
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NomoGaia Comments on WB Safeguards Review |
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Land, Housing and Indigenous Peoples Rights in the Draft ESF Roundtable Discussion |
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Statement by Global Unions on a Labor Safeguard
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Comments and recommendations from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) |
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Comments from Arhaus on World Bank's Environmental and Social Framework |
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Gender Action, Gender Review and Recommendations on the: World Bank Environmental and Social Framework |
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Initial comments and recommendations from the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) |
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Submissions of the ACHPR Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities |
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Letter from International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)
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Comments from Sierra Club and Bank Information Center (BIC) |
Steven Herz |
Phase 3
Committee for Development Effectiveness (CODE) authorizes consultations on revised Proposed Environmental and Social Framework
On July 1, 2015, the Committee for Development Effectiveness (CODE) of the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors authorized a third phase of consultations on a revised (second) draft of the proposed Environmental and Social Framework. The text of the entire revised framework is now available, together with an indicative list of issues to be discussed during Phase 3 consultations. At the request of Executive Directors, the third review phase will focus on the feasibility of applying the framework in borrowing countries and on issues that require further attention. Details on consultation meetings will be published as they become available. Please share any feedback by emailing [email protected].
World Bank Executive Directors submitted statements regarding the Environmental and Social Framework:
Statement by Mr. McGuire (EDS01)
Statement by Mr. Garg (EDS12)
Statement by Mr. Rojas (EDS18)
Comments from the Inspection Panel can be accessed here
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Consultation Paper (DOCX) | English | Español | Français | العربية | 中文 | Português | Pусский | Bahasa Indonesia |
Consultation Paper (PDF) | English | Español | Français | العربية | 中文 | Português | Pусский | Bahasa Indonesia | Bangla |
Second Draft Framework for Consultation (DOCX) | English | Español | Français | العربية | 中文 | Português | Pусский | Bahasa Indonesia |
Second Draft Framework for Consultation (PDF) | English | Español | Français | العربية | 中文 | Português | Pусский | Bahasa Indonesia | Bangla |
Comparison between Second and First Draft Environmental and Social Framework | English (PDF) |
Draft Environmental and Social Procedure (DOCX) | English | Español | Français | العربية | 中文 | Português | Pусский | Bahasa Indonesia |
Draft Environmental and Social Procedure (PDF) | English | Español | Français | العربية | 中文 | Português | Pусский | Bahasa Indonesia | Bangla |
Indicative List of Issues for Phase 3 Consultations (DOCX) | English | Español | Français | العربية | 中文 | Português | Pусский | Bahasa Indonesia |
Indicative List of Issues for Phase 3 Consultations (PDF) | English | Español | Français | العربية | 中文 | Português | Pусский | Bahasa Indonesia | Bangla |
Consultation Plan (DOCX) | English | Español | Français | العربية | 中文 | Português | Pусский | Bahasa Indonesia |
Consultation Plan (PDF) | English | Español | Français | العربية | 中文 | Português | Pусский | Bahasa Indonesia |
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Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts (ESS1) | Factsheet (DOCX | PDF) | Draft Standard (DOCX | PDF) |
Labor and Working Conditions (ESS2) | Factsheet (DOCX | PDF) | Draft Standard (DOCX | PDF) |
Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management (ESS3) | Factsheet (DOCX | PDF) | Draft Standard (DOCX | PDF) |
Community Health and Safety (ESS4) | Factsheet (DOCX | PDF) | Draft Standard (DOCX | PDF) |
Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use and Involuntary Resettlement (ESS5) | Factsheet (DOCX | PDF) | Draft Standard (DOCX | PDF) |
Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources (ESS6) | Factsheet (DOCX | PDF) | Draft Standard (DOCX | PDF) |
Indigenous Peoples (ESS7) | Factsheet (DOCX | PDF) | Draft Standard (DOCX | PDF) |
Cultural Heritage (ESS8) | Factsheet (DOCX | PDF) | Draft Standard (DOCX | PDF) |
Financial Intermediaries (ESS9) | Factsheet (DOCX | PDF) | Draft Standard (DOCX | PDF) |
Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure (ESS10) | Factsheet (DOCX | PDF) | Draft Standard (DOCX | PDF) |
Completed Meetings
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Environmental and Social Framework Implementation Update at the Civil Society Policy Forum of the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings
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Washington, DC, United States | |
Consultations Report-out and Accountability Event at the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings' Civil Society Policy Forum
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Washington, DC, United States | |
Online consultation for Latin America and the Caribbean: World Bank Live Chat (Spanish) |
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Online consultation for the Africa region: World Bank Live Chat (English | French) |
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Expert Focus Group on Religious Concerns and Considerations
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Washington, DC, United States | |
Global online consultation: World Bank Live Chat |
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Expert Focus Group on Financial Intermediaries |
São Paulo, Brazil | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation
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Brasília, Brazil | |
Consultation with government officials
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Brasília, Brazil | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation |
Washington, DC, United States | |
Consultation with government officials
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation
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Tegucigalpa, Honduras | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | |
Consultation with government officials
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Tegucigalpa, Honduras | |
Dialogue on Environmental and Social Standard 7
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
Consultation with government officials
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
Expert Focus Group on Non-Discrimination
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Tokyo, Japan | |
Consultation with government officials
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Nairobi, Kenya | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation
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Tokyo, Japan | |
Consultation with development partners
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Tokyo, Japan | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation
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Nairobi, Kenya | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation
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Jakarta, Indonesia | |
Consultation with government officials
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Jakarta, Indonesia | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation
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Rabat, Morocco | |
Consultation with government officials
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Rabat, Morocco | |
Multi-stakeholder consultation |