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Committee on Environment and Social Impact (CESI)

(06/02, En, Es)

The Bank's Environmental Policy (1979), its Policy on Women in Development (1994), as well as the decisions contained in the Report on the Eighth General Increase in the Resources of the Bank (1994), and other operational standards and guidelines require that all operations financed by the Bank be environmentally and socially sustainable. The Procedures of the Committee on Environment and Social Impact are a key tool to implement these mandates in a manner that is consistent with relevant Bank policies and guidelines, the organizational structure of the Bank, and the demands of its programming and project preparation cycles.⁽¹⁾

The focal point of environmental quality and social impact management within the Bank is the Committee on Environment and Social Impact. The members of the CESI are the Division Chiefs of the Environment and Natural Resource Divisions and the Division Chiefs of the Social Programs Divisions of Regional Operations Departments 1, 2 and 3, a representative from the Private Sector Department, the External Relations Department and the Legal Department, and the Chiefs of the Environment Division (SDS/ENV) and the Social Programs Division (SDS/SOC). The Chief of the Indigenous Peoples and Community Development Unit (SDS/IND) and the Chief of the Women in Development Unit (SDS/WID) are permanent invitees to the CESI. The Committee is chaired by the manager of the Sustainable Development Department. The CESI receives technical support from the staff of SDS/ENV.

1. The Procedures will be applied in a manner that is consistent with the Bank's "Policy on the Disclosure of Information" and any relevant policies, procedures and guidelines. (back)

Last updated: 10/11/04

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