>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jeff Owens) >Subject: [ecopath] World Bank >Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 19:48:53 -0700 > >The World Bank is starting a discussion list for Environmental >Sustainability. I find the views about development uncomfortable >but here is the info. > > ---- > > "Electronic Discussion on the World Bank's Performance in >Promoting Environmental Sustainability" > > 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 >http://www.worldbank.org/devforum/current-environment.html. 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 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >We look forward to your participation. ___________________________________________________________________ Mulai langganan: "subscribe envorum" ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stop langganan: "unsubscribe envorum" ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Arsip di http://www.mail-archive.com/envorum@ypb.or.id atau di http://www.egroups.com/list/envorum
