This note presents the results of the first Inspection Panel ('the Panel') case under its 'pilot approach to support early solutions for request for inspection' ('the Pilot').
... انظر المزيد + On September 30, 2013, the Panel received a request for inspection of the Nigeria: Lagos Metropolitan Development and Governance Project ('the Project'), and after consulting with the requesters and management, the Panel decided to consider this case under the Pilot approach. In addition to presenting the results of the case in the context of the Pilot, this note also provides insights into the issues that arose during the Panel's assessment of the case and the lessons that emerged from it. The Request for Inspection ('the request') was submitted by the Social and Economic Rights Action Center (SERAC) in Lagos, on behalf of 'individuals, families and groups living in the Badia area of Lagos State' alleging that the project has caused the 'impoverishment and insecurity' of Badia residents, a vulnerable slum community in Lagos, as a result of evictions that have occurred under the Project 'without prior consultation, notice, compensation or resettlement.' The requesters believe that they have suffered serious harm as a result of actions and omissions of the World Bank. They state that the Bank is 'clearly obliged to ensure that the project is implemented in accordance with its own operational policies and to hold Lagos State to its commitments under the LMDGP Project Agreement.' They add that on February 23, 2013, again, hundreds of structures were demolished in the area of Badia East immediately adjoining the canal mentioned above, forcefully evicting about 9.000 inhabitants. According to the Requesters, both incidences occurred without prior consultation, notice, compensation or resettlement and resulted in their further impoverishment. They add that since February 23, 2013, no relief or emergency aid measures have been provided to mitigate the extreme suffering of thousands of affected people. The Request refers to a number of interactions in which these concerns have been raised with World Bank representatives between March 2012 and July 2013.
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The development objective of the 1000 Electricity Transmission and Trade Project is to create the conditions for sustainable electricity trade between the Central Asian countries of Tajikistan and Kyrgyz Republic and the South Asian countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
... انظر المزيد + The Project has three components: (i) construction of three different converter stations and over 1340 km of high voltage transmission lines between the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan; (ii) technical assistance and project implementation support (including strengthening safeguards management and supervision capacities) for the four country-specific Project Implementing Agencies and for the Inter-Governmental Council (IGC); and (iii) community support programs in each of the CASA-1000 countries during Project construction to create a more supportive environment for project implementation by improving livelihoods among the approximately 670 (largely poor) communities living along the corridor. The Requesters allege that the project may cause flooding under certain conditions affecting the livelihood of tens of millions of people whose incomes depend on irrigated agriculture, which in turn will create a strain on the national economy of Uzbekistan. They also claim that the upstream infrastructure including dams in the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan is unstable and risks dramatic accidents occurring. In addition, the Requesters are concerned about the project's impact on the flora and fauna. Finally, the Requesters are concerned that this project will induce further construction of dams upstream, which in turn will lower the water-flow downstream to Uzbekistan and lead to create regional conflict.
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This paper studies the impact of the rapid expansion of the Brazilian road network, which occurred from the 1960s to the 2000s, on the growth and spatial allocation of population and economic activity across the country's municipalities.
... انظر المزيد + It addresses the problem of endogeneity in infrastructure location by using an original empirical strategy, based on the "historical natural experiment" constituted by the creation of the new federal capital city Brasília in 1960. The results reveal a dual pattern, with improved transport connections increasing concentration of economic activity and population around the main centers in the South of the country, while spurring the emergence of secondary economic centers in the less developed North, in line with predictions in terms of agglomeration economies. Over the period, roads are shown to account for half of pcGDP growth and to spur a significant decrease in spatial inequality.
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This report contains the World Bank Group Boards' calendar for the period of July to September 2014, specifying the Boards' engagements, such as meetings and briefings.
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This brief is about preventing Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) of poverty. The control of onchocerciasis (river blindness) is widely acknowledged to be one of the major public health achievements of recent decades in Africa.
... انظر المزيد + Lessons from the implementation of the Onchocerciasis Control Programme (OCP) led to a stronger partnership approach in the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC). A key contributor to the success of APOC is the diversity and depth of its public-private partnership, which has brought together communities, policymakers and health workers in endemic countries, UN organizations, multilateral and bilateral agencies, donors, private foundations, and non-governmental development organizations (NGDOs) to successfully deliver preventative medication. The World Health Organization (WHO) serves as the implementing agency, working with countries and NGDOs while the World Bank, working with other development partners, is the programs fiscal agent. This brief contains the following headlines: The WHO APOC secretariat : playing many roles; Centralized financial management : the role of the World Bank and other Development partners; Sponsoring agencies : the evolving role of the UN system and multilateral partners; the Mectizan donation program : a groundbreaking effort by the private sector; and NGDOs : the backbone of the partnership.
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This brief is about preventing Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) of poverty. The control of onchocerciasis (river blindness) is widely acknowledged to be one of the major public health achievements of recent decades in Africa.
... انظر المزيد + Lessons from the implementation of the Onchocerciasis Control Programme (OCP) led to a stronger partnership approach in the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC). A key contributor to the success of APOC is the diversity and depth of its public-private partnership, which has brought together communities, policymakers and health workers in endemic countries, UN organizations, multilateral and bilateral agencies, donors, private foundations, and non-governmental development organizations (NGDOs) to successfully deliver preventative medication. The World Health Organization (WHO) serves as the implementing agency, working with countries and NGDOs while the World Bank, working with other development partners, is the programs fiscal agent. This brief contains the following headlines: The WHO APOC secretariat : playing many roles; Centralized financial management : the role of the World Bank and other Development partners; Sponsoring agencies : the evolving role of the UN system and multilateral partners; the Mectizan donation program : a groundbreaking effort by the private sector; and NGDOs : the backbone of the partnership.
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