Social services

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Bank feels heat on waste incineration

A report launched in June condemns World Bank support for medical waste incineration.

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UK ISP still AWOL

Over a year after it was due to come out and after initial consultations were held with NGOs, the Department for International Development (DFID) has still not published its Institutional Strategy Paper on the World Bank Group.

Accountability

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Bank develops “governance indicators”

On 1 July the Bank held an informal Board seminar to discuss “governance indicators”.

Environment

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Coal mines threaten tiger corridors in India

Indian NGO INTACH has been studying the likely impact of the World Bank-supported expansion of coal mining in Bihar on wild tigers.

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UK Parliamentarians investigate World Bank

UK MPs on the International Development Committee took evidence from Myles Wickstead, UK Alternate Director at the World Bank, plus senior DFID officials.

IFI governance

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Strategic Compact assessment

The Bretton Woods Project recently obtained two documents in which the World Bank evaluates progress of its Strategic Compact internal reform initiative and sets out strategy for the next few years.

Rights

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Bank resettlement policy conversion

In July some NGOs received letters from Maninder Gill at the World Bank seeking comments on the proposed conversion of its Operational Directive (OD) on Resettlement.

Rights

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Major Bank pollution prevention handbook out

After 5 years of preparation the World Bank and IFC have jointly published a Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook.

Environment

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Climate proposals queried

Many NGOs wrote to the Bank raising questions about the proposed Prototype Carbon Fund, adopted by the Board in July.

IFI governance

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Access to Bank documents under review

The Bank is about to start a review of information disclosure.

Environment

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Bank, IUCN sign cooperation agreement

At the end of June IUCN and the World Bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalize their partnership agreement.

Knowledge

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Bank learns European ABCDE

The World Bank held its first Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics - Europe this June in Paris.