The World Bank and the environment

Book · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:5483395

In September 1989 the World Bank set out a three-year agenda for action to combat environmental degradation. The main goal of this agenda has been the integration of environmental concerns into the Bank's development work. This report- the Bank's first annual report on the environment - reviews progress in this area during fiscal 1990 (July 1989 - June 1990). Environmental concerns were addressed in Bank operations during FY90 through country-focused environmental strategy work, policy and research activities, and lending operations. Five problem areas required special attention: destruction of natural habitats; land degradation; degradation and depletion of fresh water resources; urban, industrial, and agricultural pollution; and degradation of the global commons' through, for example, atmospheric and marine pollution. The book describes not only the Bank's successes in its environmental work but also the problems it has encountered. It raises important questions about whether real progress can be made by the Bank if inadequate resources are devoted to supervision, project monitoring, and environmental regulation.

• OSTI ID: 5483395
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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540220 -- Environment
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AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
CONTROL
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
GLOBAL ASPECTS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
LAND POLLUTION
PLANNING
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
REGULATIONS
RESOURCES
REVIEWS
SAFETY STANDARDS
SEAS
STANDARDS
SURFACE WATERS
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
WATER RESOURCES