12 December 2000
On 16 November the World Commission on Dams (WCD) launched its final report.
The World Bank’s revised Indigenous Peoples Policy will be released in draft early in 2001 for further consultations.
UK Chancellor, Gordon Brown, and Clare Short, Secretary of State for International Development, are planning a “Child Poverty Initiative”.
A wide-ranging new study overviews the strategic framework for the future of the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs).
The Government of Tanzania’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) was endorsed by the IMF and WB Boards in early December despite claims from Tanzanian NGOs that the consultative process was inadequate.
Joint civil society briefing paper highlights concerns with the World Bank’s Evolution Roadmap, and provides a series of recommendations for a Roadmap that prioritises people, participation and the planet over profit and economic growth.
