Read CSO letter
CSO letter on World Bank safeguards review, September 14, 2011 (PDF 223KB)
Read World Bank response
World Bank response to CSO letter on safeguards review, September 20, 2011 (PDF, 112KB)
Resources
World Bank Safeguards Review Background, July 28, 2011 (English), (Español), (Français)
World Bank Business Modernization, April 11th, 2012 (English)
The World Bank Corporate Scorecard, March 12th, 2012 (English)
World Bank gets jittery by Richard Mahapatra, Jul 15, 2011 (Down to Earth website)
World Bank Safeguard Policy Resources
World Bank Operational Manual
IEG Evaluation, Safeguards and Sustainability in a Changing World (2010)
IEG Evaluation Brief, “Evaluative Directions for the World Bank Group’s Safeguards and Sustainability Policies,” No. 15 (July 18, 2011)
Program for Results (aka: P4R)
Development Policy Lending (aka: OP 8.60)
IFC 2010 Performance Standards and Sustainability Policy Review
Asian Development Bank
The NGO Forum on the ADB covers the safeguards as pertaining to the Asian Development Bank.
African Development Bank
Under construction.
Inter-American Development Bank
Implementing Guidelines -ENVIRONMENT AND SAFEGUARDS COMPLIANCE POLICY
INDEPENDENT ADVISORY GROUP ON SUSTAINABILITY FINAL REPORT (2011)
FCPF Common Approach Assessment of World Bank, IDB and UNDP - FCPF summary of Common Approach results
CSO statement on MDP Common Approach following PC9, July 13, 2011
Civil Society Safeguard Resources
World Bank Safeguard Policy Review: Early Issues, What to Expect? (Aug, 2011, BIC)
CSO Civil Society Comments and Concerns about the World Bank's Proposed "Program for Results" (P4R)
P4R Program for Results Lending Update (Feb. 29, 2012, BIC)
Development Policy Loans
World Bank defends integrity of Development Policy lending, evidence lacking (Jan. 2012, BIC)
World Bank & Development Policy Lending in Brazil: Lessons for Revising DPL Policy (Sep. 2011, BIC)
World Bank and DPLs: What middle income countries want (Feb. 2011, BIC)