Promoting Environmental Sustainability in Development : An Evaluation of the World Bank's Performance
Substantial improvement has been done by the Bank in its environmental performance since 1987. The Bank focused on the environment as a new area of activity, and it has sought to mitigate the negative environmental effects of its development interv...
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okr-10986-139842021-04-23T14:03:11Z Promoting Environmental Sustainability in Development : An Evaluation of the World Bank's Performance Liebenthal, Andres Liebenthal, Andres ACTIONS AIR AIR POLLUTION ARID LANDS BIODIVERSITY CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE DESERTIFICATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES HUMAN SETTLEMENTS INCOME INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION LINE MANAGERS MANAGERS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OPERATIONS OZONE POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRIORITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PROJECT CYCLE STAKEHOLDERS SUPERVISION SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Substantial improvement has been done by the Bank in its environmental performance since 1987. The Bank focused on the environment as a new area of activity, and it has sought to mitigate the negative environmental effects of its development interventions. The Bank's participation in the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, and the 1992 World Development Report on the environment, demonstrated the Bank's engagement, which helped launch many environmental activities. These efforts have produced commendable results, and promoted awareness in developing country governments, of the linkages between the environment, and development. This evaluation report finds that the Bank has made progress on environmental issues, but notes that its commitments have not been accompanied by precise goals, and performance monitoring. It advances explanations of why things have turned out this way, and offers recommendations that focus on how to restore the environment to its proper role, in the Bank's holistic, long-term development agenda. 2013-06-17T20:17:49Z 2013-06-17T20:17:49Z 2002-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/1753762/promoting-environmental-sustainability-development-evaluation-world-banks-performance 0-8213-5053-6 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13984 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication |
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ACTIONS AIR AIR POLLUTION ARID LANDS BIODIVERSITY CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE DESERTIFICATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES HUMAN SETTLEMENTS INCOME INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION LINE MANAGERS MANAGERS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OPERATIONS OZONE POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRIORITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PROJECT CYCLE STAKEHOLDERS SUPERVISION SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT |
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ACTIONS AIR AIR POLLUTION ARID LANDS BIODIVERSITY CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE DESERTIFICATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES HUMAN SETTLEMENTS INCOME INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION LINE MANAGERS MANAGERS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OPERATIONS OZONE POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRIORITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PROJECT CYCLE STAKEHOLDERS SUPERVISION SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Liebenthal, Andres Promoting Environmental Sustainability in Development : An Evaluation of the World Bank's Performance |
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Substantial improvement has been done by
the Bank in its environmental performance since 1987. The
Bank focused on the environment as a new area of activity,
and it has sought to mitigate the negative environmental
effects of its development interventions. The Bank's
participation in the 1992 United Nations Conference on
Environment and Development, and the 1992 World Development
Report on the environment, demonstrated the Bank's
engagement, which helped launch many environmental
activities. These efforts have produced commendable results,
and promoted awareness in developing country governments, of
the linkages between the environment, and development. This
evaluation report finds that the Bank has made progress on
environmental issues, but notes that its commitments have
not been accompanied by precise goals, and performance
monitoring. It advances explanations of why things have
turned out this way, and offers recommendations that focus
on how to restore the environment to its proper role, in the
Bank's holistic, long-term development agenda. |
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Liebenthal, Andres Liebenthal, Andres |
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Promoting Environmental Sustainability in Development : An Evaluation of the World Bank's Performance |
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Promoting Environmental Sustainability in Development : An Evaluation of the World Bank's Performance |
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Promoting Environmental Sustainability in Development : An Evaluation of the World Bank's Performance |
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Promoting Environmental Sustainability in Development : An Evaluation of the World Bank's Performance |
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Promoting Environmental Sustainability in Development : An Evaluation of the World Bank's Performance |
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promoting environmental sustainability in development : an evaluation of the world bank's performance |
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Washington, DC: World Bank |
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2013 |
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