23121 The monthly newsletter of the Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Network Vol 2 no 2 February 1999 Council to dlscuss Sustainability Strategy expected to be prominent. See http://www.iisd .caf linkages! The network's environment and sustainable development unepgcl20sess strategy will be the main item on the agenda at the ESSD Council Sector boards' Quality Assurance plans due February 5 meeting on February 1 0. Th is strategy aims to integrateESDecoBarhadmutoeupwhteibads sustainability concerns in operations. It will be developed in QuSliD AsectrBarde heads mus comerupr wit Their boards'wllb close coriainwt h te ewrsadotieprnr. consolidated in the network plan, which will be presented in The Environment Family is responsible for leading this strategy. March to the other network and sector board heads. Jed Shilling (currently in FPSI) has been assigned as taskUneovdqaiysusiclethntwr'rlen #-~~~~~~~~~Ursle uai issue inld th netors' ol i manager. On January 5 the Environment Sector Board asked moioigquaiy;dfngacotbityadrenilgth each Region to help kick off the project and invite staff to share monitscopoin rqalty; dtaefyinin acuthmability; afndireoniduln h their thinking on sustainability issues. Discussions have taken Bnetok's, corporatdepstratmegywthsth mandatestof individTeualit place with MENA, AFR, ECA, and [AC, and will happen shortly networks, ercuntry depmuartments,tand setor uonsits. Therqalt in the Asia Regions. Initial responses indicate that much sound aesposurnebxriset isd scoutaimlainstaf tocosidef r wheetrebad work has been done, but integration needs to be improved,.epnsblt and th onr eaccountabiit reiefrther usinr s hetoerbad Global forestry workshop: Input for Bank's strategy there is budget to carry out QA and if this administrative OdinKnuden ed aBankdelgatin t a secia woksho on responsibility will overload sector managers whose primary Odin Knudseryng laued a oan Deloegtation tona spreia wogrkshopion responsibility is projects. Each network may implement its final held in Costa Rica January 1 8-22. Knudsen said the Bankqultpansitesft.Ctc:EvigBrmdz312) would draw on workshop conclusions in its forest strategy Strategic Forum opens window for sustainability review process. The NGO-led workshop culminated 16 months Senior management and staff representatives met January 1 3-14 of Regional consultations to provide input to the broader for the Strategic Forum to begin setting the Bank's course Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (IFF). Discussions focused through 2003. The first day focused on strategic goals and the on trade and consumption; stakeholder participation and land comprehensive development framework (CDF) set out in tenure; investment policies, aid, and financial flows; and forest President Wolfensohn's 1 998 Annual Meetings speech. On the valuation. The 1 30 attendees from 40 countries represented second day participants discussed the budget process and the governments, NGOs, indigenous peoples' organizations, local links between corporate priorities and overall budget decisions. mc ommunities, academics, trade unions, and the private sector. Staff are invited to view the forum visuals in J131-080, and the UNPGvmn-Cuclt etuegvmneFebruary 9 anchor meeting will1 be held there (1 1am). AllI ESSD UNEP GoerningCouncilto feaure govrnancestaff are welcome. The CDF presents the ESSD Network with an Iwlan Johnson will address the ministerial session of the 20th opportunity to mainstream sustainable development in Bank ession of the UNEP Governing Council on February 5 in operations, particularly regarding social and natural capital. Nairobi, Kenya. His speech will focus on the necessity for I.f..J)iternational organizations to form institutional alliances in Flashironmenthe feldoistanngahti hn oww-rder to successfully implement the sustainability agenda.Eniom tlecoistrnngahtnCia %www¶JNEP is billing the 20th Council as "the premier environment A 2-week Economic Development Institute course on 00"W"olicy event of 1 999." Environmental governance issues are environmental economics has led to requests from the Chinese P" -0ev 'Ef* ftmnWdmteowfnwww adoi$uU*DmMntN ewo ddfh V ank rGroup.b purpose ito uniythe O~net~or.*stniudh w,hf ,Mh4flci,ad33aTs O*Ittna . ule orolu affandokorEtdBakoura.bs e: . e ~~~~~~ _ ,. ' -~-, cosponsor, the State Environmental Protection Agency (SE PA), Update: Abstracts for Spring Economists' Forum tor follow-up courses for China's regions. The course focused on practical examples and best practice, and was organized and The submission deadline for abstracts of papers for the Bank's Spring taught in Beijing by ENV, EDI, and EASEN staff in November Economists' Forum closedlJanuary 22. However, additional abstra cts taughtnBeijngbyNV,ED, andEASENstafinNovemmay be solicited later if all subjects have not been adequately 1998. Some 45 participants came from research institutes, covered. For the list of Forum subjects see December 30, 1998 universities, government agencies, NGOs, and the private kiosk announcement. Contacts: John Dixon cr Shanta Devarajan. sector throughout China This training program has been expanded to include environmental assessment. regional EA is mandatory when a project is likely to have Wanted: ESSD staff input to KM strategy cumulative or regional impacts. It adds a fourth category, Fl, for financial intermediary projects. The OP also applies to sector Ian Johnson has asked all ESSD staff to participate in making the adjustment loans. The OP and BP must be applied to all best use of ESSD knowledge assets to benefit clients. Kevin Cleaver heads the new network KM steering committee, and a technical pr forch a Project Information Dment is is d group led by Reza Firuzabadi will meet with thematic teams and after March 1, 1999. It may be applied immediately if Bank and Regional teams. To participate in the evolving discussions, go to borrower agree. Contacts: relevant Regiona EA coordinator, database essd. Legal Department, or Coln Rees (ENV). For information on the i Operational Manual contact Patricia Rogers (MDOPS). New Rural Communication thematic team takes off Websites: OP 4.01, BP 4.01, and GP 4.01. Fifty staff met January 14 to set priorities for a new Rural Calendar Communication thematic team. The group aims to enhance February cross-sectoral collaboration, using all appropriate information 1/19-2/17 "Our Dream Isa World Free of Poverty" Photo exhibit and communication technologies (ICT) to support sustainable on Bank's Mission, MC Atrium rural development. Priorities include a workplan based on a 3 Corporate Day, JB1-080 needs assessment, an inventory of good practice examples, pilot 3 Information, Knowledge, and the Environment projects, and training. The Rural Sector Board provided seminar, 16-186, 12:30-2pm $50,000 to start the group. An additional $5,000 came from the 4-5 UNEP Governing Council 20th Session, Nairobi Agricultural Knowledge an InformationSystems8-10 East Asia and Pacific Region FY99 Mid-Year Review Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems (AKIS) 8 EvrnetadSca,1a thematic team. Contacts: Peter Gregory, Reza Firuzabadi, or 9 Rural, 4pm Willem Zijp. RDV thematic teams now total 15. 9 ESSD anchor meeting, JB1 -080, 11 am 10 ESSD Council, 4pm Hanrahan takes on new ENV duties 15-23 Country visits, Ian Johnson: Paris, Brussels, The Hague, David Hanrahan will act as Senior Manager for the Environment Bonn, London Department while the position is being advertised. He will 17 Poverty/Bank's Mission photo exhisit moves to IFC assume primary responsibility in the ENV anchor for budget, through mid-March including trust funds, and human resources. Hanrahan will 1 OECD Round Table on Sustainable Development, HQ continue as Acting Program Team Leader for Urban, Industry 9 ESSD anchor meeting, MC1i3-121, 11am and Energy. 9-11 Learning Forum, MC Atrium 10 Smithsonian Associates World Bank Seminar no. 5, Environmental Assessment policies issued "The World Bank: Lending for the Environment," Operational Directive 4.01, "Environmental Assessment," was Preston Aud, 7pm. Free with WB ID 11 Forest Policy Implementation Review Strategy (FPIRS) reissued in a new format on January 1 2. It now comprises meeting WDC-basedn ReD, and ESSD Operational Policy (OP)/Best Practice (BP)/ and Good Practice meeting, WDC-based NGOs, OED, and ESSD (GP) 4.01. The OD was converted to the new OP/BP/GP format 15-16 WTO High-level Symposium on Trade and following the second EA review, outside comments, and Environment, Geneva collaboration with IFC. The OP requires that borrowers retain 17 ESSD Council lunch independent EA experts for Category A projects. A sectoral or 18-28 Environmental Film Festival, Wash ngton, DC Locations: WB, Smithsonian Institution, others 20 ENVcourses offered by LLC/EDI See http://www.capaccess.orgJane/eff "Environment Learning Opportunities," a brochure listing over 23 "No Place to Run," fi Im and panel, JB 1-080, noon 20 courses in environmental topics offered by LLC/EDI to Bank 24 "Nature's Pharmacy," film and panel, JB1-080, 12:30pm staff, has just been published. All courses are organized and taught 24-26 Rural Week, Westfields, Va. Theme: Rural by staff of the Environment Family. Contacts: Hoveida Nobakht Development: The Political Dimension (36621 ) or John Dixon (38594). Details: http.//essd.worldbank.org/ April essd/env/env.nsf Board review rescheduled from Jan jary to April 13: Prototype Carbon Fund (Ken Newvcombe) Contributors include John Dixon, Peter Cregory, Peter Midgley, Mariam Sherman, John Shilling, and Jian Xie.