Making development sustainable : the World Bank Group and the environment, fiscal 1994 /

The past few years have seen an important shift in the design of development policies and investment, as the links between natural environment and economic development have been more deeply understood. Since the establishment of the Environment Department (ENVDR) in 1987, and the Vice Presidency for...

• Other Authors: Mason, Jocelyn, coord
• Format: Book
• Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 1994
• Subjects: DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE; GESTION AMBIENTAL; POLITICA DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE; BANCO MUNDIAL; DESARROLLO SUSTENTABLE; ECODESARROLLO; ADMINISTRACION AMBIENTAL; POLITICA AMBIENTAL; BIRF

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Abbreviations and acronyms
• Overview
• Pt. 1. The fourfold agenda: 1. Assisting countries in environmental stewardship
• 2. Minimizing adverse impacts of bank-financed investments
• 3. Building on the positive synergies between development and the environment
• 4. Addressing regional and global environmental challenges
• Pt. 2. Equipping the Bank and reaching out: 5. Building capacity for the task
• Pt. 3. Strengthening the private sector's role: 6. Strengthening the private sector's role: the IFC and MIGA
• Annexes
• Bibliography
• Boxes
• Figures
• Tables.