Message-ID: <852567A3.0069946C.00@WBLN0014.worldbank.org> Date: Sat, 3 Jul 1999 15:15:15 -0400 From: mailto:Mmani@WORLDBANK.ORG Subject: Electronic Discussion on the World Bank's performance in To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
************PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO OTHERS WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED***********The World Bank?s Operations Evaluation Department (OED) invites you to join an electronic discussion on the evaluation of the World Bank Group?s performance in promoting environmental sustainability in development. The discussions will begin on July 6, 1999 and will last for a period of four to six weeks. The objective is:
to bring together representatives from NGOs, private sector, international organizations and other stakeholders to discuss their views on the Bank's performance in promoting environmental sustainability in development; for the OED to obtain useful knowledge (relevant information and evidence) for its evaluation; and to prepare the ground for the dissemination and assimilation of the evaluation's findings by the Bank and other interested stakeholders.
In the late 1980s, following upon growing worldwide concerns about the compatibility of economic development with environmental sustainability, the World Bank greatly strengthened its efforts to integrate environmental concerns into the mainstream of developmental policymaking. This led to introduction of environmental concerns into the development agenda; the design and implementation of a great number and variety of environmental products, including projects, policy guidance, research and training; the formulation of widely accepted guidelines on environmental matters; and the broadening of the Bank?s reach through its leadership role in the global environmental debate and new partnerships with international and local organizations.
However, considering the magnitude of environmental issues, the impact of the World Bank Group?s programs on broad environmental trends in the developing world has been limited, and the achievements of various programs have been mixed. Serious issues are still being raised about the Bank Group?s performance in living up to its commitment to environmental sustainability.
Information on this online discussions can be found in the Development Forum discussion space on the World Bank's web site (www.worldbank.org/devforum). The conference will take the form of a moderated email discussion list, archived by topic on the Development Forum site. A team of moderators will review all messages for relevance before posting them to the list. The moderators will also prepare regular summaries of the discussion for posting both to the list and to the Forum site.
We plan to prepare a synthesis report of the discussions based on the responses. This report will form the basis for future work?including workshops, short notes, and commissioned papers.
The conference is open to the public. However, the moderators will strictly enforce both the general rules of decorum of the Development Forum and the specific rule that contributions to this conference should be directly addressed to the issues under discussion. Our goal is to keep the discussion focused and manageable so that we all can learn from it.
If you wish to participate, please send an email to mailto:majordomo@jazz.worldbank.org Leave the subject line blank. In the body of the message, type the following: subscribe E-SUST You will receive a welcome message confirming your subscription. For further information, or if you have questions, contact: mailto:owner-e-sust@jazz.worldbank.org
We look forward to your participation.