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World Bank ' s policies and practice in environmental impact assessment

Auteur
Mahony S.
Périodique/Collection
Environmental and Planning Law Journal | Vol. 12(2); 97 - 115; 19 p.
Date
1995
Source
IUCN (ID: ANA-054112)
Éditeur | Lieu de publication
The Law Book Company Ltd. | North Ryde, Australia
Langue
Anglais
Champ d'application
International
Pays/Territoire
Australie
Sujet
Environnement gén.
Mot clé
Agences de développement et de l'aide EIA
Résumé

Fifty years after the establishment of the World Bank as a bank of ' reconstruction and development 'it is the world' s largest source of development funds and the object of strident criticism for its environmental performance. It is timely to consider its environmental policies with regard to environmental impact assessment (EIA), and the extent to which those policies are enforced. This article also examines the role of donor countries, such as Australia, which apply relatively strict EIA Policies to projects within their territory or which they fund on a bilateral basis; the role of the Bank ' s borrowers; and the political pressures on and within the Bank