DAR ES SALAAM, May 8, 2018 - Workshops to support the implementation of the new World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) kicked off today in Dodoma.
The workshops, which will take place over four days (May 8 -11) in Dodoma and Dar es Salaam, bring together government representatives, development partners as well as stakeholders from civil society organizations from Tanzania and Malawi, with the aim of providing them with a comprehensive understanding of the new environmental and social requirements the World Bank will be applying to investment projects it finances starting October 2018.
“Since the World Bank issued its current safeguard policies nearly 20 years ago, setting the standards for Multilateral Development Banks in protections for people and the environment, we have seen that investment projects are more sustainable and have a greater impact when the environment is protected, and when communities are engaged,” says Bella Bird, World Bank Country Director for Tanzania, Malawi, Somalia and Burundi. “The new ESF builds on this solid foundation and places more emphasis on the utilization of country systems for sustainable results.”
The ESF is the result of the most extensive consultations ever conducted by the World Bank, with nearly four years of analysis and engagement around the world with governments, development experts, and civil society groups, reaching nearly 8,000 stakeholders in 63 countries. The new framework provides a broad coverage of environmental and social issues, including important advances on transparency, non-discrimination, social inclusion, public participation and accountability. The ESF also places more emphasis on building Borrower governments’ own capacity to deal with environmental and social issues.
The World Bank’s environmental and social policies aim to ensure that the people and the environment are protected from the potential adverse impacts of the projects it finances — such as building a road, connecting people to electricity, or treating waste water. The policies help identify, avoid, and minimize harm to people and the environment. They require the borrowing governments to address certain environmental and social risks in order to receive World Bank support for investment projects.
The ESF is expected to go into effect October 2018, and will progressively replace the World Bank’s current Safeguards policies.
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