Toward a Clean World for All : An IEG Evaluation of the World Bank Group’s Support to Pollution Management
This evaluation is the first comprehensive assessment of World Bank Group's multisectoral engagement in pollution management with 534 projects and US$34 billion commitment during FY04-17. It finds that the Bank Group has made significant progr...
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okr-10986-289572021-06-14T10:12:48Z Toward a Clean World for All : An IEG Evaluation of the World Bank Group’s Support to Pollution Management Independent Evaluation Group ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE GROWTH POLLUTION MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT BROWN ISSUES AND HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT POLLUTION MANAGEMENT & CONTROL GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND RURAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENT HEALTH NUTRITION AND POPULATION RURAL DEVELOPMENT AIR POLLUTION WATER POLLUTION HOUSEHOLD AIR POLLUTION AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION WASTE MANAGEMENT WASTE DISPOSAL CLIMATE CHANGE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT WATER TREATMENT POLLUTION MONITORING POLLUTION-ABATING INVESTMENTS COUNTRY STRATEGIES SYSTEMATIC COUNTRY DIAGNOSTICS POLLUTION THREATS LEAD CHROMIUM E-WASTE COUNTRY ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION PORTFOLIO GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION AIR EMISSIONS WASTE WATER IFC ADVISORY SUPPORT IFC CLIENT COMPANIES This evaluation is the first comprehensive assessment of World Bank Group's multisectoral engagement in pollution management with 534 projects and US$34 billion commitment during FY04-17. It finds that the Bank Group has made significant progress in improving pollution management in client countries although important gaps remain. World Bank efforts to set up country-level pollution monitoring systems have been relatively rare, despite a recent surge. Pollution does not get adequately prioritized in country strategies. The Bank's Country Environmental Analyses have been instrumental in prioritizing pollution in policy dialogue. Yet, they have only been prepared for 42 countries (28 percent of client countries) and the extent in which those country strategies reflect identified pollution concerns is limited. Overall, the magnitude of the Bank Group's engagement has declined as a share of the overall portfolio even as global pollution levels have risen. It has also missed opportunities to fight indoor and outdoor air pollution, which are responsible for the highest share of deaths caused by pollution. The Bank Group's climate change mitigation portfolio provides an opportunity to address outdoor air pollution, helping to build the case to client countries justifying such interventions that yield co-benefits: pollution and greenhouse gas reduction. About one-third of IFC client companies do not meet the relevant requirements for air emissions and wastewater. IEG recommends strengthening monitoring efforts, strengthening country analytical work to ensure a more comprehensive integration to the identified pollution priorities in the SCDs and subsequent CPFs, scaling up and recalibrating the World Bank’s support in pollution management, leveraging its climate change portfolio to better combat local and regional air pollution, and strengthening IFC’s advisory support to help its investment clients better comply with pollution requirements. 2017-12-05T22:55:32Z 2017-12-05T22:55:32Z 2017-09-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/802481512007809039/Toward-a-clean-world-for-all-an-IEG-evaluation-of-the-World-Bank-Group-s-support-to-pollution-management http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28957 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE GROWTH POLLUTION MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT BROWN ISSUES AND HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT POLLUTION MANAGEMENT & CONTROL GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND RURAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENT HEALTH NUTRITION AND POPULATION RURAL DEVELOPMENT AIR POLLUTION WATER POLLUTION HOUSEHOLD AIR POLLUTION AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION WASTE MANAGEMENT WASTE DISPOSAL CLIMATE CHANGE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT WATER TREATMENT POLLUTION MONITORING POLLUTION-ABATING INVESTMENTS COUNTRY STRATEGIES SYSTEMATIC COUNTRY DIAGNOSTICS POLLUTION THREATS LEAD CHROMIUM E-WASTE COUNTRY ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION PORTFOLIO GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION AIR EMISSIONS WASTE WATER IFC ADVISORY SUPPORT IFC CLIENT COMPANIES Independent Evaluation Group Toward a Clean World for All : An IEG Evaluation of the World Bank Group’s Support to Pollution Management |
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This evaluation is the first
comprehensive assessment of World Bank Group's
multisectoral engagement in pollution management with 534
projects and US$34 billion commitment during FY04-17. It
finds that the Bank Group has made significant progress in
improving pollution management in client countries although
important gaps remain. World Bank efforts to set up
country-level pollution monitoring systems have been
relatively rare, despite a recent surge. Pollution does not
get adequately prioritized in country strategies. The
Bank's Country Environmental Analyses have been
instrumental in prioritizing pollution in policy dialogue.
Yet, they have only been prepared for 42 countries (28
percent of client countries) and the extent in which those
country strategies reflect identified pollution concerns is
limited. Overall, the magnitude of the Bank Group's
engagement has declined as a share of the overall portfolio
even as global pollution levels have risen. It has also
missed opportunities to fight indoor and outdoor air
pollution, which are responsible for the highest share of
deaths caused by pollution. The Bank Group's climate
change mitigation portfolio provides an opportunity to
address outdoor air pollution, helping to build the case to
client countries justifying such interventions that yield
co-benefits: pollution and greenhouse gas reduction. About
one-third of IFC client companies do not meet the relevant
requirements for air emissions and wastewater. IEG
recommends strengthening monitoring efforts, strengthening
country analytical work to ensure a more comprehensive
integration to the identified pollution priorities in the
SCDs and subsequent CPFs, scaling up and recalibrating the
World Bank’s support in pollution management, leveraging its
climate change portfolio to better combat local and regional
air pollution, and strengthening IFC’s advisory support to
help its investment clients better comply with pollution requirements. |
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Toward a Clean World for All : An IEG Evaluation of the World Bank Group’s Support to Pollution Management |
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Toward a Clean World for All : An IEG Evaluation of the World Bank Group’s Support to Pollution Management |
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Toward a Clean World for All : An IEG Evaluation of the World Bank Group’s Support to Pollution Management |
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Toward a Clean World for All : An IEG Evaluation of the World Bank Group’s Support to Pollution Management |
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Toward a Clean World for All : An IEG Evaluation of the World Bank Group’s Support to Pollution Management |
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toward a clean world for all : an ieg evaluation of the world bank group’s support to pollution management |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2017 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/802481512007809039/Toward-a-clean-world-for-all-an-IEG-evaluation-of-the-World-Bank-Group-s-support-to-pollution-management http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28957 |
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