Letter to President Banga

A coalition of civil society organizations wrote to World Bank Group President Ajay Banga on June 29, 2023, warning that the 'Evolution Roadmap' must not sacrifice human rights and environmental safeguards for the sake of efficiency. The authors highlight a critical gap in the Bank's ability to provide remedy to harmed communities and specifically criticize a March 2023 IFC/MIGA draft framework for being insufficient. They call for a new framework that mandates financial contributions to remedy, community-led remedy plans, and restrictions on exiting projects while accountability processes are ongoing.

• Civil society organizations argue that the World Bank Group's accountability mechanisms are unable to provide adequate remedy or resolution for communities harmed by projects, even when the mechanisms successfully identify the source of the harm.
• The authors express concern that the World Bank's 'Evolution Roadmap' may prioritize expanding financial capacity and speeding up project approvals to address global crises, which could lead to irresponsible investments and a failure to meet social, environmental, and human rights standards.
• The coalition criticizes a March 2023 draft framework on remedial action and responsible exit released by the IFC and MIGA, stating it failed to acknowledge human rights obligations to contribute to remedy or provide a comprehensive plan for affected communities.
• The organizations request that the IFC and MIGA implement a remedial action and responsible exit framework that includes financial contributions to remedy when the institutions' actions contribute to harm, a plan for specific types of remedy (such as compensation or apology) developed with harmed communities, and a commitment not to exit projects under ongoing accountability processes without community consent or full delivery of remedial actions.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2023). Letter to President Banga. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CSO-Letter-President-Banga-June-2023.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Letter to President Banga. 2023. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CSO-Letter-President-Banga-June-2023.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2023letter, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Letter to President Banga}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CSO-Letter-President-Banga-June-2023.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }