Dr. Kim of the World Bank Must Walk the Talk on Climate
Category: GREEN
The World Bank has not yet addressed climate issues systematically. Most notably, its Safeguard Policy framework does not require climate change risk assessments for Bank projects. This gap in policy has allowed the World Bank to continue financing projects with serious implications for our climate and to essentially ignore the issue completely.
By Nezir Sinani, ContributorEurope and Central Asia Manager at Bank Information Center, 2014-06-13