This event discussed how to invest in agriculture in a responsible way, including research on the scale of the global rush for land, and explored potential solutions to the problem, including the role that the World Bank can and must play.
Minutes
IFI governance
Background
CSO Townhall with Jim Yong Kim and Christine Lagarde
This townhall was for CSO representatives accredited to the Annual Meetings. The CSO Discussants made initial remarks on Fund and Bank policies and were followed by comments from Mr. Kim and Ms. Lagarde. This was then followed by a general discussion on issues of concern to CSO representatives.
IFI governance
Background
From country systems to DPLs: understanding the World Bank's approach to social and environmental ri
This session will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the Bank’s approaches with respect to different financial instruments and evaluate the challenges of ensuring coherence in environmental and social sustainability outcomes across instruments.
IFI governance
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Making global governance accountable: civil society experiences with 13 Institutions
This session discussed the conclusions reached on the global governance role of civil society by the Civil Society and Accountable Global Governance project.
Infrastructure
Background
Water privatisation management issues
This session featured a discussion on the implications of current water policy reforms that have increasingly privatised and commodified water.
Environment
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CSO Roundtable with World Bank executive directors
This was a roundtable discussion between IMF and WBG Executive Directors (EDs) with accredited civil society representatives to promote an exchange of views and discussion on key issues of the 2012 Annual Meeting agenda: global economy, disaster resilience, social and environmental safeguards, and global health.
Finance
Background
UK Civil Society Meeting with UK IMF Executive Director Alex Gibbs
Notes of a meeting with UK executive director to the IMF Alex Gibbs in October 2012
Land
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Notes of meeting between UK Executive Director to World Bank Susanna Moorehead and UK civil society
Civil society organisations met UK Executive Director to the World Bank Susanna Moorehead and staff from the Department for International Development to discuss IDA, education finance, infrastructure finance, fragile states, agriculture and land, Doing Business rankings, Oyu Tolgoi project in Mongolia.
Accountability
Background
IFI re-engagement in Burma
Minutes of Burma and IFIs meeting, Washington DC, 18 April 2012
Accountability
Background
EIR + 10
Minutes of afternoon sessions of extractives conference, Washington DC, 23 April 2012
Conditionality
Background
A Global Shared Societies Agenda
Minutes meeting for A Global Shared Societies Agenda
IFI governance
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2012 Tokyo Annual Meeting Planning Session
2012 Tokyo Annual Meeting Planning Session held on Saturday, 21 April.
